Blur - Charmless Man: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Charmless Man" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Charmless Man Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Blur

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Charmless Man" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

A              E/G#    F#
I met him in a crowded room
              A           E/G#       F#
Where people go to drink away their gloom
Bm7                C#m7  D
He sat me down and so began,
      A          D        A
the story of a charmless man
A              E/G#     F#
Educated the expensive way,
               A              A/G#  F#
he knows his claret from his beaujolais
              Bm7               C#m7    D  E
I think he's like to have been Ronnie Kray
           A            D             A
But then nature didn't make him that way
A        E/G#      F#
Na na na na na na na
A        E/G#      F#
Na na na na na na na

Chorus:
 A
He thinks he's educated,
airs those family shares
 C#m7   Bm7              C#m7    Bm7
Will protect him that we will respect him
 A
He moves in circles of friends
                      C#m7  Bm7
Who just pretend that they like him
    C#m7    Bm7
He does the same to them,
              E
And when you put it all together
            D9                    A
There's the model of a charmless man

A        E/G#      F#
Na na na na na na na
A        E/G#      F#
Na na na na na na na

He knows the swingers and their cavalry
Says he can get in anywhere for free
I began to go a little cross-eyed
And from this charmless man I just had to hide

He went na-na-na-na-na, na-na
Na-na-na-na-na, na-na, na-na

Chorus:
He talks at speed, he gets nose bleeds
He doesn't see his days are tumbling down upon him
And yet he tries so hard to please
He's just so keen for you to listen,
but no one's listening
And when you put it all together
There's the model of a charmless man

He thinks his educated airs, those family shares
Will protect him, that you'll respect him
And yet he tries so hard to please
He's just so keen for you to listen,
but no one's listening
And when you put it all together
There's the model of a charmless man


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

C#m7

Guitar chord C#m7

D

Guitar chord D

D9

Guitar chord D9

E

Guitar chord E

F#

Guitar chord F#

G#

Guitar chord G#

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

Bm7

Guitar chord Bm7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Charmless Man" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Charmless Man" by Blur.

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