I'm A Wanted Man chords by Royal Deluxe (Official Version)

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Intro 1
(Whoo- oo- ooh)
(Whoo- oo- ooh)
(Whoo- oo- ooh)
(Whoo- oo- ooh)
Bm 
(Whoo- oo-  (B minor) ooh)
(Whoo- oo- ooh)
D 
(Whoo- oo-  (D major) ooh)
A 
Bm 
 (A major) (Whoo- oo-  (B minor) ooh)

Verse 1
Bm 
 (B minor) They didn't know it
When they turned me loose
I shot the sheriff and I slipped the noose
The law ain't never been a friend of mine
D 
I would  (D major) kill again to keep from doing time
A 
 (A major) You should never ever trust my kind

Chorus 1

I'm a wanted man

I got blood on my hands

Do you understand?

I'm a wanted man

Verse 2
Bm 
 (B minor) I took the pistol, and I shot out all the lights
I started running in the middle of the night
The law ain't never been a friend of mine
D 
I would  (D major) kill again to keep from doing time
A 
 (A major) You should never ever trust my kind

Chorus 2
Bm 
I'm a wanted  (B minor) man
I got blood on my hands
D 
Do you under (D major) stand?
A 
Bm 
 (A major) I'm a wanted  (B minor) man
I'm a wanted man
I got blood on my hands
D 
Do you under (D major) stand?
A 
Bm 
 (A major) I'm a wanted  (B minor) man

Interlude 1

(Whoo- oo- ooh)

Solo 1

Bridge 1
G 
Bm 
A 
Em 
 (G major)  (B minor)  (A major)  (E minor) 
G 
Bm 
A 
Em 
 (G major)  (B minor)  (A major)  (E minor) 
G 
Bm 
 (G major) If you ask me to change  (B minor) 
A 
Em 
I don't know,  (A major) if I can  (E minor) 
G 
Bm 
A 
 (G major) I'll always be,  (B minor) who I am  (A major) 

Pre-chorus 1

I'm a wanted man

I got blood on my hands

Do you understand?

I'm a wanted man

Chorus 3
Bm 
I'm a wanted  (B minor) man
I got blood on my hands
D 
Do you under (D major) stand?
A 
Bm 
 (A major) I'm a wanted  (B minor) man
I'm a wanted man
I'm a wanted man
D 
Do you under (D major) stand?
A 
Bm 
 (A major) I'm a wanted  (B minor) man

Outro 1

(Whoo- oo- ooh)

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: BeginnerKey: B minorBPM: 82

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

Bm: x-2-4-4-3-x
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of I'm A Wanted Man by Royal Deluxe, 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 minor. It suits players who want to learn I'm A Wanted Man the way Royal Deluxe intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.