Paul McCartney - 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 Paul McCartney

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.

           F
There's a man
      Gm7                      Am7
Who plays the game of life so well
 A#                 F
Ooo there's such a man
      Gm7                    Am7
His thoughts you can never tell

A#            A#maj7           Am7
Ooo and it's just the way he thought it would be
           A#maj7           Am7
'Cause the day has come for him to be free
         A#maj7                 Am7
Then he laughs, and kicks, and rolls up his sleeves
      A#maj7               Am7
I'm alive and I'm here forever
            Dmaj7 D6  Dmaj7  D6
This is the man

Chorus:
          Gm7              Am7
And it's just the way he thought it would be
           Gm7              Am7
'Cause the day has come for him to be free
         Gm7                    Fmaj7
Then he laughs, and kicks, and rolls up his sleeves
      Gm7                  Am7
I'm alive and I'm here forever
            Dmaj7 D6 Dmaj7 D6 Dmaj7 D6 Dmaj7
This is the man

There's a man
Everybody thought they knew
Ooh there's such a man
He's not like me and you
Ooh

Chorus:
And it's just the way she thought it would be
As he says, something has happened to me
Then he laughs, he kicks and rolls up his sleeves
I'm alive and I'm here forever
This is the man
And it's just the way he thought it would be
'Cause the day has come for him to be free
Then he laughs as he smiles and rolls up his sleeves
I'm alive and I'm here forever
This is the man

Did you know
This man can do anything
Ooo there's such a man
I wish that we could bring

Chorus:
And it's just the way he thought it would be
'Cause the day has come for him to be free
Then he laughs, he kicks then rolls up his sleeves
I'm alive and I'm here forever
This is the man
And it's just the way he thought it would be
'Cause the day has come for him to be free
Then he laughs, he kicks then rolls up his sleeves
I'm alive and I'm here forever (Woo!)
This is the man

This is the man (This is the man) (Ooh yeah)
(Ooh yeah)
This is the man (This is the man)
This is the man


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

A#maj7

Guitar chord A#maj7

Am7

Guitar chord Am7

Dmaj7

Guitar chord Dmaj7

D6

Guitar chord D6

F

Guitar chord F

Fmaj7

Guitar chord Fmaj7

Gm7

Guitar chord Gm7

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 Paul McCartney.

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