Ed Sheeran - The Man: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The 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 The Man Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Ed Sheeran

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 "The Man" smoothly on your guitar.

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

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               A  Bm
No I don't wanna hate
                                     F#m G
Just wish you'd never gone for the man
And waited two weeks at least
                    A   Bm
Before you let him take you
I stayed true
                                        F#m        G
I kind of knew you liked the dude from private school
He's waiting for the time to move
                   A   Bm
I knew he had his eyes on you
He's not the right guy for you
                     F#m        G
Don't hate me cos I write the truth
No I would never lie to you
                  A      Bm
But it was never fine to lose you
And what a way to find out
               F#m     G
It never came from my mouth
You never changed your mind

But you were just afraid to mind out
But fuck it
I won't be changing the subject, I love it
I'll make your little secret public
It's nothing, I'm just disgusted with the skeletons
You sleep with in your closet to get back at me
Trapped and I'm lacking sleep
Fact is you're mad at me
Because I backtrack so casually
You're practically my family
If we married then I'll guess you'd have to be
But tragically our love just lost the will to live
But would I kill to give it one more shot?
I think not

Chorus:
A  Bm
I don't love you baby
F#m      G
I don't need you baby
A  Bm
I don't want you no
F#m G
Anymore

A  Bm
I don't love you baby
F#m      G
I don't need you baby
A  Bm
I don't wanna love you no
F#m G
Anymore

Recently I tend to zone out
Up in my headphones to Holocene
You promised your body but I'm away so much
I stay more celibate than in a monastery
Im not cut out for life on the road
Cos I didn't know I'd miss you this much
And at the time we'd just go, so sue me
I guess I'm not the man that you need
Ever since you went to uni
I've been sofa surfing with a rucksack
Full of less cash and I guess that could get bad

But when I broke the industry
That's when I broke your heart
I was supposed to chart and celebrate
But good things are over fast
I know it's hard to deal with and see this
I tend to turn you off and switch on my professional features
Then I turn the music off
And all I'm left with is to pick up my personal pieces, Jesus
I never really want to believe this
Got advice from my dad and he
Told me that family is all I'll ever have and need
I guess I'm unaware of it
Success is nothing if you have no one left to share it with

Chorus

And since you left
I've given up my days off
It's what I need to stay strong
I know you have a day job
But mine is 24/7
I fell like writing a book
I guess I lied in the hook
Cos I still love you and I need you by my side if I could
The irony is if my career and music didn't exist
In 6 years yeah you'd probably be my wife with a kid
I'm frightened to think if I depend on cider and drink
And lighting a spliff I fall into a spiral and its
Just hiding my misguiding thoughts that I'm trying to kill

And I'd be writing my will before I'm 27
I'll die from a thrill
Go down in history as just a wasted talent
Can I face the challenge
Or did I make a mistake erasing
It's only therapy
My thoughts just get ahead of me
Eventually I'll be fine I know that it was never meant to be
Either way I guess I'm not prepared
But I'll say this
These things happen for a reason and you can't change
Take my apology
I'm sorry for the honesty
But I had to get this off my chest

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G

Guitar chord G

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

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 "The Man" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Man" by Ed Sheeran.

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