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Bert Jansch
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Key: D major•
Intro 1
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G

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Verse 1

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Now I wish I was a dog
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Lazin' about all day
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With the barks so loud and fierce
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F#m
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F#
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F#m
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B
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2

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To keep the cats away
Abm
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But a man's a man
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F#m
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And a dog's a slave
A
A

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D

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So man i would rather be
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Verse 2

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Now I wish I was a book
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A

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Upon a dusted shelf
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A

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With a millions of words to read
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Lord but I can't even read
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F#
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F#m
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F#
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F#m
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B
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myself
Abm
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A
A

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But a man's a man
D
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B
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2

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And a book can't think
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A

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So man I would rather be
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Now I wish I was a brick
Verse 3
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In a middle of a wall
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With a plastic coat and hat
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I would have no cares
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F#
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F#m
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F#m
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B
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at all
G#m
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But a man's a man
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And a brick won't talk
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Dm
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So man I would rather be
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Now I
Verse 4
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wish I was a fly
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A buzzin' around and around
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Racin' through the air
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With no spiders to be found
F#
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F#m
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B
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But a man's a man
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F#m
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And a fly get squashed
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So a man I would rather be

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • A

  • Em

  • F#m

    2

  • F#

    2

  • B

    2

  • Abm

    4

  • D

  • F

  • G#m

    4

  • Dm

  • C

  • E

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Man i'd rather be by Bert jansch is D major.

The primary chords used in Man i'd rather be are G, A, Em, F#m, F#, B.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like G, A, Em, F#m, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Man i'd rather be is approximately 94 beats per minute.

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