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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[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]
[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
Am
D
C
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Am
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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] _ _ _ _ _
[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] _ _ _ _ _