Capo
3
Rate for accuracy
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Key: Eb
♫ Intro:
| Am C | F C | C | C Am | C F |
| C | C | F C | F C |
| C | C Am | C F | C | C |
♫ Verse 1:
Am G F C C
I can hook a trailer on a two-inch hitch
Am G F C C
I can shoot a shotgun
I can catch a fish
Am G F Am Am7
I can change a tire on the side of a road
Am7 G F C C
Yeah
I know a few things a man oughta know
♫ Chorus:
F C
How to know when it's love
G C
How to stay when it's tough
F
How to know you're messin' up a good thing
G
And how to fix it 'fore it's too late
F C
And yeah
I know a boy
G Am
Who gave up and got it wrong
G F C C
If you really love a woman, you don't let her go
Am G F C C
Yeah
I know a few things a man oughta know
♫ Verse 2:
Am G F C C
If I can't have it
I can do without
Am G F C C
I can hang a picture same as I can take it down
Am G F Am Am7
And how to keep it hidden when a heart gets broke
G F C C
Yeah
I know a few things a man oughta know
♫ Chorus:
F C
How to know when it's love
G C
How to stay when it's tough
F
How to know you're messin' up a good thing
G
And how to fix it 'fore it's too late
F C
And yeah
I know a boy
G Am
Who gave up and got it wrong
G F C C
If you really love a woman, you don't let her go
Am G F C
Yeah
I know a few things a man oughta know
♫ Solo:
C G G
♫ Bridge:
F F G G
I
♫ Chorus:
F C
How to know when it's love
G C
How to stay when it's tough
F
How to chase forever down a driveway
G
How to never let it get there in the first place
F C
And yeah
I know a boy
G Am
Who gave up and got it wrong
G F C C
If you really love a woman, you don't let her go
Am G F Am Am7
Well
I know a few things a man oughta know
G F C
Yeah
I know a few things a man oughta know
♫ Outro:
C C Am C F
C C Am C C
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- Things A Man Oughta Know (Intro)
Song History
Published: November 20, 2021
Last Updated: January 19, 2026