Blue Collar Man Chords by Styx

Tempo:
128.05 bpm
Chords used:

D

C

Bb

Dm

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Styx - Blue Collar Man chords
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[Dm]
[D] [Dm]
[E] [C] [D]
[G] [C]
[D] I'm just a poor soul in [G] the under [C] part My God I'm [Bb] hardly [A] [C] [Fm] alive
[E] [D] A mother and father [G] who I hate but [C] my friends You should have looked [D] me in the [A] face
[C]
[D] I've [G] got the [C]
will, I'm [B] not a [Bb] charity [A] [G] guest
[F] I [E] take [D] all the [Gm] long nights, [D] impossible jobs
[Bb] Keeping [C] my eye to the [D] keyhole
If they take [Gm] all that, [C] be just [D] what I am
[C] Well I'm gonna live the [Dm] hollow life
[Bb] [Dm]
[D] Make me [G] a man I [Bb] can't [C] refuse
Make me a [D] respectable [C] man
This [D] ain't my last, [G] [Em] [Bb] [C]
so [Bb] I [A] get on [G] out
[E] I take all [D]
the nights, [C] [D] impossible [Bb] jobs
[C] Keeping my eye [D] to the wall
If they take [Gm] all that, be just [D] what I am
[E] Well I'm [Dm] gonna [D] feel the mess
Keeping my [C] bed alive
Where [Bb] happiness is only a [D] heartbeat [E] away
[C] [D] [Dm] Paradise, can it be yours?
[C]
I [Bb] close my eyes, and maybe I'm [Dm]
[A] [D]
[G] [C]
[D]
[Gm] [C]
wrong
[D] I
[G] [C] take
[D] [C]
[G] [C]
[A] [F] [E] [D] all the nights, [Dm] impossible jobs
[Bb] Keeping [C] my back to the [D] wall
If they take [Gm] all that, be just [D] what I [Gm] am
[C] Well I'm gonna feel the [Bb] mess
[C] [Bb]
[F] [Bb] You don't understand
I take [F] all the nights, [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[C] [D]
[G] [D] impossible jobs
[Bb] Keeping [C] my eye to [D] the keyhole
If they take [Gm] all that, be [D] just what I am
[C] [Dm] Well [Am] I'm gonna feel the [Gm] mess
[C] [D] Gonna feel [C] the mess
Gonna [Dm] feel [D] the mess
[Dm]
[G] [F] [Dm] [D]
[Bb] [Dm] [C]
[D]
Key:  
D
1321
C
3211
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
G
2131
D
1321
C
3211
Bb
12341111
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To learn Styx - (Album Version, Long Nights) Blue Collar Man chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - G, C, D, Gm, C, D and Bb of chords. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 64 BPM before aiming for the song's 128 BPM. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of D Minor.

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_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ I'm just a poor soul in [G] the under [C] part _ _ My God I'm [Bb] hardly [A] _ [C] [Fm] alive
[E] [D] A mother and father [G] who I hate but [C] my friends You should have looked [D] me in the [A] face
[C]
[D] I've _ _ [G] _ _ got the [C]
will, I'm [B] not a [Bb] charity [A] [G] guest
[F] I [E] take [D] all the [Gm] long nights, [D] impossible jobs
[Bb] Keeping [C] my eye to the [D] _ keyhole
If they take [Gm] all that, [C] be just [D] what I am
[C] Well I'm gonna live the [Dm] hollow life _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Dm] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ Make me _ [G] a man I [Bb] can't [C] refuse
Make me a [D] respectable _ [C] man
This [D] ain't my last, _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ [Bb] _ [C] _
so [Bb] I [A] get on [G] out
[E] I take all [D]
the nights, [C] _ [D] impossible [Bb] jobs
[C] Keeping my eye [D] to the wall
If they take [Gm] all that, _ be just [D] what I am
[E] Well I'm [Dm] gonna [D] feel the _ mess _
Keeping my _ [C] _ bed alive _
_ _ _ Where [Bb] happiness is only a _ [D] heartbeat _ [E] away
[C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Dm] Paradise, can it be yours?
[C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I [Bb] close my eyes, and maybe I'm _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ wrong
_ [D] I _ _
_ [G] _ [C] take _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [F] _ [E] [D] all the nights, [Dm] impossible jobs
[Bb] Keeping [C] my back to the [D] _ wall
If they take [Gm] all that, be just [D] what I [Gm] am
[C] Well I'm gonna feel the [Bb] mess _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [F] _ [Bb] You don't understand _
I take [F] all the nights, [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] [D] impossible jobs
[Bb] Keeping [C] my eye to [D] the keyhole
If they take [Gm] all that, be [D] just what I am
[C] [Dm] Well [Am] I'm gonna feel the [Gm] mess
[C] [D] Gonna feel [C] the mess
Gonna [Dm] feel [D] the mess _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [F] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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It's Tommy Shaw who authored this song.

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