Only A Man chords by Pat Byrne

• Capo on 3rd
• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: C

🎸 Intro:

F  C  F  C
F C Am G C



🎸 Verse 1:
    F           C
She circled the wagons
            F        C
She didn’t give me a chance
    C/B       Am               G       F
She pulled my heart out with a seismic glance
     F        C    Em             Am
This race was over before it even began
                        F
If I was a horse they’d shoot me
        G      C
But I’m only a man

🎸 Verse 2:
     F         C
If I had a designer
       F        C
He was well equipped
       C/B       Am
He was tried and tested
                F
He stuck to the script
           F         C
He drank a bottle of brandy
          Em         Am
Before he drew up my plan
           Am/G         F
If I was a house they’d knock me down
G              C
But I’m only a man

🎸 Bridge:
F C F C F C Am G C

🎸 Verse 3:
      F            C
I get lost in translation
      F      C
I fly into a rage
  C/B         Am
I splatter affection
    G        F
All over the page
               F    C
But this is no love story
          C/B      Am
We’re not Jack and Diane
           Am/G         F
If I was a letter you’d return me
        G      C
But I’m only a man

🎸 Verse 4:
        G                 C                       F
And the songs of fondness carry me up towards the planets
         G                         C                     F
Then the songs of numbness send me crashing back down to earth
      G                       C                        F
I’d catch the stars if they’d help me know what you’re thinking
           G                       C                       F
If I could paint your dreams and I would for all that it’s worth
          G
But I can’t

🎸 Bridge:
F C F C F Am G C

🎸 Verse 5:
         F              C
It’s two o’clock in the morning
          F           C
I’m lying here on the floor
        C/B    Am
Waiting for an answer
           G            F
For you’re knock at the door
                      C
But you’re on greener pastures
    Em                 Am
You slipped through my hands
                G         F
Still, if I had wings I’d fly to you
        G     C
But I’m only a man

🎸 Outro:
F C F C F Am G F C