Randy Newman – Half A Man (Guitar)
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Chords
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Written by: Randy Newman
From: "Born Again" (1978)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
Fm(maj7) x-x-3-5-5-4
G/D x-x-0-4-3-3
A/E 0-x-2-2-2-0
D/C x-3-x-2-3-2
D* x-x-0-7-7-5
E/D x-x-0-4-5-4
A/G 3-x-2-2-2-x
A/F# 2-x-2-2-2-x---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Intro]
| D Fm(maj7) | Fm(maj7) |
| D Fm(maj7) | Fm(maj7) |
[Verse 1]
D This big old queen was standing G On the corner of the street A | D | D G/D | Waved his hanky at me as I went rolling by D I pulled the truck up on the sidewalk G And I climbed down from the cab A/E D/C With my tire-chain and my knife
[Verse 2]
D As I approached him G He was trembling like a bird A | D E/D | D E/D | Raised the chain above my head D He said, "Please, before you kill me G Might I have one final word?" A7 D And this is what he said:
[Chorus]
Bm D E "I am but half a man, half a man A/G A/F# I'd like to be a dancer Bm But I'm much too large Bm D E Half a man, half a man A/G A/F# Bm An object for your pity, not your rage"
[Instrumental]
| D | % | G | % |
| A7 | % | D | % |
| D | % | G | % |
| A7 | % | D | % |
[Verse 3]
D G Oh, the strangest feeling's sweeping over me A D Both my speech and manner have become much more refined D G I said, "Oh, what is this feeling? What is wrong with me?" A D She said, "Girl, it happens all the time
[Chorus]
Bm D E "Now you are half a man, half a man A/G A/F# Look, you're walking and you're talking Bm Like a fag." Bm D E Half a man, I am half a man A/G A/F# Bm Holy Jesus, what a drag