Styx - Blue Collar Man (Long Nights) Chords
Tempo:
124.55 bpm
Chords used:
D
C
Bb
Dm
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[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] .
[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
C
Bb
Dm
G
D
C
Bb
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [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] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [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] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .