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Forty Thousand Headmen chords by
Traffic And Steve Winwood
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Key: E minor•
Intro 1
Em
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Verse 1
Em
Em

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Forty thousand headmen couldn't
Am
Am

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make me change my mind
Bm
Bm
2

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If I had to take the choice between
Am
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the deaf man and the blind
D
D

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Bm
Bm
2

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I know just where my feet should go
Am
Am

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an d that's enough for me
Bm
Bm
2

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I turned around and knocked them down
Am
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and walked across the sea
Em
Em

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Verse 2
Em
Em

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Hadn't traveled very far,
Am
Am

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when suddenly I saw
D
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Bm
Bm
2

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Three small ships are sailing out
Am
Am

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towards a distant shore
Bm
Bm
2

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So lighting up a cigarette,
Am
Am

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I followed in pursuit
Bm
Bm
2

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And found a secret cave,
Am
Am

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Em
Em

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where they ob viously stashed their loot
Verse 3
Em
Em

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Filling up my pockets,
Am
Am

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even stuffed it up my nose
Em
Em

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I must have weighed a hundred tons
Am
Am

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A
A

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between my head and toes
Em
Em

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I ventured forth before the dawn,
A
A

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had time to change its mind
Em
Em

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And soaring high above the clouds,
Am
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Em

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D
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I found a golden shrine
Verse 4
Em
Em

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Laying down my treasure be
Am
Am

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A
A

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Am
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fore the iron gate
Bm
Bm
2

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Quickly rang the bell hoping
Am
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I hadn't come too late
Bm
Bm
2

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D
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Bm
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2

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But someone came along and told
Am
Am

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me not to waste my time
Bm
Bm
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Am
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And when I asked him, who he was,
Em
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he said, "Just look behind"
Verse 5
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Em

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So I turned around and forty
Am
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A
A

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thousand headmen hit the dirt
Em
Em

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E
E

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Firing twenty shotguns each
A
A

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and man it really hurt
Em
Em

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But luckily for me they had
A
A

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to stop and then reload
Am
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Em
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And by the time they'd done that I was
Em
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heading down the road
Verse 6
Em
Em

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Heading down the road,

forty thousand headmen
A
A

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Em
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Going around the lane, going around the lane,

around, around the lane
C
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Em
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Forty thousand headmen on my trail, oh
Outro 1
Em
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Em

  • Am

  • Bm

    2

  • D

  • A

  • E

  • C

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Forty Thousand Headmen by Traffic and Steve Winwood is E minor.

The primary chords used in Forty Thousand Headmen are Em, Am, Bm, D, A, E.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Em, Am, Bm, D, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Forty Thousand Headmen is approximately 88 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Forty Thousand Headmen using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

Yes! Click the Print icon to generate a clean, one-page version of the chords and lyrics for Forty Thousand Headmen. This is perfect for practicing offline or adding to a physical songbook.

Yes, we have integrated a Mini-Tuner directly on this page. Use it to quickly check your string pitch (Standard Tuning: E A D G B E) before you start playing along with Traffic and Steve Winwood.

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