Man of Steel Chords by Lennie Gallant
Tempo:
113.7 bpm
Chords used:
Bm
A
D
G
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm]
[D] [G]
[Bm]
[D] [G]
[F#] He [B] got the news this morning, [D] it came without a warning, [G] they're gonna shut the whole [D] thing down.
[A]
700 [B] men out of work, [A] another paper from has [Bm] gone down.
Oh he's only 45 [D] but he's still alive cause he's [G] never fought a fight he [D] hasn't won.
[A] A man of steel [Bm] says don't give a break [A] until the job is [Bm] done.
[D] [G]
[Bm] Mary Ann wears [D] 20 years of worry [G] on her face like she never [D] was young.
[A] She watched her husband [C#] work the hot [Bm] steel, [A]
then she watched her [Bm] son.
And the streets of this [D] town are cracked and [G] blistered from all the weight they've [D] had to bear.
[A] It ain't a town [Bm] for weaklings, [A] the men of steel [B] live there.
[A] Oh the fires are fading [F#m] in the plants tonight, [G] hot to burn it in his body [Bm] and his mind.
[A] He said they wanna melt [B] my heart down, [A] but it's not yet [B] time.
I [A] felt the temperature rising, the [F#m] blast furnace was dying [G] as he fell to his knees [Bm] upon the ground.
I [A] felt him stand and [Bm] speak.
[A] You got the steel [Bm] man down,
[D] [G]
[Bm]
[D] [G]
[Bm] now he's spent more [D] than half of his life [G] making a metal so heavy [D] and hard.
[A] And life reflects [Bm] your work I guess, [A] when you work the [Bm] steel [B] yard.
[Bm] Oh what's a man gonna do [D] when they wanna retain you and [G] they tell you something will [D] come along.
[A] You start whistling [Bm] a familiar tune [A] when you hear them sing the same [B] old song.
[A] Oh the fires are fading [F#m] in the plants tonight, [G] hot to burn it in his body [Bm] and his mind.
[A] He said they wanna melt [B] my heart down, [A]
but it's not [B] yet time.
I [A] felt the temperature rising, the [F#m] blast furnace was dying [G] as he fell to his knees [Bm] upon the [C#] ground.
Oh [A] in the end, it'll [Bm] be so fateful, [A] you got the steel [E] man down.
[B]
Yesterday [Bm] he saw his little girl play, [G] it's a game he played [E] when he was nine.
[A] Paper and [F#m] stone [Bm] and scissors and [A] steel, paper winning [F#m] every time.
[Bm] [D]
[G] [Bm]
[D]
[G] [Bm]
[D]
[G] [Bm]
[D]
[G] [Bm]
[D]
[D] [G]
[Bm]
[D] [G]
[F#] He [B] got the news this morning, [D] it came without a warning, [G] they're gonna shut the whole [D] thing down.
[A]
700 [B] men out of work, [A] another paper from has [Bm] gone down.
Oh he's only 45 [D] but he's still alive cause he's [G] never fought a fight he [D] hasn't won.
[A] A man of steel [Bm] says don't give a break [A] until the job is [Bm] done.
[D] [G]
[Bm] Mary Ann wears [D] 20 years of worry [G] on her face like she never [D] was young.
[A] She watched her husband [C#] work the hot [Bm] steel, [A]
then she watched her [Bm] son.
And the streets of this [D] town are cracked and [G] blistered from all the weight they've [D] had to bear.
[A] It ain't a town [Bm] for weaklings, [A] the men of steel [B] live there.
[A] Oh the fires are fading [F#m] in the plants tonight, [G] hot to burn it in his body [Bm] and his mind.
[A] He said they wanna melt [B] my heart down, [A] but it's not yet [B] time.
I [A] felt the temperature rising, the [F#m] blast furnace was dying [G] as he fell to his knees [Bm] upon the ground.
I [A] felt him stand and [Bm] speak.
[A] You got the steel [Bm] man down,
[D] [G]
[Bm]
[D] [G]
[Bm] now he's spent more [D] than half of his life [G] making a metal so heavy [D] and hard.
[A] And life reflects [Bm] your work I guess, [A] when you work the [Bm] steel [B] yard.
[Bm] Oh what's a man gonna do [D] when they wanna retain you and [G] they tell you something will [D] come along.
[A] You start whistling [Bm] a familiar tune [A] when you hear them sing the same [B] old song.
[A] Oh the fires are fading [F#m] in the plants tonight, [G] hot to burn it in his body [Bm] and his mind.
[A] He said they wanna melt [B] my heart down, [A]
but it's not [B] yet time.
I [A] felt the temperature rising, the [F#m] blast furnace was dying [G] as he fell to his knees [Bm] upon the [C#] ground.
Oh [A] in the end, it'll [Bm] be so fateful, [A] you got the steel [E] man down.
[B]
Yesterday [Bm] he saw his little girl play, [G] it's a game he played [E] when he was nine.
[A] Paper and [F#m] stone [Bm] and scissors and [A] steel, paper winning [F#m] every time.
[Bm] [D]
[G] [Bm]
[D]
[G] [Bm]
[D]
[G] [Bm]
[D]
[G] [Bm]
[D]
Key:
Bm
A
D
G
B
Bm
A
D
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_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
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_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ He [B] got the news this morning, [D] it came without a warning, [G] they're gonna shut the whole [D] thing down.
_ _ [A] _
700 [B] men out of work, _ [A] another paper from has [Bm] gone down.
_ Oh he's only 45 [D] but he's still alive cause he's [G] never fought a fight he [D] hasn't won.
_ [A] A man of steel [Bm] says don't give a break [A] until the job is [Bm] done. _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] Mary Ann wears [D] 20 years of worry [G] on her face like she never [D] was young.
_ _ [A] She watched her husband [C#] work the hot [Bm] steel, _ [A] _
then she watched her [Bm] son.
_ And the streets of this [D] town are cracked and _ [G] blistered from all the weight they've [D] had to bear.
_ _ [A] It ain't a town [Bm] for weaklings, _ _ [A] the men of steel [B] live there.
_ [A] Oh the fires are fading [F#m] in the plants tonight, [G] hot to burn it in his body [Bm] and his mind.
[A] He said they wanna melt [B] my heart down, [A] but it's not yet [B] time.
I [A] felt the temperature rising, the [F#m] blast furnace was dying [G] as he fell to his knees [Bm] upon the ground.
I [A] felt him stand and [Bm] speak.
_ _ [A] You got the steel [Bm] man down, _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ now he's spent more [D] than half of his life [G] making a metal so heavy [D] and hard.
_ [A] And life reflects [Bm] your work I guess, _ [A] when you work the [Bm] steel [B] yard.
[Bm] Oh what's a man gonna do [D] when they wanna retain you and [G] they tell you something will [D] come along.
_ [A] You start whistling [Bm] a familiar tune [A] when you hear them sing the same [B] old song.
_ [A] Oh the fires are fading [F#m] in the plants tonight, [G] hot to burn it in his body [Bm] and his mind.
[A] He said they wanna melt [B] my heart down, [A] _
but it's not [B] yet time.
I [A] felt the temperature rising, the [F#m] blast furnace was dying [G] as he fell to his knees [Bm] upon the [C#] ground.
Oh [A] in the end, it'll [Bm] be so fateful, _ [A] you got the steel [E] man down.
_ _ [B] _ _
_ _ Yesterday [Bm] he saw his little girl play, [G] it's a game he played [E] when he was nine.
_ [A] Paper and [F#m] stone [Bm] and scissors and [A] steel, paper winning [F#m] every time.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
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_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
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_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ He [B] got the news this morning, [D] it came without a warning, [G] they're gonna shut the whole [D] thing down.
_ _ [A] _
700 [B] men out of work, _ [A] another paper from has [Bm] gone down.
_ Oh he's only 45 [D] but he's still alive cause he's [G] never fought a fight he [D] hasn't won.
_ [A] A man of steel [Bm] says don't give a break [A] until the job is [Bm] done. _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] Mary Ann wears [D] 20 years of worry [G] on her face like she never [D] was young.
_ _ [A] She watched her husband [C#] work the hot [Bm] steel, _ [A] _
then she watched her [Bm] son.
_ And the streets of this [D] town are cracked and _ [G] blistered from all the weight they've [D] had to bear.
_ _ [A] It ain't a town [Bm] for weaklings, _ _ [A] the men of steel [B] live there.
_ [A] Oh the fires are fading [F#m] in the plants tonight, [G] hot to burn it in his body [Bm] and his mind.
[A] He said they wanna melt [B] my heart down, [A] but it's not yet [B] time.
I [A] felt the temperature rising, the [F#m] blast furnace was dying [G] as he fell to his knees [Bm] upon the ground.
I [A] felt him stand and [Bm] speak.
_ _ [A] You got the steel [Bm] man down, _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ now he's spent more [D] than half of his life [G] making a metal so heavy [D] and hard.
_ [A] And life reflects [Bm] your work I guess, _ [A] when you work the [Bm] steel [B] yard.
[Bm] Oh what's a man gonna do [D] when they wanna retain you and [G] they tell you something will [D] come along.
_ [A] You start whistling [Bm] a familiar tune [A] when you hear them sing the same [B] old song.
_ [A] Oh the fires are fading [F#m] in the plants tonight, [G] hot to burn it in his body [Bm] and his mind.
[A] He said they wanna melt [B] my heart down, [A] _
but it's not [B] yet time.
I [A] felt the temperature rising, the [F#m] blast furnace was dying [G] as he fell to his knees [Bm] upon the [C#] ground.
Oh [A] in the end, it'll [Bm] be so fateful, _ [A] you got the steel [E] man down.
_ _ [B] _ _
_ _ Yesterday [Bm] he saw his little girl play, [G] it's a game he played [E] when he was nine.
_ [A] Paper and [F#m] stone [Bm] and scissors and [A] steel, paper winning [F#m] every time.
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