Honest Man Chords by Lowell George

Tempo:
76.9 bpm
Chords used:

F

Am

D

C

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Honest Man chords
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[Am] [G]
[Am] [G]
[Am] Somebody, can you tell me about the [D] difference from one man to another?
How come some people [Am] are always running down, [A] [Am] and everybody around them,
[F] And his excuses, he thinks we're fools, but we are useless.
[C] He don't know [Dm] how to live, [D] or let live, [C] or how to give,
[Dm] [D] When he takes [E]
[F] all he makes.
[E] A lot of heartbreak, [F#] [G] is that the [A] way of an [Am] honest man?
[F] He's doing [D] the best he can, [F] that's the way [Am] of an honest [F] man.
He's doing [D] the best he [F] can.
[Am] I got some good friends, you know they're satisfied,
Most of the time [D] with a little, with a little [Am] peace of mind.
[F] They don't need no alibis, no excuses, no telling [C] lies.
You [Dm] know they know [D] how to live, or let live, [C] or how to give,
[Dm] [C] [D] When they take, [E] they [F] never make.
[E] A lot of [C] heartbreak, [Am] honest man.
[Bm] [F#] He's doing [F] the best he can, [Am] that's the way of an honest [D] man.
He's doing [F] the best he can.
[E]
[F] [E]
[Am] Honest man, [F] doing [D] the best he [F] can.
[Dm]
[Am] Don't make [C] a vision, [Am] or a religion,
Or a desire, [D] misunderstanding, just not [Am] that demanding.
No, [F] you don't need no alibis, no excuses, no telling [C] lies.
When you know how to live, [D] let live, [C] or how to give,
[Dm] [Am] [D] When you take, [G]
[F] never make.
[E] A lot of heartbreak, [F#] honest man.
[G] Cause that's the [Am] way of an honest man.
[F] Doing [D] the best he [F] can, that's the way [Am] of an honest [F] man.
Doing [D] the best he can.
[F]
[Am] [F] Honest man, [D] doing the best [F] he [Dm] can.
[Am] [F] Honest man.
[D] [Dm] [Am] [Dm]
Key:  
F
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Am
2311
D
1321
C
3211
Dm
2311
F
134211111
Am
2311
D
1321
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To learn Lowell George - Honest Man chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: D, Am, F, Am, F, D, C and Dm. Set your pace at 38 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 77. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: A Minor.

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[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
[Am] Somebody, _ _ can you tell me about the [D] difference from one man to another?
_ How come some people [Am] are always running down, [A] [Am] and everybody around them,
[F] And his excuses, he thinks we're fools, but we are useless. _
[C] He don't know [Dm] how to live, [D] or let live, _ [C] or how to give,
[Dm] _ [D] When he takes [E]
[F] all he makes.
[E] A lot of heartbreak, [F#] [G] is that the [A] way of an [Am] honest man?
[F] He's doing [D] the best he can, [F] that's the way [Am] of an honest [F] man.
He's doing [D] the best he [F] can.
[Am] I _ _ _ _ _ _ got some good friends, you know they're satisfied,
Most of the time [D] with a little, _ _ with a little [Am] peace of mind. _ _ _ _
[F] They don't need no alibis, no excuses, no telling [C] lies.
You [Dm] know they know [D] how to live, or let live, [C] or how to give,
[Dm] _ [C] [D] When they take, [E] they [F] never make.
_ _ [E] _ A lot of [C] heartbreak, [Am] honest man.
_ [Bm] [F#] He's doing [F] the best he can, [Am] that's the way of an honest [D] man.
He's doing [F] the best he can.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[Am] Honest man, _ [F] doing [D] the best he [F] can.
[Dm] _
[Am] Don't make [C] a vision, [Am] or a religion,
Or a desire, [D] _ misunderstanding, _ _ just not [Am] that demanding.
_ _ _ No, [F] you don't need no alibis, no excuses, no telling [C] lies.
When you know how to live, [D] let live, _ [C] or how to give,
[Dm] _ [Am] [D] When you take, [G]
[F] never make.
[E] A lot of heartbreak, [F#] honest man.
[G] Cause that's the [Am] way of an honest man.
[F] Doing [D] the best he [F] can, that's the way [Am] of an honest [F] man.
Doing [D] the best he can.
[F] _ _
[Am] _ [F] Honest man, [D] doing the best [F] he [Dm] can.
[Am] _ [F] Honest man.
[D] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _

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This song is part of Thanks, Ill Eat It Here album.

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