Deep Purple - Man Alive: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Man Alive" 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.

Em
(Eye-eye-eye)
(Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh ooh)
Sun sets in the west
(Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh ooh)
Boy has gone to rest 
(Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh ooh)
Mama clutch her breast
(Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh ooh oh)

Chorus:
Am
All creatures great and small
Graze on blood-red soil
And grass that grows on city streets
It's been a quiet town
Since the juice went down
Now something's washed up on the beach
        E
A man alive

Em
After some thousands of years
Fewer than the smallest imaginable
intake of breath
The wisest guys in the evolution
of humanity became extinct
Mother Nature loves a vacuum
And so, the Earth was cleansed
In no time at all

Chorus:
All creatures great and small
Graze on blood-red soil
And grass that grows on city streets
It's been a quiet town
Until the word got round
That something washed up on the beach
A man alive

A man alone
Washed up on the beach
Just a man
Whoosh...

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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

E

Guitar chord E

Em

Guitar chord Em

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 "Man Alive" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Man Alive" by Deep Purple.

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