Man In The City Chords by Lucky Dube

Tempo:
120.05 bpm
Chords used:

Bm

A

G

Em

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Lucky Dube - Man In The City chords
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[G][Em]
He's
[Bm] a boy [Em] who's gonna get it
[Bm]
[Em]
[Bm]
[Em]
[Bm]
[Em]
[Bm]
[B]
[E]
[Bm] [A]
[Bm] [A]
[Bm] [G][A]
[Bm] Standing alone [A] in the [Bm] middle [A] of the [Bm] sea [G]
[A] ♪ Man [Bm] looks around him, [A]
[Bm] he hardly [A] recognizes [Bm] what he sees ♪
♪ Cause [G] he's [A] a man from [Bm] the past ♪
♪ Two thousand years [A] ago, [Bm] this [G] was his [A]
[Bm] home ♪
♪ Rivers used to [A] run here, [Bm] birds used to [A] fly [D] around here ♪
♪ Now [G] it is [A] a different [Bm] jungle, a complete [F#m]
jungle ♪
♪ He's [Bm] a lonely man in the middle of [F#m] the city [Bm]
♪ He's still [G] cold [A] so badly [Bm]
[A]
[Bm] He's a lonely man in the middle of [A] the city [Bm]
♪ He's still [G] cold so [A]
badly [Bm] [F#m]
[Bm] He's a lonely man in the middle of [A] the city [Bm]
♪ He's still [G] cold [A] so [Bm] badly ♪
[A]
[Bm]
[G] [A]
[Bm] [A]
[Bm] [A]
[Bm] [G] [A]
[Bm] [A]
[Bm] [A]
[Bm] [G] [A]
[Bm] [A]
[Bm] [A]
[Bm] [G] [A]
[Bm] [E]
[Bm] [A]
[Bm][G] [A]
[Bm] Man's own creation [A]
[Bm] has become his [A] worst [Bm] enemy [G]
[A]
Weapons [Bm] of destruction [N]
[Bm] have brought about [A]
human [Bm] extinction [G]
[A]
[Bm] [A] ♪ Two thousand [Bm] years ago, [A]
[Bm] this [G] was his [A]
home [Bm]
♪ But now it [A]
[Bm] is a different [A]
[Bm] jungle, a [G] [A] complete jungle [G]
♪ Oh, [A]
[Bm] he's a lonely man in the middle [A] of the city [Bm]
♪ He's still [G] cold [D] so badly [Bm] [F#m]
[Bm] He's a lonely man in the middle [A] of the city [Bm]
♪ He's still [G] cold [Em] so badly [Bm]
[A][Bm] He's a lonely man in the middle of the city ♪
♪ He's still [G] cold [A] so badly [Bm]
[A]
[Bm] We're the lonely rats in the middle of the city
Sizzling [G] hot and [A] so fatty
[Bm] [A]
[Bm] We're the lonely rats in the middle of the city
Sizzling [G] hot and [A] so [Bm] fatty
[F#m]
We're [Bm] the lonely rats in the middle [A] of the [Bm] city
Sizzling [G] hot and [A] so fatty
[Bm] [A] [Bm] [A]
[Bm] [G] [A]
[Bm] [A]
[Bm] [A] [Bm] [A]
[Bm] [A]
[Bm]
[Em]
[Bm]
[Em]
[Bm]
[Em]
[Bm]
[E]
[B] [Bm]
[E] [Bm]
[Em]
[Bm]
[Em]
[Bm]
[Em]
[Bm]
[Em]
[Bm]
[E]
Key:  
Bm
13421112
A
1231
G
2131
Em
121
E
2311
Bm
13421112
A
1231
G
2131
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To learn Lucky Dube - Man In The City chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: G, A, Bm and A. Start with a comfortable 60 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 120. Considering the song's key of B Minor, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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_ [G] _ _ ♪ _ [Em] _ _
He's _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ a boy [Em] who's gonna get it _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [A]
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G][A] _
[Bm] Standing alone _ _ [A] in the _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ middle [A] of the [Bm] sea _ _ [G]
[A] ♪ Man [Bm] looks around him, _ _ [A] _
_ [Bm] _ he hardly _ [A] recognizes [Bm] what he sees ♪
♪ Cause [G] he's [A] a man from [Bm] the past _ ♪ _
_ ♪ Two thousand years [A] ago, _ [Bm] _ this [G] was his [A] _
[Bm] home ♪
♪ Rivers used to [A] run here, [Bm] _ _ birds used to [A] fly [D] around here ♪
♪ Now [G] it is [A] a different [Bm] jungle, _ a complete [F#m]
jungle ♪
♪ He's [Bm] a lonely man in the middle of [F#m] the city [Bm]
♪ He's still [G] cold [A] so badly [Bm] _ _ ♪
_ _ [A]
[Bm] He's a lonely man in the middle of [A] the city [Bm]
♪ He's still [G] cold so [A]
badly [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m]
[Bm] He's a lonely man in the middle of [A] the city [Bm]
♪ He's still [G] cold [A] so [Bm] badly _ _ ♪
_ _ [A] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Bm] ♪ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
[Bm] Man's own creation _ _ [A] _
_ [Bm] _ has become his [A] worst [Bm] enemy _ _ [G]
♪ _ [A]
Weapons [Bm] of destruction _ _ [N] _ _
[Bm] have brought about _ _ [A]
human [Bm] extinction _ [G]
_ [A] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] ♪ Two thousand [Bm] years ago, _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Bm] _ this [G] was his _ [A]
home [Bm]
♪ But now it [A] _
[Bm] is _ _ a different [A]
[Bm] jungle, _ a _ [G] _ [A] complete jungle [G] _ _ ♪
♪ Oh, _ [A] _
[Bm] he's a lonely man in the middle [A] of the city [Bm] _ _ ♪
♪ He's still [G] cold [D] so badly [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m]
[Bm] He's a lonely man in the middle [A] of the city [Bm]
♪ He's still [G] cold [Em] so badly [Bm] _ _ _ ♪
[A][Bm] He's a lonely man in the middle of the city ♪
♪ He's still [G] cold [A] so badly [Bm] _ _ _ ♪
_ [A] _
[Bm] We're the lonely rats in the middle of the city
_ Sizzling [G] hot and [A] so fatty
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[Bm] We're the lonely rats in the middle of the city
_ _ Sizzling [G] hot and [A] so _ [Bm] fatty
_ _ _ _ [F#m]
We're [Bm] the lonely rats in the middle [A] of the [Bm] city
_ Sizzling [G] hot and [A] so fatty
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[Bm] _ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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