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Tried To Be A Man chords by
Rickie Lee Jones
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Key: E minor•
Verse 1
Em
Em

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'Round here we don't need

no one trying to set us straight

I got a redneck in plaid suit,

he's on TV real late

Balalaikas tolling,

Sheba plays the flute

There's Communists and Capitalists
Verse 2

They all think I'm cute
A
A

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You know, I'm out of rehab

You know, I'm with the band
Em
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Anyway I think it's time to
Verse 3

say exactly what I am
D
D

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A
A

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'Cause I tried to be a man
Em
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But that's what I'm not

meant to be
C
C

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G
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You know I tried to be a man
Em
Em

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But that's not what I came to be
Verse 4
Em
Em

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Well, there's seven years

of famine

And seven years of drought

Seven years of Sam

You know what I'm talking about

And it won't take very long

before it's hard to tell

If they're trying to take you back with him
A
A

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To heaven or to hell
Verse 5
A
A

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They make her so pretty She

won't be pretty long
Em
Em

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She'll be rising out of the sea

of planet Babylon
Verse 6
D
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A
A

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'Cause she tried to be a man
Em
Em

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That's not what she came to be
C
C

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G
G

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Because she tried to be a man
Em
Em

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That's not what she came to be
Interlude 1
F#
F#
2

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Em
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A
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Em
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Am
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Verse 7
Em
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She's living down on Bronson
G
G

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Am
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She never blinks her eyes
Em
Em

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The family in Wisconsin
B
B
2

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Look like they're hypnotized
Em
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I get a strange sensation

When I lay down in my bed

In fact, if you could drop me

on the corner here
Verse 8
A
A

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Instead on planet Babylon
Am
Am

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That's where they wrote the book
Em
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There's something here about you,
D
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come on and take a look
Verse 9
A
A

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You tried to be a man
Am
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Em
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But that's not what you came to be

It says, it says, it says, it says
C
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G
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You tried to be a man
Em
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But that's not what you came to be
Verse 10
Em
Em

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Came to be

What you came to be
Outro 1

That's not what you came to be
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Em

  • A

  • D

  • C

  • G

  • F#

    2

  • Am

  • B

    2

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Tried To Be A Man by Rickie Lee Jones is E minor.

The primary chords used in Tried To Be A Man are Em, A, D, C, G, F#.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Em, A, D, C, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Tried To Be A Man is approximately 105 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Tried To Be 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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