The Black Keys - I'll Be Your Man: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "I'll Be Your 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.

            A F#m A F#m    A F#m A F#m
Need a new love -     I'm ready
         A F#m A F#m    A    F#m A F#m
Want my time -     I'm willing yeah
               D  E                 D E
‘Cause I'm the one who's going to show
                 D  E D E
When there's nobody
              A F#m A F#m
I'll be your man -
                   A F#m A F#m
Yeah I'll be your man

Times gets tough, oh they get tougher
Hold on to me - I got you darling
‘Cause I'm the one who's going to show
When there's nobody
I'll be your man
I'll be your man

River is deep - Yeah I'm swimming
Mountain is high -
I'm going to climb, climb, climb
Yeah I'm the one who's
going to show when there's nobody
I'll be your man
I'll be your man
Yeah, I'll be your man

I'll be your man
Alright!


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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

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 "I'll Be Your Man" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "I'll Be Your Man" by The Black Keys.

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