REO Speedwagon – Music Man (Guitar Intro)
Key
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Versions
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Guitar Intro
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Chords
[Intro]
G D Cadd9 G
G D Cadd9 G
G D Cadd9 G
A* A* A* A*
[Verse 1]
A* A* A* A* Recently I've been thinkin' about what I am and where my priorities lie. A* A* A* A* Gettin' it together on some future plans, decidin' what I need to get by. D* A* A* But I tried workin' and schoolin', but there just not my thing. Oh, no. G D Cadd9 G A* A* Can't ya see I'll always be a music man?
A* A*
[Verse 2]
A* A* A* A* Well I could be pickin' bluegrass or singin' the blues--it doesn't really matter to me. A* A* A* A* As long as I'm playin music I just can't lose, and no one's gonna tell me differently. D* A* A* 'Cause all I really care about is sittin' right here in my hands. Oh yeah. G D Cadd9 G A* A* Can't ya see I'll always be a music man?
[Chorus]
D* Well my momma sits and worries about me for days A* A* Even though she really likes the way the boy plays. D* My daddy tells her I'm just goin' through a phase, A* But that's just what he always says. D* D* A* A* I hear what they're sayin' but I take it with a grain of sand. Oh, yeah. G D Cadd9 G A* A* Can't ya see I'll always be a music man? Oh. G D Cadd9 G A* A* Can't ya see I'll always be a music man?
[Instrumental Break/Solo]
A* (repeat)
[Chorus]
D* Well my momma sits and worries about me for days A* A* Even though she really likes the way the boy plays. D* My daddy tells her I'm just goin' through a phase, A* But that's just what he always says. D* D* A* A* I hear what they're sayin' but I take it with a grain of sand. Oh, yeah. G D Cadd9 G A* A* Can't ya see I'll always be a music man? A* A* Mmmmhmmm.
[Verse 3]
A* A* A* A* Well I've told you my story now here's what I've found to be happy you need only be real A* A* A* A* So don't let anyone try to turn your head around just remember you are what you feel. D* A You see all of my life people been tryin' to tell me what I am. Oh, yeah. G D Cadd9 G A* A* Can't ya see I'll always be a music man? Oh, yeah. G D Cadd9 G A* A* Can't ya see I'll always be a music man?
[Outro]
A* (repeat)
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| The A* riff is a series of double-stops played in a fast, blues style. It begins with the open A string and
| its 5th note, played on the 2nd fret of the D string. It then moves up to the major 6th (4th fret on the D
| string), the minor 7th (5th fret on the D string), and back down to the major 6th and 5th:
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| A5 A6 Am7 | ------ ------ ------ | x||xxx x||xxx 1 x||xxx | x|o||| x||xxx x||xxx | x||xxx x||xxx x||xxx | x||xxx x|oxxx x|oxxx | ------ ------ ------ | 01 03 04
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| The D* riff is similar, but just plays between the D's 5th and major 6th notes:
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| D5 D6 | ------ ------ | xx||xx xx||xx | xx|o|| xx||xx | xx||xx xx||xx | xx||xx xx|oxx | ------ ------ | 01 03
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