Pride Of Man Chords by Gordon Lightfoot

Tempo:
117.65 bpm
Chords used:

F#m

B

D

E

C#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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GORDON LIGHTFOOT  ~ The Pride Of Man ~ chords
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[F#m] [B] [D]
[E] [F#m]
[B] [F#m] [D] [C#m]
[F#m] [B] [F#m] [D]
[E] [F#m]
[B] [D] [E] [F#m]
Turn [B] around, go [D] back down, back the way [E] you came.
[F#m]
Can't you see [B] that flash of [D] fire ten times [C#m] brighter than the [F#m] day?
And [B] behold the mighty [D] city broken [A] in the [E] dust [F#m] again.
[B] Oh God, the pride [F#m] of man [D] [E] broken in the [F#m] dust again.
[B] [D]
[E] [F#m]
Turn around, [B] go back [D] down, back the way [E] you [F#m] came.
Babylon [B] is laid to [D] waste, [C#m] Egypt's buried in her [F#m] shame.
Their mighty men are [B] beaten [D] down, the kings are falling [E] in the [F#m] ways.
[B] Oh God, the pride [F#m] of man [D]
broken in [E] the [F#m] dust again.
[B]
[D] [E] [F#m]
Turn around, [B] go back [D] down, back the [E] way you came.
[F#m] Terror [B] is on every [D] side, though [C#m] the leaders are [F#m] dismayed.
Those who put [B] their faith [C#] in fire [D] and fire the faith [E] shall be [F#m] repaid.
[B] Oh God, the pride of [D] man broken [E] in the [F#m] dust again.
[B]
[Bm] [F#m]
Turn around, [B] go [A] back [D] down, back the [E] way you came.
[F#m] Shout a [B] warning to the [D] nations that the [C#m] sword of God is [F#m] raised on Babylon,
[B] that mighty [A] city [D] rich in treasure, [E] wide in fame.
[F#m] It [B] shall cause thy [D] tower to fall and make of thee [E] a [F#m] choir of flame.
Oh [B] God, the pride of [D] man broken [E] in [F#m] the dust again.
Oh thou that dwell [B] on many [D] waters, rich in [E] treasure, wide in [F#m] fame.
Bow [B] unto a God of [D] gold, thy pride of [E] might shall [F#m] be thy shame.
[B] Oh God, the pride [D] of man broken in [F#m] the dust again.
[B] [F#m] [D] [E]
[F#m] [B] [Bm]
[F#m]
And only [B] God can lead the [D] people back [E] into the [F#m] earth again.
Thy holy mountain [B] be restored, [D] thy mercy on [C#m] thy [F#m] people, [B] Lord.
[F#m] [B] [F#m]
[B] [F#m]
Key:  
F#m
123111112
B
12341112
D
1321
E
2311
C#m
13421114
F#m
123111112
B
12341112
D
1321
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To learn Gordon Lightfoot - Pride Of Man chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - D, E, F#m, B, D, F#m, D and F#m of chords. Start with a comfortable 58 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 118. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: A Major.

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[F#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _
_ [E] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[B] _ [F#m] _ [D] _ _ [C#m] _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ [B] _ [F#m] _ [D] _
_ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[B] _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ Turn [B] around, go [D] back down, back the way [E] you came.
[F#m] _
Can't you see [B] that flash of [D] fire ten times [C#m] brighter than the [F#m] day?
And [B] behold the mighty [D] city broken [A] in the [E] dust [F#m] again.
[B] Oh God, the pride [F#m] of man [D] [E] broken in the [F#m] dust again.
_ [B] _ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
Turn around, [B] go back [D] down, back the way [E] you [F#m] came.
Babylon [B] is laid to [D] waste, [C#m] Egypt's buried in her [F#m] shame.
Their mighty men are [B] beaten [D] down, the kings are falling [E] in the [F#m] ways.
[B] Oh God, the pride [F#m] of man [D]
broken in [E] the [F#m] dust again.
_ [B] _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Turn around, [B] go back [D] down, back the [E] way you came.
[F#m] Terror [B] is on every [D] side, though [C#m] the leaders are [F#m] dismayed.
Those who put [B] their faith [C#] in fire [D] and fire the faith [E] shall be [F#m] repaid.
[B] Oh God, the pride of [D] man broken [E] in the [F#m] dust again.
[B] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ Turn around, [B] go [A] back [D] down, back the [E] way you came.
[F#m] Shout a [B] warning to the [D] nations that the [C#m] sword of God is [F#m] raised on Babylon,
[B] that mighty [A] city [D] rich in treasure, [E] wide in fame.
[F#m] It [B] shall cause thy [D] tower to fall and make of thee [E] a [F#m] choir of flame.
_ _ Oh [B] God, the pride of [D] man broken [E] in [F#m] the dust again. _
_ Oh thou that dwell [B] on many [D] waters, rich in [E] treasure, wide in [F#m] fame.
Bow [B] unto a God of [D] gold, thy pride of [E] might shall [F#m] be thy shame.
_ _ [B] Oh God, the pride [D] of man broken in [F#m] the dust again.
_ [B] _ [F#m] _ [D] _ _ [E] _
[F#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _
And only [B] God can lead the [D] people back [E] into the [F#m] earth again.
_ Thy holy mountain [B] be restored, [D] thy mercy on [C#m] thy [F#m] people, _ [B] Lord. _
[F#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[B] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

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