The Beatles - I wanna be your man
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Tuning: E A D G B E
(Song: I Wanna Be Your Man
Artists: The Beatles
Album: With The Beatles, the second studio album., 1963
URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LT_TCxQDhSs
Tempo: 4|4
Method: Alternating verse chords, played in a Bo-Diddley style (chunka-chunka rhythm)
Tuning: Standard
Chords: (Optional)
EADGBe EADGBe
E 022100 X79997
E11 000100 X77777
E7 020100 X79797
F#7 242322
B7 X21202 X24242
C#7 X4342X X46454
VERSE 1:
EI wanna E11be your Elover E11baby,
EI wanna E11be your Eman.
EI wanna E11be your Elover E11baby,
EI wanna E11be your E7man.
VERSE 2:
ELove you E11like no Eother E11baby,
ELike no E11other Ecan.
ELove youE11 like no Eother E11baby,
ELike no E11other E7can.
CHORUS 1:
N.C.I wanna be your F#7man, B7
I wanna be your Eman.C#7
I wanna be your F#7man, B7
I wanna be your Ema - E11an.
VERSE 3:
ETell me tE11hat you Elove me E11baby,
ELet me E11understEand.
ETell me E11that you Elove me E11baby,
EI wanna E11be your E7man.
VERSE 4:
EI wanna E11be your Elover E11baby,
EI wanna E11be your Eman.
EI wanna E11be your Elover E11baby,
EI wanna E11be your E7man.
CHORUS 2:
N.C.I wanna be your F#7man, B7
I wanna be your Eman.C#7
I wanna be your F#7man, B7
I wanna be your Ema - E11an.
:: INSTRUMENTAL:: (Lead over)
|E E11|E E11|E E11|E E11|
|E E11|E E11|E E11|E E11|
|E E11|E E11|E E11|E E11|
VERSE 5:
EI wanna E11be your Elover E11baby,
EI wanna E11be your Eman.
EI wanna E11be your Elover E11baby,
EI wanna E11be your E7man.
VERSE 6:
ELove you E11like no Eother E11baby,
ELike no E11other Ecan.
ELove you E11like no Eother E11baby,
ELike no E11other E7can.
CODA: (Repeat and fade)
EI wanna E11be your Eman, EI wanna E11be your Eman.
EI wanna E11be your Eman, EI wanna E11be your Eman.
EI wanna E11be your Eman, EI wanna E11be your Eman. (Fade)
[End]
NOTES:
1. “The song was written by Lennon and McCartney, who evidently didn't rate it that highly.
“…It was a throwaway. The only two versions of the song were Ringo and the Rolling Stones.
That shows how much importance we put on it: We weren't going to give them anything great, right?…”
- John Lennon, 1980, All We Are Saying, David Sheff.
2. ”…John Lennon recalled completing it with McCartney in front of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards,
who were impressed enough to begin songwriting themselves shortly afterwards….”
http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/i-wanna-be-your-man/
3. Despite the Beatles low opinion of this song, it was one of the most imitated by the teenage
bands of my generation (i.e. we and every other band I knew, had it in their playlist).