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Holy Man Chords by Deep Purple

Holy Man chords by Deep Purple

Guitar chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
D   D/C   G/B  Gm/Bb
D   D/C   G/B  Gm/Bb  A

Verse 1:
D
Called to Madonna
D/C
To give me a line
         G/B               Gm/Bb
She said boy what have you done
D                        D/C
Passing your time with a holy man
G/B                        Gm/Bb
Talking about the moon and sun
    D                Bm
But I can't tell the difference
F#m                  G         A
Between the fool and wise
D                  D/C
Show me a river to follow
 G/B                Gm/Bb
Away from all these lies
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Chorus:
A
I've been on my own so long
          G       C/G  G
Won't you lend me your hand
A
I've been picking up my bones too long
          G    Fmaj7
Won't you understand


Verse 2:
 D
Called to the captain
D/C
To put me a shore
         G/B               Gm/Bb
For it looked like no man's land
D                        D/C
Is this the way to follow
G/B                        Gm/Bb
I cried as I shook his hand
    D                Bm
He told me had no answer
F#m                  G         A
He didn't really hold the key
D                  D/C
I am a simple man
 G/B                Gm/Bb
Was all he said to me


Chorus:
A
I've been on my own so long
          G       C/G  G
Won't you lend me your hand
A
I've been out in the cold too long
          G    Fmaj7
Won't you understand
A
I've been on the road so long
          G       C/G  G
Won't you lend me your hand
A
I've been out in the cold too long
          G    Fmaj7
Won't you understand

Bridge:
D Am7 G
D Am7 Em G D
D Am7 G
D Am7 Em Bm Fmaj7

Solo:
D  D/C  G/B Gm/Bb
D  D/C  G/B Gm/Bb
D  Bm  F#m G A
D  D/C  G/B Gm/Bb

Chorus:

A
I've been on the road so long
          G       C/G  G
Won't you lend me your hand
A
I've been out in the cold too long
          G    Fmaj7
Won't you understand

Verse 3:
  D              D/C
Heard my mother crying
G/B                Gm/Bb
She was calling out my name
 D              D/C
Whisper in the dark night
G/B                Gm/Bb
Saying who's to blame
    D                Bm
The hour glass keeps turning
F#m                  G         A
With not enough sand to see
D                  D/C
I am a holy man
 G/B                Gm/Bb
So don't you bother me


Chorus:
A
I've been on my own so long
          G       C/G  G
Won't you lend me your hand
A
I've been picking up my bones too long
          G    Fmaj7
Won't you understand
A
I've been on the road so long
          G       C/G  G
Won't you lend me your hand
A
I've been out in the cold too long
          G    Fmaj7
Won't you understand

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