The Offspring - Pay The Man: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Pay The 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.
E See the way the wind blows, lives are intertwined Watch the way the world goes, the man deals out our plight Jester in the corner laughs without a sound Jester in the corner, malady abounds Dm F E In our souls Dm F E In our souls Dm F E In our souls See the way the sun sets, twilight of this life The man is making little bets playing with our lives All that I believe now, anything is possible A simple explanation for the evil in this world And in our souls In our souls In our souls In our souls E Come down to sorry and sable, it's always the man It's always been keeping you down Bow down 'cause I see it before me, shadow and light That always keeps you runnin' Chorus: D C Em Oh-oh-oh Shut up, you talk too much D C Em Oh-oh-oh Pay the man now yeah D C Em Oh-oh-oh Shut up, you talk too much D C Oh-oh Look at you and your struggle for freedom, but you ain't nothin' We all pay the man for living Wouldn't it be nice for a change, now, to be unchained? My life is for me now E But, this is life, this is life This is life, this is life Pay the man (No!), pay the man (No!) Pay the man (No!), it's the man (No, no, no!) Chorus: Ho-ho, shut up, you talk too much Ho-ho-ho, pay the man, now, yeah Ho-ho, shut up, you talk too much Ho-ho-ho Hoo-hoo, go! Ho-oh Ho-oh Ho-oh (Don't! No!) Ho-oh (Stop! Oh) Chorus: Ho-ho, shut up, you talk too much Ho-ho-ho, pay the man, now, yeah My life is for me, ho-ho-ho You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  C  D  Dm  E  Em  F  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 "Pay The Man" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Pay The Man" by The Offspring.