...AM I THE MAN... by Jackie Wilson
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Released 1960
Intro:
F Dm (x4)
Verse 1:
[F7] You oughta be a-here, to hold me tight,
You oughta be a-here, to a treatin' my right.
[Bb7] You oughta be here, to hold my hand,
[F7] And try to make-a me understand.
[C7] And baby tell me, [Bb7]once again;
F7 (n.c)
A-huh-huh, am I the man?
[F7] (Yes you're the man).
Verse 2:
[F7] You oughta be a-here, a-lettin' me know,
You oughta be a-here, to tell me so.
[Bb7] You oughta be here, ooh its true,
[F7] That I'm the only one for you.
[C7] And baby tell me, [Bb7]once again;
F7 (n.c)
A-huh-huh, am I the man?
[F7] (Yes you're the man).
Bridge 1:
Yeah, [Bb7]girls in this big city, all of these girls, its a pity,
That [F]my girl she's a thousand miles away, [F7]yeah, yeah.
[Bb7] Baby, you'd better hurry, 'cos I'm beginning to worry.
'Cos [G7]all of these beautiful girls are drivin' me [C7]wild. But, oh...
Verse 3:
[F7] I'm gonna wait until you're in my arms,
I'm gonna wait until I have your charms.
[Bb7] I'm gonna wait until you come to me,
[F7] And we'll make a-love, a-like a ooh-wee!
[C7] And baby tell me, [Bb7]once again;
F7 (n.c)
A-huh-huh, am I the man?
[F7] (Yes you're the man).
Bridge 2:
Yeah, [Bb7]girls in this big city, all of these girls, its a pity,
That [F]my girl she's a thousand miles away, [F7]yeah, yeah.
[Bb7] Baby, you'd better hurry, 'cos I'm beginning to worry.
'Cos [G7]all of these beautiful girls,
Are drivin' me [C7]wild, a-wild, wild, wild, wild.
Verse 4:
[F7] I'm gonna wait, until you're in my arms,
I'm gonna wait until, I have your charms.
[Bb7] I'm gonna wait, until you come to me,
[F7] And lovey dovey, like it ought to be.
[C7] And baby tell me, [Bb7]once again;
F7 (n.c)
A-huh-huh, am I the man?
[F7] (Yes you're the man).
Outro:
[F] [Dm]
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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[F] [Dm] [F7] [Bb7] [C7] [G7]
[EADGBE]133211 [EADGBE]xx0231 [EADGBE]131211 [EADGBE]x13131 [EADGBE]x35353 [EADGBE]353433
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_ __ __ | __| __ __
| | _ _ | \ / | | |__ \ \ / /
_____ | | | | | | | | |__ | \ \/ /
| ___| | | | | | | | |\_/| | __| | \ /
| | | | | |_| | | | | | |____| | |
| | | | |_____| | | | | | |
| |___ | | | | | | | |
|_____| | | |_| |_| | |
| |_____ Tabbed by |_|
|_______| Joel from cLuMsY, 2008
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
------------------.................
Released 1960
Intro:
F Dm (x4)
Verse 1:
[F7] You oughta be a-here, to hold me tight,
You oughta be a-here, to a treatin' my right.
[Bb7] You oughta be here, to hold my hand,
[F7] And try to make-a me understand.
[C7] And baby tell me, [Bb7]once again;
F7 (n.c)
A-huh-huh, am I the man?
[F7] (Yes you're the man).
Verse 2:
[F7] You oughta be a-here, a-lettin' me know,
You oughta be a-here, to tell me so.
[Bb7] You oughta be here, ooh its true,
[F7] That I'm the only one for you.
[C7] And baby tell me, [Bb7]once again;
F7 (n.c)
A-huh-huh, am I the man?
[F7] (Yes you're the man).
Bridge 1:
Yeah, [Bb7]girls in this big city, all of these girls, its a pity,
That [F]my girl she's a thousand miles away, [F7]yeah, yeah.
[Bb7] Baby, you'd better hurry, 'cos I'm beginning to worry.
'Cos [G7]all of these beautiful girls are drivin' me [C7]wild. But, oh...
Verse 3:
[F7] I'm gonna wait until you're in my arms,
I'm gonna wait until I have your charms.
[Bb7] I'm gonna wait until you come to me,
[F7] And we'll make a-love, a-like a ooh-wee!
[C7] And baby tell me, [Bb7]once again;
F7 (n.c)
A-huh-huh, am I the man?
[F7] (Yes you're the man).
Bridge 2:
Yeah, [Bb7]girls in this big city, all of these girls, its a pity,
That [F]my girl she's a thousand miles away, [F7]yeah, yeah.
[Bb7] Baby, you'd better hurry, 'cos I'm beginning to worry.
'Cos [G7]all of these beautiful girls,
Are drivin' me [C7]wild, a-wild, wild, wild, wild.
Verse 4:
[F7] I'm gonna wait, until you're in my arms,
I'm gonna wait until, I have your charms.
[Bb7] I'm gonna wait, until you come to me,
[F7] And lovey dovey, like it ought to be.
[C7] And baby tell me, [Bb7]once again;
F7 (n.c)
A-huh-huh, am I the man?
[F7] (Yes you're the man).
Outro:
[F] [Dm]
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
[F] [Dm] [F7] [Bb7] [C7] [G7]
[EADGBE]133211 [EADGBE]xx0231 [EADGBE]131211 [EADGBE]x13131 [EADGBE]x35353 [EADGBE]353433
____
_ __ __ | __| __ __
| | _ _ | \ / | | |__ \ \ / /
_____ | | | | | | | | |__ | \ \/ /
| ___| | | | | | | | |\_/| | __| | \ /
| | | | | |_| | | | | | |____| | |
| | | | |_____| | | | | | |
| |___ | | | | | | | |
|_____| | | |_| |_| | |
| |_____ Tabbed by |_|
|_______| Joel from cLuMsY, 2008
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
