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Pieces of a Man chords by
Gil Scott-heron
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Key: C major•
Intro 1
C
C

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Bb
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Csus4
Csus4

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C
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Csus4
Csus4

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Cm
Cm
3

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C
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Verse 1
Csus4
Csus4

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C
C

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"?Jacky? jigsaw pieces
G
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Csus4
Csus4

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C
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F
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C
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Tossed about the room
Csus4
Csus4

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C
C

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I saw my grandma sweepin'
Csus4
Csus4

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With her old straw broom
C
C

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F
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But she didn't what she
Eb
Eb
6

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Bb
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F
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was doin'
C
C

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F
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She could hardly un
Asus4
Asus4

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C
C

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G
G

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C
C

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derstand
Gm
Gm
3

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C
C

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That she was really sweepin' up
G
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Gm
Gm
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Pieces of a man
Verse 2
C
C

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Csus4
Csus4

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C
C

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I saw my daddy greet the mailman
Csus4
Csus4

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C
C

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And I heard the mailman say

"now don't you take this letter

to heart now Jimmy
Bb
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C
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Cause they've laid off
Csus4
Csus4

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Gm
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3

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F
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nine others today"

But he didn't know what he
Eb
Eb
6

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E
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F
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was say ing
Asus4
Asus4

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He could hardly understand
A
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Asus4
Asus4

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G
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C
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That he was
G
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Gm
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3

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C
C

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only talkin' to
Gm
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3

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Pieces of a man
Csus4
Csus4

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Verse 3
F
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I saw the thunder and heard
Bbsus4
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Em
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the lightnin'!
Asus4
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D
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And felt the burden of his shame
A
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D
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C
C

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And for some unknown reason
G
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Asus4
Asus4

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He never turned my way
A
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G
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C
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Verse 4
G
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C
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Pieces of that letter
Csus4
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Gm
Gm
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C
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Gm
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Were tossed about that room

And now I hear the sound
Csus4
Csus4

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Gm
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C
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of sirens

Come knifing through
Bb
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Csus4
Csus4

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F
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the gloom

But they don't know what
Eb
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6

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F
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they are doing
C
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F
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They could hardly un
Asus4
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G
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C
C

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derstand

That they're only arrestin'
Bb
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Csus4
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Gm
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3

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C
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G
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Csus4
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Pieces of a man
Gm
Gm
3

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Verse 5
C
C

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G
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Cm
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3

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Bb
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Gm
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3

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C
C

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I saw him go to pieces
G
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C
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G
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C
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I saw him go to pieces
G
G

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He was always such a good
Cm
Cm
3

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Bb
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Csus4
Csus4

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Gm
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3

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C
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man
G
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Csus4
Csus4

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He was always such a strong
Bb
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C
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G
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C
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strong man
G
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C
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Bb
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C
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Yeah, I saw him go to pieces
Outro 1
Bb
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I saw him go to pieces"
Gm
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3

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C
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Bb
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Gm
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D
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Gm
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • C

  • Bb

  • Csus4

  • Cm

    3

  • G

  • F

  • Eb

    6

  • Asus4

  • Gm

    3

  • E

  • A

  • Bbsus4

  • Em

  • D

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Pieces of a Man by Gil Scott-Heron is C major.

The primary chords used in Pieces of a Man are C, Bb, Csus4, Cm, G, F.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like C, Bb, Csus4, Cm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Pieces of a Man is approximately 68 beats per minute.

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

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