Holy Man Chords by Deep Purple

Tempo:
68.4 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

Bm

Gm

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Deep Purple - Holy Man (1974) chords
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[D] [Bm] [Bb]
[D] [Bm] [Gm]
[A] [D] Call to [C] Madonna, give me a line [Bm] She said, Bob, what have [Bb] you done?
[D] Passing your [Am] time with a holy man [Bm] Talking of the moon [Bb] and sun
[D] But I can't tell [Bm] the difference [Gbm] Between the fool and wise
[D] Show me a river to [E] follow [Bm] Away from all these [Gm] lines
[A] I'm an old, old soul, Lord, won't you [Am] lend me [G] your hand?
[A] I'm picking up a bowl, still, Lord, won't you [F] understand?
[D] Called you the captain, the booking is [Bm] sure It looked like an [Bb] old man's land
[D] Is this the way it will follow?
[G] I cried as I shook [Bb] his hand
[D] He told me he had [Bm] no answer [Gbm] He didn't really hold the key
I [D] am a simple [Am] man, [G] was all he said to [Gm] me
[A] I'm an old, old soul, Lord, won't you [G] lend me your hand?
I'm an old, old soul, Lord, won't you [F] understand?
[D] [Am]
[G] [D] [Am]
[Em] [D] Got to get down on your [Am] knees
Got to [G] get [D] down on your knees
[Am]
[G] [F] [D]
[Bm] [D]
[Bm] [Gm] [D] Old [Bm]
[Gb] [D]
[Bm] [Gm] [A]
soul, [G] Lord, won't you lend me your hand?
[A] I've been out in the cold, still, Lord, [G] won't you [F] understand?
[D] Heard my mother crying, [Bm] she was calling out my [Bb] name
[D] Whispered in the dark night, [Gm] saying who's to blame?
[D] The hourglass [Bm] keeps turning, [Gbm] with not enough sense to sing
[D] I [C]
[G] said, don't [Gm] you bother [A] me
Old soul, [G] Lord, won't you lend me your hand?
[A] I've been thinking of a pose, still, Lord, [G] won't you [F] understand?
[A] Old soul, Lord, won't you [G] lend me your hand?
I've been out in the cold, still, Lord, won't you [F] understand?
[D] [C]
[Bm] [Bb] I [D] called out your [C] name
[G] [Gm] [D]
[G] [Gm] You left me [D] alone
[G] [Bb] [F]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
Bm
13421112
Gm
123111113
A
1231
D
1321
G
2131
Bm
13421112
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To start learning Deep Purple - Holy Man chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: Bm, Bb, D, Bm, G, D, Am, D and C. A strategic approach would be to train at 71 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 142. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: D Major.

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_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Gm] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] Call to [C] Madonna, give me a line [Bm] She said, Bob, what have [Bb] you done?
[D] Passing your [Am] time with a holy man [Bm] Talking of the moon [Bb] and sun
[D] But I can't tell [Bm] the difference [Gbm] Between the fool and wise
[D] Show me a river to [E] follow [Bm] Away from all these [Gm] lines
[A] I'm an old, old soul, Lord, won't you [Am] lend me [G] your hand?
[A] _ I'm picking up a bowl, still, Lord, won't you [F] understand?
_ _ [D] Called you the captain, the booking is [Bm] sure It looked like an [Bb] old man's land
[D] Is this the way it will follow?
[G] I cried as I shook [Bb] his hand
[D] He told me he had [Bm] no answer [Gbm] He didn't really hold the key
I [D] am a simple [Am] man, [G] was all he said to [Gm] me
[A] I'm an old, old soul, Lord, won't you [G] lend me your hand?
I'm an old, old soul, Lord, won't you [F] understand?
_ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _
_ [Em] _ [D] Got to get down on your [Am] knees
Got to [G] _ get [D] down on your knees
_ [Am] _
_ [G] _ [F] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [D] Old [Bm] _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [A] _ _
soul, [G] Lord, won't you lend me your hand?
[A] I've been out in the cold, still, Lord, [G] won't you [F] understand?
_ _ _ [D] Heard my mother crying, [Bm] she was calling out my [Bb] name
[D] Whispered in the dark night, [Gm] saying who's to blame?
[D] The hourglass [Bm] keeps turning, [Gbm] with not enough sense to sing
[D] I [C] _
[G] said, don't [Gm] you bother [A] me
Old soul, [G] Lord, won't you lend me your hand?
[A] I've been thinking of a pose, still, Lord, [G] won't you [F] understand?
_ [A] _ Old soul, Lord, won't you [G] lend me your hand?
I've been out in the cold, still, Lord, won't you [F] understand?
_ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [Bb] I [D] called out your [C] name
_ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Gm] You left me [D] alone _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was penned by Jon Lord, Glenn Hughes and David Coverdale.