Learn to play "It Takes A Man" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
Em/D D Em/D D She locked her fingers and bowed her head E7/G# G She said, "I'm late and I'm really scared" Em/D B Em/D D Now you can go but I hope you stay E7/G# G I'm gonna keep it either way Chorus: G D G D In my daddy's El Camino in her driveway in the rain G D A Starin' through that windshield, I could see G my future change D G And my heart hit like a hammer, and my thoughts Bm were runnin' wild A G Any fool can make a baby, but it takes a man D to raise a child I laid my head down on the wheel She said "I know, I know it don't seem real" She closed her eyes but the tears flowed through She said "don't hate me for loving you" Chorus Em Oh, I could not reassure her, D/F# I couldn't say what I had planed G A Couldn't put three words together, so I just took her hand Chorus: In my daddy's El Camino In her driveway in the rain Staring through that windshield I could see my future change And my heart hit like a hammer And my thoughts were running wild Any fool can make a baby You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA B Bm D E7 Em F# G G# 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 "It Takes A Man" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "It Takes A Man" by Chris Young.