A Man I'd Rather Be chords by Bert Jansch

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Intro:

Em A Em A Em A Em A


Verse 1:
      Em           A
Now I wish I was a dog
Em               A
Lazin' about all day
       Em               A
With a bark so loud and fierce
   Em            A     F#m F
To keep the cats away, away

Chorus 1:
B     E          A
But a man's a man
      D       F
And a dog's a slave
     Am          A        D G D
So a man I would rather be


Verse 2:
      Em           A
Now I wish I was a book
  Em         A
Upon a dusty shelf
       Em                   A
With a millions of words to read
            Em                A       F#m F
Lord, but I can't even read myself, myself


Chorus 2:
B     E       A
But a man's a man
      D          F
And a book can't think
     Am          A        D G D
So a man I would rather be


Verse 3:
      Em           A
Now I wish I was a brick
       Em          A
In the middle of a wall
       Em               A
With a plastic coat and hat
        Em               A       F#m F
I would have no cares at all, at all


Chorus 3:
B     E       A
But a man's a man
      D           F
And a brick won't talk
     Am          A        D G D
So a man I would rather be


Verse 4:
      Em           A
Now I wish I was a fly
  Em                 A
A buzzin' around and around
Em                 A
Racin' through the air
        Em            A         F#m F
With no spiders to be found, be found


Chorus 4:
B     E       A
But a man's a man
      D        F
And a fly gets squashed
     Am          A        D G D
So a man I would rather be