Eric Clapton - Man Overboard: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Man Overboard" 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.

             D           A                  D             A
You say you do when you don't, you say you will when you won't.
             D              A               D            A
You make me laugh make me cry, you make me live make me die.
           D          A                  D             A
You put me in put me out, you make me scream make me shout.
            D          A                 D             A
You pick me up put me down, you make me king make me clown.

Chorus:
           Bm      E     Bm     E
I'm like a man on fire (man on fire)
    A   F#m        A   F#m
Man overboard (man overboard).
           Bm      E     Bm     E
I'm like a man on fire (man on fire)
    A   F#m        A   F#m
Man overboard (man overboard).

You can turn on the light in the middle of the night
You can put me to rest, what you do is the best
You can turn me away and get me back the next day
You can fill up my heart or you can tear it apart

Chorus

Bm               E                 A            F#m
You got me so excited, you put my heart on overload.
Bm                 E                  A          F#m
You got my soul ignited, I'm getting ready to explode.
Bm                    E            A              F#m
There ain't no early warning for what I'm going through.
           Bm           E                  A               F#m
I got the fever in the morning because my heart is set on you.

Chorus - x3


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

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 "Man Overboard" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Man Overboard" by Eric Clapton.

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