Chords for Toni Braxton - Just Be A Man About It (Official Video)
Tempo:
109.35 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
F#m
Bm
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Hey, hey hold up a minute.
Let me stop up here.
It's [F#m] just payphone [D] real quick.
[F#] [B] [A]
[Bm] [A] [D]
Hey, hey [F#m] Tony, it's me.
I was just [A] calling you know, just calling to let you know.
[Bm] Don't wait up for me [A] tonight.
I [D]
mean I just [F#m] got a lot of things on my mind I gotta think about you know.
I'm just [C#m]
up here with Brian's house.
[Bm] [A] [F#m] I mean I know things are different but you know it's not you, it's me.
You know, it's really [C#m] me.
You know, [Bm] basically I just [A] think I'm gonna need some space.
[D]
[B] [A]
[Bm] [A] [D]
[A]
[Bm] [F#m] [D]
[Bm] [A]
[D] [A] [F#m]
What [A] exactly does it mean [D] when [A] you say [C#m] you need some [D] space?
[A] It's [D] so easy.
[A] No, no.
[C#m]
[Bm] [A] Baby [D] you don't gotta lie to [F#m] me now.
[C#m]
[Bm] [A] [D] Even you wanna leave me.
I [A] can tell you wanna leave me now.
[F#m] [C#m]
[Bm] [A] Come and revel [F#m] me.
I won't even go wrong.
Right now.
Just [C#m] be a man, my [E] baby.
[F#m] Yeah, yeah, [D] yeah, yeah, yeah.
I mean you gotta understand I love you.
You know what I'm saying?
And [F#m] I love you enough [A] to say that I think you [Bm] deserve somebody better than me.
[A] You know and [D] right now I can't give you what you need.
[F#m] I wanna love you and [A] I wanna love you one day but you know [Bm] you just gotta [A] understand where I'm [D] coming from.
You say right now that you're not what I'm looking [Bm] for and [A] what you really need is time [D] to [A] grow.
[D] Promising [F#m] that one day you may come around [A] and I'm supposed to let [Bm] that go.
[F#m] But [D] where the hell do you get off telling me [E] your mama [Bm] said I'm not [A] what you [D] need?
[A] [D] Tell [A] you what, since you know it all.
That's why you need to be.
[D] [A] Just don't make no [F#m] excuses.
Why you gotta lie to me?
No, no, yes.
Just [C#m] be a man about [D] it.
[A] Baby you ain't gotta [D] lie to me.
You don't gotta lie to me.
No, [F#m] no, no, no.
Just be a [C#m]
man about [Bm] it.
[D] Even you wanna [A] leave me.
Even you wanna go.
Just [C#m] be a man about [E] it.
[A] Come and get [D] your thing.
[F#m] Come and go.
Just [C#m] be a man about [E] it.
[F#m] And you'll tell me how [E] you can say your [F#m] love in that [C#m]
dream is a lie.
[G] Boy you [C#] know it, you [F#m] see.
I cannot believe the way [E] you handle you.
[Bm] You wouldn't lie.
[F#m]
Just [C#m] be a man about [D] it.
[A] Just be a [D]
[F#m] man about it.
Just be a [C#m]
man about [Bm] it.
[A] [D] You ain't gotta [A] lie to me.
No, no, baby.
Just [C#m] be a man about it.
If you wanna [D] go, I [A] think we'll leave now.
[D]
You don't wanna say, [F#m] don't wanna be no [E] more liar.
[A] If you wanna go, I think we'll leave.
Just [C#m] be a man about [Bm] it.
[A] You [F#m] ain't gotta be so leave me alone.
Just [E] be a man about [B] it.
[A] Baby just [D] be a man about it.
I know you [F#m] wanna leave me.
Just be a [C#m] man [E] about it.
[A] [D]
Let me stop up here.
It's [F#m] just payphone [D] real quick.
[F#] [B] [A]
[Bm] [A] [D]
Hey, hey [F#m] Tony, it's me.
I was just [A] calling you know, just calling to let you know.
[Bm] Don't wait up for me [A] tonight.
I [D]
mean I just [F#m] got a lot of things on my mind I gotta think about you know.
I'm just [C#m]
up here with Brian's house.
[Bm] [A] [F#m] I mean I know things are different but you know it's not you, it's me.
You know, it's really [C#m] me.
You know, [Bm] basically I just [A] think I'm gonna need some space.
[D]
[B] [A]
[Bm] [A] [D]
[A]
[Bm] [F#m] [D]
[Bm] [A]
[D] [A] [F#m]
What [A] exactly does it mean [D] when [A] you say [C#m] you need some [D] space?
[A] It's [D] so easy.
[A] No, no.
[C#m]
[Bm] [A] Baby [D] you don't gotta lie to [F#m] me now.
[C#m]
[Bm] [A] [D] Even you wanna leave me.
I [A] can tell you wanna leave me now.
[F#m] [C#m]
[Bm] [A] Come and revel [F#m] me.
I won't even go wrong.
Right now.
Just [C#m] be a man, my [E] baby.
[F#m] Yeah, yeah, [D] yeah, yeah, yeah.
I mean you gotta understand I love you.
You know what I'm saying?
And [F#m] I love you enough [A] to say that I think you [Bm] deserve somebody better than me.
[A] You know and [D] right now I can't give you what you need.
[F#m] I wanna love you and [A] I wanna love you one day but you know [Bm] you just gotta [A] understand where I'm [D] coming from.
You say right now that you're not what I'm looking [Bm] for and [A] what you really need is time [D] to [A] grow.
[D] Promising [F#m] that one day you may come around [A] and I'm supposed to let [Bm] that go.
[F#m] But [D] where the hell do you get off telling me [E] your mama [Bm] said I'm not [A] what you [D] need?
[A] [D] Tell [A] you what, since you know it all.
That's why you need to be.
[D] [A] Just don't make no [F#m] excuses.
Why you gotta lie to me?
No, no, yes.
Just [C#m] be a man about [D] it.
[A] Baby you ain't gotta [D] lie to me.
You don't gotta lie to me.
No, [F#m] no, no, no.
Just be a [C#m]
man about [Bm] it.
[D] Even you wanna [A] leave me.
Even you wanna go.
Just [C#m] be a man about [E] it.
[A] Come and get [D] your thing.
[F#m] Come and go.
Just [C#m] be a man about [E] it.
[F#m] And you'll tell me how [E] you can say your [F#m] love in that [C#m]
dream is a lie.
[G] Boy you [C#] know it, you [F#m] see.
I cannot believe the way [E] you handle you.
[Bm] You wouldn't lie.
[F#m]
Just [C#m] be a man about [D] it.
[A] Just be a [D]
[F#m] man about it.
Just be a [C#m]
man about [Bm] it.
[A] [D] You ain't gotta [A] lie to me.
No, no, baby.
Just [C#m] be a man about it.
If you wanna [D] go, I [A] think we'll leave now.
[D]
You don't wanna say, [F#m] don't wanna be no [E] more liar.
[A] If you wanna go, I think we'll leave.
Just [C#m] be a man about [Bm] it.
[A] You [F#m] ain't gotta be so leave me alone.
Just [E] be a man about [B] it.
[A] Baby just [D] be a man about it.
I know you [F#m] wanna leave me.
Just be a [C#m] man [E] about it.
[A] [D]
Key:
A
D
F#m
Bm
C#m
A
D
F#m
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Hey, hey hold up a minute.
Let me stop up here.
It's [F#m] just payphone [D] real quick. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ [B] _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D]
Hey, hey [F#m] Tony, it's me.
I was just [A] calling you know, just calling to let you know.
[Bm] Don't wait up for me [A] tonight.
I [D] _
mean I just [F#m] got a lot of things on my mind I gotta think about you know.
I'm just [C#m]
up here with Brian's house.
[Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] I mean I know things are different but you know it's not you, it's me.
You know, it's really [C#m] me.
You know, [Bm] basically I just [A] think I'm gonna need some space.
[D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [F#m] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] _
What [A] exactly does it mean [D] when [A] you say [C#m] you need some [D] space?
[A] It's [D] so easy.
_ [A] No, no.
_ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ [A] Baby _ [D] you don't gotta lie to [F#m] me now.
_ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] [D] Even you wanna leave me.
I [A] can tell you wanna leave me now.
[F#m] _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ [A] Come and revel [F#m] me.
I won't even go wrong.
Right now.
Just [C#m] be a man, my [E] baby.
[F#m] Yeah, yeah, [D] yeah, yeah, yeah.
I mean you gotta understand I love you.
You know what I'm saying?
And [F#m] I love you enough [A] to say that I think you [Bm] deserve somebody better than me.
[A] You know and [D] right now I can't give you what you need.
[F#m] I wanna love you and [A] I wanna love you one day but you know [Bm] you just gotta [A] understand where I'm [D] coming from.
You say right now that you're not what I'm looking [Bm] for and [A] what you really need is time [D] to [A] grow.
[D] _ Promising [F#m] that one day you may come around [A] and I'm supposed to let [Bm] that go.
[F#m] But [D] where the hell do you get off telling me [E] your mama [Bm] said I'm not [A] what you [D] need?
_ [A] _ [D] Tell [A] you what, since you know it all.
That's why you need to be.
[D] _ [A] Just don't make no [F#m] excuses.
Why you gotta lie to me?
No, no, yes.
Just [C#m] be a man about [D] it.
[A] Baby you ain't gotta [D] lie to me.
You don't gotta lie to me.
No, [F#m] no, no, no.
Just be a [C#m]
man about [Bm] it.
[D] Even you wanna [A] leave me.
Even you wanna go.
Just [C#m] be a man about [E] it.
[A] Come and get [D] your _ thing.
[F#m] Come and go.
Just [C#m] be a man about [E] it.
_ [F#m] And you'll tell me how [E] you can say your [F#m] love in that [C#m]
dream is a lie.
[G] Boy you [C#] know it, you [F#m] see. _
I cannot believe the way [E] you handle _ you.
[Bm] You wouldn't lie.
[F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ Just [C#m] be a man about [D] it.
_ [A] Just be a [D] _
_ _ [F#m] man about it.
Just be a [C#m]
man about [Bm] it.
_ [A] [D] You ain't gotta [A] lie to me.
No, no, baby.
Just [C#m] be a man about it.
If you wanna [D] go, I [A] think we'll leave now.
[D]
You don't wanna say, [F#m] don't wanna be no [E] more liar. _
_ _ _ _ [A] If you wanna go, I think we'll leave.
Just [C#m] be a man about [Bm] it.
_ [A] You [F#m] ain't gotta be _ so leave me alone.
Just [E] be a man about [B] it.
[A] Baby just [D] be a man about it.
I know you [F#m] wanna leave me.
_ Just be a [C#m] man [E] about it.
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ Hey, hey hold up a minute.
Let me stop up here.
It's [F#m] just payphone [D] real quick. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ [B] _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D]
Hey, hey [F#m] Tony, it's me.
I was just [A] calling you know, just calling to let you know.
[Bm] Don't wait up for me [A] tonight.
I [D] _
mean I just [F#m] got a lot of things on my mind I gotta think about you know.
I'm just [C#m]
up here with Brian's house.
[Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] I mean I know things are different but you know it's not you, it's me.
You know, it's really [C#m] me.
You know, [Bm] basically I just [A] think I'm gonna need some space.
[D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [F#m] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] _
What [A] exactly does it mean [D] when [A] you say [C#m] you need some [D] space?
[A] It's [D] so easy.
_ [A] No, no.
_ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ [A] Baby _ [D] you don't gotta lie to [F#m] me now.
_ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] [D] Even you wanna leave me.
I [A] can tell you wanna leave me now.
[F#m] _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ [A] Come and revel [F#m] me.
I won't even go wrong.
Right now.
Just [C#m] be a man, my [E] baby.
[F#m] Yeah, yeah, [D] yeah, yeah, yeah.
I mean you gotta understand I love you.
You know what I'm saying?
And [F#m] I love you enough [A] to say that I think you [Bm] deserve somebody better than me.
[A] You know and [D] right now I can't give you what you need.
[F#m] I wanna love you and [A] I wanna love you one day but you know [Bm] you just gotta [A] understand where I'm [D] coming from.
You say right now that you're not what I'm looking [Bm] for and [A] what you really need is time [D] to [A] grow.
[D] _ Promising [F#m] that one day you may come around [A] and I'm supposed to let [Bm] that go.
[F#m] But [D] where the hell do you get off telling me [E] your mama [Bm] said I'm not [A] what you [D] need?
_ [A] _ [D] Tell [A] you what, since you know it all.
That's why you need to be.
[D] _ [A] Just don't make no [F#m] excuses.
Why you gotta lie to me?
No, no, yes.
Just [C#m] be a man about [D] it.
[A] Baby you ain't gotta [D] lie to me.
You don't gotta lie to me.
No, [F#m] no, no, no.
Just be a [C#m]
man about [Bm] it.
[D] Even you wanna [A] leave me.
Even you wanna go.
Just [C#m] be a man about [E] it.
[A] Come and get [D] your _ thing.
[F#m] Come and go.
Just [C#m] be a man about [E] it.
_ [F#m] And you'll tell me how [E] you can say your [F#m] love in that [C#m]
dream is a lie.
[G] Boy you [C#] know it, you [F#m] see. _
I cannot believe the way [E] you handle _ you.
[Bm] You wouldn't lie.
[F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ Just [C#m] be a man about [D] it.
_ [A] Just be a [D] _
_ _ [F#m] man about it.
Just be a [C#m]
man about [Bm] it.
_ [A] [D] You ain't gotta [A] lie to me.
No, no, baby.
Just [C#m] be a man about it.
If you wanna [D] go, I [A] think we'll leave now.
[D]
You don't wanna say, [F#m] don't wanna be no [E] more liar. _
_ _ _ _ [A] If you wanna go, I think we'll leave.
Just [C#m] be a man about [Bm] it.
_ [A] You [F#m] ain't gotta be _ so leave me alone.
Just [E] be a man about [B] it.
[A] Baby just [D] be a man about it.
I know you [F#m] wanna leave me.
_ Just be a [C#m] man [E] about it.
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _