He Wasn't Man Enough chords by Toni Braxton (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Em
Am7
B
B7
Bm7
Cmaj7
D
F#m7b5
B7#9
B/D#
Bb/C
C/D
D#dim7

Intro 1
Em 
Am7 
Em 
 (E minor)  (A minor7) Darkchild,  (E minor) oh yeah
Em 
Am7 
Em 
 (E minor)  (A minor7) Toni Braxton,  (E minor) oh
Em 
Am7 
Em 
 (E minor)  (A minor7) Ha ha,  (E minor) uh   huh
B 
Em 
Yeah,  (B major) uh uh  (E minor) 
B 
Em 
Darkchild, yeah  (B major)  (E minor) 

Verse 1
Listen, girl
Em 
Am7 
 (E minor) Who do  (A minor7) you think I am?
Em 
Don't you know  (E minor) that he was my man?
Am7 
But I chose  (A minor7) to let him go
Em 
So why do you act like I  (E minor) still care about him?
Am7 
Looking at  (A minor7) me like I'm hurt
Em 
When I'm the  (E minor) one who said
B7 
Em 
I didn't  (B7) want it to  (E minor) work
B7 
Em 
Don't you for (B7) get  I had him  (E minor) first

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Pre-chorus 1
What you thinkin'?
Em 
Am7 
 (E minor) Stop bla (A minor7) min'  me
Em 
He wasn't man enough  (E minor) for  me
Am7 
If you don't know, now here's  (A minor7) your  chance
Em 
I've already had  (E minor) your man
Am7 
Do you wonder just where  (A minor7) he's  been, yeah?
Em 
Do not be worried a (E minor) bout him
B7 
Em 
Now it's  (B7) time you know the  (E minor) truth
B7 
Em 
I think he's  (B7) just the man for  (E minor) you

Chorus 1
Em 
What are you think (E minor) ing?
Am7 
 (A minor7) Did   you know about us back then?
Em 
 (E minor) Do   you know
Bm7 
Am7 
I dumped your hus (B minor7) band,  (A minor7) girlfriend?
Em 
I'm not thinking 'bout  (E minor) him
But you married him
Am7 
 (A minor7) Do    you know I made him leave?
Em 
B7 
Em 
 (E minor) Do   you know he begged to  (B7) stay  (E minor) with me?
B7 
Em 
He wasn't  (B7) man  enough for  (E minor) me

Verse 2
Listen, girl
Em 
Am7 
 (E minor) Didn't he tell  (A minor7) you   the truth?
Em 
If not then,  (E minor) why don't you ask him?
Am7 
Then maybe  (A minor7) you can be more into him
Em 
Ins (E minor) tead of worrying about me
Am7 
And hopeful (A minor7) ly    you won't find
Em 
B7 
Em 
All of the  (E minor) reasons why his  (B7) love didn't  (E minor) count
B7 
Em 
And why we  (B7) couldn't work it  (E minor) out

Pre-chorus 2
What you thinkin'?
Em 
Am7 
 (E minor) Stop bla (A minor7) min'  me
Em 
He wasn't man enough  (E minor) for  me
Am7 
If you don't know, now here's  (A minor7) the chance
Em 
See I've already had  (E minor) your man
Am7 
Do you wonder just where  (A minor7) he's  been, yeah?
Em 
Do not be worried a (E minor) bout him
B7 
Em 
Now it's  (B7) time you know the  (E minor) truth
B7 
Em 
I think he's  (B7) just the man for  (E minor) you

Chorus 2
Em 
What are you think (E minor) ing?
Am7 
 (A minor7) Did   you know about us back then?
Em 
 (E minor) Do   you know
Bm7 
Am7 
I dumped your hus (B minor7) band,  (A minor7) girlfriend?
Em 
I'm not thinking 'bout  (E minor) him
But you married him
Am7 
 (A minor7) Do    you know I made him leave?
Em 
B7 
Em 
 (E minor) Do   you know he begged to  (B7) stay  (E minor) with me?
B7 
Em 
He wasn't  (B7) man  enough for  (E minor) me

Chorus 3
Em 
What are you think (E minor) ing?
Am7 
 (A minor7) Did   you know about us back then?
Em 
 (E minor) Do   you know
Bm7 
Am7 
I dumped your hus (B minor7) band,  (A minor7) girlfriend?
Em 
I'm not thinking 'bout  (E minor) him
But you married him
Am7 
 (A minor7) Do    you know I made him leave?
Em 
B7 
Em 
 (E minor) Do   you know he begged to  (B7) stay  (E minor) with me?
B7 
Em 
He wasn't  (B7) man  enough for  (E minor) me

Bridge 1
Oh yeah
Cmaj7 
D 
 (C minoraj7) So ma (D major) ny reasons
B7 
Em 
 (B7) why  our love is  (E minor) through, yeah
Cmaj7 
D 
 (C minoraj7) What makes  (D major) you think
F#m7b5 
B7#9 
Em 
 (F sharp minor7b5) he'll      be  (B7#9) good     (E minor) to you, no
Cmaj7 
D 
 (C minoraj7) It makes no  (D major) sense
B/D# 
Em 
'cause  (B/D#) he      will never  (E minor) change
Bb/C 
C/D 
 (B flat/C) Girl,   you better recognize the game,  (C/D) oh yeah
D#dim7 
What are  (D sharpdim7) you        think

Chorus 4
Em 
 (E minor) ing?
Am7 
 (A minor7) Did   you know about us back then?
Em 
 (E minor) Do   you know
Bm7 
Am7 
I dumped your hus (B minor7) band,  (A minor7) girlfriend?
Em 
I'm not thinking 'bout  (E minor) him
But you married him
Am7 
 (A minor7) Do    you know I made him leave?
Em 
B7 
Em 
 (E minor) Do   you know he begged to  (B7) stay  (E minor) with me?
B7 
Em 
He wasn't  (B7) man  enough for  (E minor) me

Chorus 5
Em 
What are you think (E minor) ing?
Am7 
 (A minor7) Did   you know about us back then?
Em 
 (E minor) Do   you know
Bm7 
Am7 
I dumped your hus (B minor7) band,  (A minor7) girlfriend?
Em 
I'm not thinking 'bout  (E minor) him
But you married him
Am7 
 (A minor7) Do    you know I made him leave?
Em 
B7 
Em 
 (E minor) Do   you know he begged to  (B7) stay  (E minor) with me?
B7 
Em 
He wasn't  (B7) man  enough for  (E minor) me

Outro 1
Em 
What are you think (E minor) ing?
Am7 
 (A minor7) Did   you know about us back then?
Em 
 (E minor) Do   you know
Bm7 
Am7 
I dumped your hus (B minor7) band,  (A minor7) girlfriend?
Em 
I'm not thinking 'bout  (E minor) him
But you married him
Am7 
 (A minor7) Do    you know I made him leave?
Em 
B7 
Em 
 (E minor) Do   you know he begged to  (B7) stay  (E minor) with me?
He wasn't man enough for me

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Em
Am7
B
B7
Bm7
Cmaj7
D
F#m7b5
B7#9
B/D#
Bb/C
C/D
D#dim7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: E minorBPM: 88

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

Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
B7: x-2-1-2-0-2
Bm7: x-2-4-2-3-x
Cmaj7: x-3-2-0-0-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
F#m7b5: 2-x-2-2-1-x
B7#9: x-2-1-2-3-x
B/D#: x-6-4-4-7-x
Bb/C: x-3-x-3-3-1
C/D: x-x-0-0-1-0
D#dim7: x-x-1-2-1-2

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This is the definitive original version of He Wasn't Man Enough by Toni Braxton, 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 E minor. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Toni Braxton.