Learn to play "Guitar 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.
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C#7 Well I quit my job down at the car wash I left my momma a goodbye note By sundown I’d left Kingston With my guitar under my coat F#7 I hitch-hiked all the way down to Memphis Got a room at the Y.M.C.A. C#7 For the next three weeks I went a hauntin’ them night clubs Lookin’ for a place a play G#7 Well I thought my pickin’ would set ‘em on fire F#7 C#7 But nobody wanted to hire a guitar man Well I nearly ‘bout starved to death down in Memphis I run outta money and luck So I bummed me a ride down to Macon, Georgia On a overloaded poultry truck I thumbed on down to Panama City Started pickin’ out some of them all-night bars Hopin’ I could make myself a dollar Makin’ music on my guitar I got the same old story at them all night piers There ain’t no room around here for a guitar man We don’t need no guitar man, son F#7 So I slept in the hobo jungles I bummed a thousand miles of track C#7 Til I found myself in Mobile, Alabama In a club they call “Big Jack’s” F#7 a little four piece band was jammin’ So I took my guitar and I sat in D#7 I showed ‘em what a band would sound like G#7 with a swingin’ little guitar man Show ‘em son C#7 So if you ever take a trip down to the ocean Find yourself down around Mobile Well make it out to a club called “Jack’s” If you got a little time to kill F#7 Just follow that crowd of people You’ll wind up out on his dance floor C#7 Diggin’ the finest little five piece group Up and down the Gulf of Mexico G#7 And guess who’s leadin’ that five piece band F#7 Wouldn’t you know it’s that swingin’ little guitar man Yeah Yeah guitarman You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsC#7 D#7 F#7 G#7 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 "Guitar Man" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Guitar Man" by Elvis Presley.