Jonah Man chords by
Max Morath 
Key: Eb major•
Verse 1
Bb
Ebm
B
My hard luck started when I was born,
Abm
Least so the old folks say.
B
That same hard luck been my best friend
Bbm
Right until this very day.
Ebm
When I was born, my mama's friends
Bbm
F
Bb
To find a name, they tried.
B
They named me after my papa,
Abm
Bb
Eb
Ab
Eb
And the same day Papa died.
G
Cm
I am a Jonah man
Ab
Eb
Bb
I am a Jonah man
Eb
G
Cm
My family for many years
F
Bb
Bbdim
Bb
Looked on me and shared tears
G
Fm
Why am I this Jo nah?
Ddim
G
I just don't understand
Cm
Bb
Eb
Ab
But I'm a good, substan tial,
Eb
good -fleshed,
Ab
Eb
real, first -class
G
Cm
B
Eb
Jonah man, first -class
Bb
Jonah man.
Interlude 1
Eb
Ab
Eb
G
Cm
Ab
Eb
Bb
Eb
G
Cm
F
Fdim
F
Bb
Bbdim
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G
Fm
Ddim
G
Cm
Bb
Eb
Ab
Abm
Eb
Ab
Abm
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G
Cm
B
Eb
Bb
Eb
Ab
Eb
Verse 2
Eb
Bb
I've traveled here and I've
B
traveled there
Abm
and I've worked at what I could
B
Abm
but with luck like mine
B
running down the line
Bbm
nothing seems to turn out good
Ebm
I lost my wife to the fancy life
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Bb
and my rent is overdue
B
then when I went to church last Sunday
Abm
Why the preacher caught the flu,
Bb
Eb
G
Cm
yeah, that's why I say I'm a Jonah man,
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Eb
Bb
I am a Jonah man.
Eb
G
Just like in that old, old tale
Cm
F
But you know sometimes I
Bb
wish that I was the whale
G
Why am I this Jo nah?
Fm
G
Fm
G
I just don't under stand
Cm
Bb
Eb
Ab
But I'm a good, substan tial,
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full -fledged,
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Eb
real, first -class
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Cm
B
Eb
Jo nah man, first -class
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Eb
Ab
Eb
Jonah man.
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ChordsBb Ebm B Abm Bbm...
Bb
Ebm
B
Abm
Bbm
F
Eb
Ab
G
Cm
Bbdim
Fm
Ddim
Fdim
Capo: 1
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