Ain't No Man chords by The Avett Brothers (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Chorus 1
B 
There ain't no man that can save me
There ain't no man that can enslave me
B 
Ain't no man or men
F# 
that can change the shape my soul is  in
E 
B 
There ain't nobody here
F# 
B 
Who can cause me pain or raise my fear
E 
F# 
'cause I  got only love to share
E 
F# 
If you're looking for truth I'm proof
B 
you'll find it there

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Verse 1
E 
B 
You got to serve something, ain't that right
F# 
B 
I know it gets dark but there's always a light
E 
You're don't have to buy in
B 
to get into the club
F# 
Trade your worries
E 
B 
You gotta show up if you wanna be seen
F# 
B 
If it matters to you, ma, it matters to me
E 
B 
I'm gonna fall hard, yeah I know I am
F# 
When the clowns crack up  I laugh with them

Chorus 2
B 
Ain't no man that can save me
There ain't no man that can enslave me
B 
Ain't no man or men
F# 
that can change the shape my soul is  in
E 
B 
There ain't nobody here
F# 
B 
Who can cause me pain or raise my fear
E 
F# 
'cause I  got only love to share
E 
F# 
If you're looking for truth I'm proof
B 
you'll find it there

Verse 2
E 
B 
You say you look funny, I say you're a star
F# 
B 
I say you're whatever you think you are
E 
B 
Watch your naysayers fall right in line
F# 
If we believe it they'll say "She is so pretty"
"He is so fine"

Chorus 3
B 
There ain't no man that can save me
There ain't no man that can enslave me
B 
Ain't no man or men
F# 
that can change the shape my soul is in
E 
B 
There ain't nobody here
F# 
B 
Who can cause me pain or raise my fear
E 
F# 
'cause I  got only love to share
E 
F# 
If you're looking for truth I'm proof
B 
you'll find it there

Verse 3
You got to go somewhere, ain't that true
Not a whole lot of time for me or you
Got a whole lot of reasons to be mad,
let's not pick one
I live in a room at the top of the stairs
Got my windows wide open
and nobody cares
And I got no choice but to get right up
when the sun comes through

Chorus 4
B 
Ain't no man that can save me
There ain't no man that can enslave me
B 
There ain't no man or men
F# 
that can change the shape my soul is  in
E 
B 
There ain't nobody here
F# 
B 
Who can cause me pain or raise my fear
E 
F# 
'cause I  got only love to share
E 
F# 
If you're looking for truth I'm proof
B 
you'll find it there
E 
F# 
If you're looking for truth I'm proof
B 
you'll find it there
E 
F# 
If you're looking for truth I'm proof
You'll find it
B 
B 
B 
B 
B 

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: B majorBPM: 92

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

B: x-2-4-4-4-x
F#: 2-4-4-3-2-2
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0

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This is the definitive original version of Ain't No Man by The Avett Brothers, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of B major. It suits players who want to learn Ain't No Man the way The Avett Brothers intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.