What Makes a Man

Westlife - What Makes a Man: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "What Makes a 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.

                B   F#      E            F#
This isn't goodbye, even as I watch you leave,
     B      F#   E
this isn't goodbye
   F#             B  F#       E            F#
I swear I won't cry, even as tears fill my eyes,
    B            F# E F#
I swear I won't cry

    C#m                      E    F#
Any other girl, I'd let you walk away
    C#m                  E      F#
Any other girl, I'm sure I'd be ok

Chorus:
                     B
Tell me what makes a man
      F#/A#            G#m
Wanna give you all his heart
                   C#m
Smile when you're around
    B/D#              E
And cry when you're apart
         F#              B
If you know what makes a man
      F#/A#             G#m F#
Wanna love you the way I do
                E      C#m F#
Girl you gotta let me know
                   B
So I can get over you

What makes her so right?
Is it the sound of her laugh, that look in her eyes?
When do you decide she is the dream that you seek
That force in your life?

When you apologize no matter who was wrong
When you get on your knees if that will
bring her home

Chorus

G#m                               E      F#
Other girls will come along, they always do
G#m                                       F#  E
But what's the point when all I ever want is you,
 F#
tell me

Chorus:
Tell me what makes a man
Wanna give you all his heart
Smile when you're around
And cry when you're apart
If you know what makes a man
Wanna love you the way I do
Girl, you gotta let me know (Let me know)
Girl, you gotta let me know (Woo)
So I can get over you


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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.

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If you are also interested in learning how to play "What Makes a Man" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "What Makes a Man" by Westlife.

Westlife - What Makes a Man: Guitar Chords

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