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The Man's Too Strong – Dire Straits Song Chord/Tab and Lyric Song Chord/Tab and Lyric

The Man's Too Strong – Dire Straits Song Chord/Tab and Lyric Piano, Guitar, Ukulele Chord/Tab and Lyric
Artist: Dire Straits
Album/Category: Brothers in Arms (1985)


Lines: 69

Again, here's my version:

SONG: The Man's Too Strong
ARTIST: Dire Straits
ALBUM: Brothers In Arms (1985)
INTRO:
C (strums) C (strums)

e—————————————-0————-0—————
B—————————————-1————-1—————
G——–0h2-2-2-2—2-2-0——–2-0—-0————-0——-0——-
D–0–3——————–3-0——–2–2————-2—–2——0–
A—————————————-3———-3–3—3——1—-
E———————————————————————-

Bb(strums) Dm(strums) Dm(strums)

e–1——————-1————-1————————–
B–3——————-3————-3————————–
G–3——————-2————-2—————-0h2-2-2-2- etc.
D–3———3p0—0—0———-0–0———0h3–3———–
A–1————-3————–3——————————-
E—————————————————————

I am just an aging drummer-boy, and in the wars I used to play
And I've called a tune to many a torture session.
Now they say I am a war criminal, and I'm a-fading away.
Father, please hear my confession.

I have legalized robbery and called it belief
I have run with the money, I have hid like a thief
I have rewritten history with my armies and my crooks
Invented memories, I did burn all the books
And I can still hear his laughter, and I can still hear his song
The man's too big, the man's too strong
C Cm G Gm etc.

For chords, play the Dm, D, C, Em, Am and G as open. Play the Bb in 1st
position. I play the Emsus2, Gm and Cm as:

e–2- -3- -3-
B–0- -3- -1-
G–0- -3- -0-
D–2- -x- -1-
A–2- -x- -x-
E–0- -x- -x-

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