Chords for The Man I Want to Be
Tempo:
101.85 bpm
Chords used:
F#
B
D#m
C#
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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If I [F#] become [B] the choices [F#] that I make, [C#] [F#]
[B] am [F#] I [B] on the road [F#] that I should take?
[Fm] [F#]
[B] Cause I've got all of these [F#] [B] ambitions, but I'm afraid [F#] to take me down
[C#] But [F#]
[B] I don't want to [F#] end up [B] wishing for the life [F#] I could have found
[C#] [F#]
[D#m] If [B] these dreams [F#] get so bright that they're blind, [D#m] I still [B] know how to [F#]
see
[D#m] Then [B] I'll write [F#] the last words of this story, will [D#m] I be [B] the man [F#] I want to be?
Oh, will [D#m] I be the [B] man [F#] I want to be?
[D#m] Will I [B] [F#]
[D#m] [B] be [F#]
the man I want to be?
[D#m] Many [F#] [B] men have tried [F#] and lost their way, [C#] [F#]
[B] sold [F#] their [B] souls for [F#] fortunes made of [C#] flames
[F#]
And [B] I don't want to follow [F#] footsteps [B] of tragedies [F#] and chase and fame
[C#] [F#]
[B] I don't want to miss [F#] the first [B] step and never [F#] live cause I was too [C#] [F#] afraid
[D#m] If these [B] dreams [F#] get so bright that they're blind, [D#m] I still [B] know [F#] how to see
[D#m] Then [B] I'll write [F#] the last words of this story, will I [D#m] be the [B] man [F#] I want to be?
Oh, [D#m] will I be the [B] man [F#] I want to be?
[D#m] [B] [F#]
[D#m] [B] [F#]
[D#m] [B] [F#]
[D#m] [B] [F#]
[D#m] If I got [B] everything [F#] I wanted [D#m] and stood beneath the [B] lights [F#] on the stage
[D#m] Would the boy when I was [B] young [F#] love the man that I'd become?
[D#m] Or would he even [B] [F#] recognize my face?
[D#m] If these [B] dreams [F#] get so bright that they're blind, [D#m] I still [B] know [F#] how to see
[D#m] Then I'll [B] write [F#] the last words of this story, [D#m] will I be the [B] man I [F#] want to be?
Oh, [D#m] will I be the [B] man I [F#] want to be?
Oh, [D#m] will I be the [B] man I [F#] want to be?
[B] am [F#] I [B] on the road [F#] that I should take?
[Fm] [F#]
[B] Cause I've got all of these [F#] [B] ambitions, but I'm afraid [F#] to take me down
[C#] But [F#]
[B] I don't want to [F#] end up [B] wishing for the life [F#] I could have found
[C#] [F#]
[D#m] If [B] these dreams [F#] get so bright that they're blind, [D#m] I still [B] know how to [F#]
see
[D#m] Then [B] I'll write [F#] the last words of this story, will [D#m] I be [B] the man [F#] I want to be?
Oh, will [D#m] I be the [B] man [F#] I want to be?
[D#m] Will I [B] [F#]
[D#m] [B] be [F#]
the man I want to be?
[D#m] Many [F#] [B] men have tried [F#] and lost their way, [C#] [F#]
[B] sold [F#] their [B] souls for [F#] fortunes made of [C#] flames
[F#]
And [B] I don't want to follow [F#] footsteps [B] of tragedies [F#] and chase and fame
[C#] [F#]
[B] I don't want to miss [F#] the first [B] step and never [F#] live cause I was too [C#] [F#] afraid
[D#m] If these [B] dreams [F#] get so bright that they're blind, [D#m] I still [B] know [F#] how to see
[D#m] Then [B] I'll write [F#] the last words of this story, will I [D#m] be the [B] man [F#] I want to be?
Oh, [D#m] will I be the [B] man [F#] I want to be?
[D#m] [B] [F#]
[D#m] [B] [F#]
[D#m] [B] [F#]
[D#m] [B] [F#]
[D#m] If I got [B] everything [F#] I wanted [D#m] and stood beneath the [B] lights [F#] on the stage
[D#m] Would the boy when I was [B] young [F#] love the man that I'd become?
[D#m] Or would he even [B] [F#] recognize my face?
[D#m] If these [B] dreams [F#] get so bright that they're blind, [D#m] I still [B] know [F#] how to see
[D#m] Then I'll [B] write [F#] the last words of this story, [D#m] will I be the [B] man I [F#] want to be?
Oh, [D#m] will I be the [B] man I [F#] want to be?
Oh, [D#m] will I be the [B] man I [F#] want to be?
Key:
F#
B
D#m
C#
Fm
F#
B
D#m
_ If I [F#] become [B] the choices [F#] that I make, [C#] _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ am [F#] I [B] on the road [F#] that I should take?
[Fm] _ [F#] _ _ _
[B] Cause I've got all of these [F#] [B] ambitions, but I'm afraid [F#] to take me down
[C#] But [F#] _ _ _
[B] I don't want to [F#] end up [B] wishing for the life [F#] I could have found
_ [C#] _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [D#m] If [B] these dreams [F#] get so bright that they're blind, [D#m] I still [B] know how to [F#] _
see
[D#m] Then [B] I'll write [F#] the last words of this story, will [D#m] I be [B] the man [F#] I want to be?
Oh, will [D#m] I be the [B] man [F#] I want to be? _
_ [D#m] Will I [B] _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [D#m] _ _ [B] be [F#] _ _ _
the man I want to be?
[D#m] Many _ [F#] [B] men have tried [F#] and lost their way, [C#] _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ sold [F#] their [B] souls for _ [F#] fortunes made of [C#] flames
[F#] _ _
And [B] I don't want to follow [F#] footsteps [B] of tragedies [F#] and chase and fame
_ [C#] _ [F#] _ _ _
[B] I don't want to miss [F#] the first [B] step and never [F#] live cause I was too _ _ [C#] [F#] afraid _ _
_ [D#m] If these [B] dreams [F#] get so bright that they're blind, [D#m] I still [B] know [F#] how to see _
_ [D#m] Then [B] I'll write [F#] the last words of this story, will I [D#m] be the [B] man [F#] I want to be?
Oh, [D#m] will I be the [B] man [F#] I want to be? _
_ [D#m] _ _ _ [B] _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [D#m] _ _ _ [B] _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [D#m] _ _ _ [B] _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [D#m] _ _ _ [B] _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [D#m] If I got [B] everything [F#] I wanted _ [D#m] and stood beneath the [B] lights [F#] on the stage
[D#m] Would the boy when I was [B] young [F#] love the man that I'd become?
[D#m] Or would he even [B] [F#] recognize my face?
[D#m] If these [B] dreams [F#] get so bright that they're blind, [D#m] I still [B] know [F#] how to see _
_ [D#m] Then I'll [B] write [F#] the last words of this story, [D#m] will I be the [B] man I [F#] want to be?
Oh, [D#m] will I be the [B] man I [F#] want to be?
Oh, [D#m] will I be the [B] man I [F#] want to be? _
_ [B] _ am [F#] I [B] on the road [F#] that I should take?
[Fm] _ [F#] _ _ _
[B] Cause I've got all of these [F#] [B] ambitions, but I'm afraid [F#] to take me down
[C#] But [F#] _ _ _
[B] I don't want to [F#] end up [B] wishing for the life [F#] I could have found
_ [C#] _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [D#m] If [B] these dreams [F#] get so bright that they're blind, [D#m] I still [B] know how to [F#] _
see
[D#m] Then [B] I'll write [F#] the last words of this story, will [D#m] I be [B] the man [F#] I want to be?
Oh, will [D#m] I be the [B] man [F#] I want to be? _
_ [D#m] Will I [B] _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [D#m] _ _ [B] be [F#] _ _ _
the man I want to be?
[D#m] Many _ [F#] [B] men have tried [F#] and lost their way, [C#] _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ sold [F#] their [B] souls for _ [F#] fortunes made of [C#] flames
[F#] _ _
And [B] I don't want to follow [F#] footsteps [B] of tragedies [F#] and chase and fame
_ [C#] _ [F#] _ _ _
[B] I don't want to miss [F#] the first [B] step and never [F#] live cause I was too _ _ [C#] [F#] afraid _ _
_ [D#m] If these [B] dreams [F#] get so bright that they're blind, [D#m] I still [B] know [F#] how to see _
_ [D#m] Then [B] I'll write [F#] the last words of this story, will I [D#m] be the [B] man [F#] I want to be?
Oh, [D#m] will I be the [B] man [F#] I want to be? _
_ [D#m] _ _ _ [B] _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [D#m] _ _ _ [B] _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [D#m] _ _ _ [B] _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [D#m] _ _ _ [B] _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [D#m] If I got [B] everything [F#] I wanted _ [D#m] and stood beneath the [B] lights [F#] on the stage
[D#m] Would the boy when I was [B] young [F#] love the man that I'd become?
[D#m] Or would he even [B] [F#] recognize my face?
[D#m] If these [B] dreams [F#] get so bright that they're blind, [D#m] I still [B] know [F#] how to see _
_ [D#m] Then I'll [B] write [F#] the last words of this story, [D#m] will I be the [B] man I [F#] want to be?
Oh, [D#m] will I be the [B] man I [F#] want to be?
Oh, [D#m] will I be the [B] man I [F#] want to be? _