STYX - Blue Collar Man (Long Nights) w/Lyrics Chords

Tempo:
124.5 bpm
Chords used:

D

C

Bb

G

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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STYX - Blue Collar Man (Long Nights) w/Lyrics chords
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[Dm]
[D]
[Dm] [D]
[Dm]
[C] [D]
Woo!
Give me a, give [G] me some [C] food
Give me a chance to [D] [Am] survive
I'm [D] just a, [G] I'm [C] alive
My God, [Bb] I'm holding [A] [G] [Fm] on
[E] [D] I'm more than [G] a, wave in [C] my hands
You see the [Am] bluff [D] in my [A] face
[D] I'm [G]
[Bb] [C] not [Bb] a [A] charity, [G] can't [E] [D] take a
Tonight, [Gm] [D] impossible lies
[Bb] [C] Keepin' my eye to the [D] keyboard
If it [Gm] takes all night, [C] be [D] just what I am
[E] Well, I'm [Am] gonna feel the [Dm] water, man
[Bb] [Dm]
[D] Make me,
[G] I [Bb] can't [C] refuse
Make me [D] respectable, [Am] man
[D] This is my last night, [G] [E] [C]
[B] so I [A] can't run
[G] I'm [F] not a [E] [D] saver,
[C] [D] impossible lies
[Bb] [C] Keepin' my eye to [D] the water, if it takes
All [Gm]
night, be [D] just what I am
[E] Well, I'm [D] gonna feel the water, man
Keepin' my [C] bed alive
Where [Bb] happiness is only a [D] heartbeat [E] away
[C] Can [D] it be, [C]
I [Bb] close my eyes
And maybe I'm [D] alright
[A]
[D] [G]
[Bb] [C] [D]
[Gm] [C]
[G]
[E] [D] [G] [C]
I've [D] [C]
[D] [G] [C]
[A] [F]
[E] had [D] a long [Gm] night, [D] impossible lies
[Bb] Keepin' my [C] bed [D]
alive
All [Gm] night, be just [D] what I am
[Gm] [C] Well, I'm gonna feel the [Bb] water, [F] man
[Bb] [F] You [Bb] don't understand
[F] [Bb] I've
[Am] [Bb]
[C] had [D] a long night, [G] [D] impossible [A] lies
[Bb] Keepin' [C] my eye to [D] the keyboard
If it takes all [Gm]
night, [D] be just what I am
[E] [Am] Well, I'm gonna feel the [Bb] water
[C] [D] [C] [D] [Dm]
[D] [F] [D] [G]
[Am] [F] [D] [G]
[Fm] [C] [Dm] [Am] [D]
[Bb] [C] [Dm] [C] [D]
Key:  
D
1321
C
3211
Bb
12341111
G
2131
E
2311
D
1321
C
3211
Bb
12341111
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Styx - (Album Version, Long Nights) Blue Collar Man chords, practice playing Bb, C, D, Bb, D, Gm, D, G and C in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 62 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 124. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: D Minor.

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[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
Woo!
Give me a, give [G] me some [C] food
_ Give me a chance to [D] _ [Am] survive
I'm [D] just a, _ _ _ [G] _ I'm [C] alive
My God, [Bb] I'm holding [A] _ [G] [Fm] on
[E] _ [D] I'm more than [G] a, wave in [C] my hands
You see the [Am] bluff [D] in my [A] face
_ [D] I'm _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Bb] _ [C] _ not [Bb] a [A] charity, [G] can't [E] [D] take a
Tonight, [Gm] _ [D] impossible lies
[Bb] _ [C] Keepin' my eye to the [D] keyboard
If it [Gm] takes all night, [C] be [D] just what I am
[E] Well, I'm [Am] gonna feel the [Dm] water, man _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Dm] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ Make me, _
_ [G] _ I [Bb] can't [C] refuse
Make me [D] respectable, [Am] man
[D] This is my last night, [G] _ _ _ [E] _ [C] _ _
[B] so I [A] can't run
[G] I'm [F] not a [E] [D] saver, _
_ [C] _ [D] impossible lies
[Bb] _ [C] Keepin' my eye to [D] the water, if it takes
All [Gm]
night, be [D] just what I am
[E] Well, I'm [D] gonna feel the water, man
_ _ Keepin' my _ [C] bed _ alive _ _
Where [Bb] happiness is only a [D] heartbeat _ _ [E] away
[C] Can _ [D] _ _ _ _ it be, _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I [Bb] close my eyes
And maybe I'm [D] alright
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Bb] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[E] _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
I've _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [F]
[E] had [D] a long [Gm] night, _ [D] impossible lies
[Bb] Keepin' my [C] bed _ [D] _ _
alive
All [Gm] night, be just [D] what I am
[Gm] [C] Well, I'm gonna feel the [Bb] water, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] man
[Bb] _ [F] You _ _ [Bb] don't understand
_ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] I've _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] had [D] a long _ night, [G] [D] impossible [A] lies
[Bb] Keepin' [C] my eye to [D] the keyboard
If it takes all [Gm] _
night, [D] be just what I am
[E] [Am] Well, I'm gonna feel the [Bb] water
[C] _ [D] _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [F] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
[Am] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
[Fm] _ [C] _ [Dm] _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was penned by Tommy Shaw.

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