Joe Cocker - Civilized Man: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Civilized 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.

Am                   G            Am G
You made me need you, need you so bad
Am                    G                F       G
Would you believe you, you made me so mad, oh yeah
        Am           G                    Am  G
Double cross me once, and never cross me again
            F                               G
Now you're running 'round looking for some sympathy
          Am                           E
When you know as well as I that we're history

Chorus:
        F    G                 Am
You're lucky, I'm a civilized man
        F    G                 Am
You're lucky, I'm a civilized man
    F       G         Am
Oh yeah, a civilized man

A poison arrow right from the start
Went down to zero You went for my heart Oh yeah
Usin' hoodoo voodoo to start the fire again
Now you asked me to forget all you put me thru
When you know as well as I you got it comin' to you

Chorus

Using hoodoo voodoo to start the fire again
Now you're runnin' round lookin' for some sympathy
When you know as well as I that we are history

Oh
You're lucky - I'm a civilized man
Oh
You're lucky - I'm a civilized man
You're so lucky - you've got a civilized man
You're so lucky - you've got a civilized man


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord 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 "Civilized Man" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Civilized Man" by Joe Cocker.