Styx - Blue Collar Man (Long Nights) Chords

Tempo:
124.55 bpm
Chords used:

D

C

Bb

Dm

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Styx - Blue Collar Man (Long Nights) chords
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[D] .
[Dm] .
[Am] .
[D] [Dm] .
Oh, .
[D] .
give [Gm] me some authority.
[C] Give me a chance to [D] survive.
.
Oh, [Gm] [Bb] .
[C] my God, I'm [A] holding .
[D] [Gm] .
[C] you.
You see them laughing in [D] my face.
.
But I am [G] not [Bb].
[C] the will.
I'm not a [A] tyranny.
.
[D] There's no God.
Impossible [Bb] lies.
Deep [C] in my heart [D] is a keyhole.
If they pay off, that's just what I am.
[Eb] Well, [D] I don't need the other guy.
You can write your presence down better than I [F] did.
[Ab] .
[D] .
[G] [E] I had a [C] review.
Make me a [D] respectable man.
.
[G] [Bb] [C] So [Bm] like [A] it or not, [D] I'm the law.
[Gm] .
Impossible [D] [Bb] lies.
[C] Deep in my back is [D] a door.
If they pay [Gm] off, [D] that's just what I am.
[F] Well, I don't need the other guy.
[D] For better, .
[C] better life.
[F] [C] .
My [Bb] happiness is only a [Dm] heartbeat away.
[Am] [Gm] .
[D] Paradise.
And if you [C] hurt it, well, [F] [C] .
[Bb] I close my eyes.
And maybe I'm [Dm] out.
[A] [Dm] .
[G] [Bb] .
[Dm] [D] .
[Gm] .
[Am] [E] .
[D] [G] [C] .
[D] [Dm] .
[Gm] .
[Cm] [Dm] .
[D] [Bb].
[C] Deep in my back to the [D] wall.
If they pay off, that's just what I am.
Well, [Am] I don't need the other [Bb] guy.
.
[C] [Bb] You don't understand.
Well, [C].
thanks [D] a lot.
Impossible lies.
[Bb] Deep [C] in my back to the [D] wall.
.
[G] If they pay off, that's just what [D] I am.
Well, I don't [E] need the other guy.
I'm gonna [D] [G] be a blue [Bb]-collar [Am] star, I'm gonna be the blue [D]-collar [Dm] man!
.
[D] [Dm] .
[D] Hey!.
[F] .
[D] [G] [Fm] [D] [F] .
[D] [G] [F] .
[D] Believe [C] it!.
[F] [Em] [D] .
[Dm] .
[D] .
[N] .
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 - C, D, Bb, D, Gm, Fm, D, F, D and G of chords. A strategic approach would be to train at 62 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 125. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: D Minor.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ .
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ .
[D] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ Oh, _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ give [Gm] me some authority.
_ [C] Give me a chance to [D] survive.
_ .
_ Oh, _ _ [Gm] _ [Bb] _ _ .
_ [C] my God, I'm [A] holding _ _ _ .
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ .
[C] you.
You see them laughing in [D] my face.
_ .
But I am _ [G] _ not [Bb].
[C] the will.
I'm not a [A] tyranny.
_ _ .
[D] There's no God.
_ _ Impossible [Bb] lies.
Deep [C] in my heart [D] is a keyhole.
If they pay off, _ that's just what I am.
[Eb] Well, [D] I don't need the other guy.
You can write your presence down better than I [F] did.
_ _ _ [Ab] _ .
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[G] _ [E] I had a [C] review.
Make me a [D] respectable man.
_ _ _ _ _ .
[G] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ So [Bm] like [A] it or not, _ [D] I'm the law.
_ [Gm] _ .
Impossible [D] [Bb] lies.
[C] Deep in my back is [D] a door.
If they pay [Gm] off, [D] that's just what I am.
[F] Well, I don't need the other guy.
[D] For better, _ _ _ _ _ .
[C] _ better life.
[F] _ _ [C] _ .
My [Bb] happiness _ is only a [Dm] heartbeat _ _ away.
[Am] _ _ [Gm] _ .
[D] _ _ _ Paradise.
And if you [C] _ hurt it, well, [F] _ _ [C] _ .
[Bb] I close my eyes.
And maybe I'm [Dm] out.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Bb] _ .
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ .
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ .
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ .
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ .
[Cm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bb].
[C] Deep in my back to the [D] wall.
If they pay off, _ that's just what I am.
Well, [Am] I don't need the other [Bb] guy.
_ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ You don't understand.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ Well, [C].
thanks [D] a lot.
_ _ Impossible lies.
[Bb] Deep [C] in my back to the [D] wall.
_ .
_ _ _ [G] If they pay off, that's just what [D] I am.
Well, I don't [E] need the other guy.
I'm gonna [D] [G] be a blue [Bb]-collar [Am] star, I'm gonna be the blue [D]-collar _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] man!
_ .
[D] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [D] Hey!.
[F] _ _ .
[D] _ _ [G] _ [Fm] _ [D] _ _ [F] _ _ .
[D] _ _ [G] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ .
[D] _ _ Believe [C] it!.
[F] _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

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It's Tommy Shaw who authored this song.

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