Lines: 69 Again, here's my version: SONG: The Man's Too Strong ARTIST: Dire Straits ALBUM: Brothers In Arms (1985) INTRO: C (strums) C (strums) e----------------------------------------0-------------0--------------- B----------------------------------------1-------------1--------------- G--------0h2-2-2-2---2-2-0--------2-0----0-------------0-------0------- D--0--3--------------------3-0--------2--2-------------2-----2------0-- A----------------------------------------3----------3--3---3------1---- E---------------------------------------------------------------------- Bb(strums) Dm(strums) Dm(strums) e--1-------------------1-------------1-------------------------- B--3-------------------3-------------3-------------------------- G--3-------------------2-------------2----------------0h2-2-2-2- etc. D--3---------3p0---0---0----------0--0---------0h3--3----------- A--1-------------3--------------3------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------------------

^DmI am just an aging drummer-boy, and in the ^Cwars I used to play And I've ^Bbcalled a tune to many a torture ^Dmsession. ^DmNow they say I am a war criminal, and I'm a-^Cfading away. ^BbFather, please hear my confession.

I have ^Glegalized robbery and ^Dcalled it belief I have ^Grun with the money, I have ^Dhid like a thief I have ^Grewritten history with my ^Darmies and my crooks ^DInvented ^Cmemories, ^Am I did ^Dburn all the books And I can ^Dmstill hear his laughter, and I can ^Cstill hear his ^Emsong ^Emsus2 The man's too ^Embig, the man's too ^Dstrong ^C ^D ^C

C Cm G Gm etc. For chords, play the Dm, D, C, Em, Am and G as open. Play the Bb in 1st position. I play the Emsus2, Gm and Cm as:

e^Emsus2--2- ^Gm-3- -^Cm3- B--0- -3- -1- G--0- -3- -0- D--2- -x- -1- A--2- -x- -x- E--0- -x- -x-

Jim! jreese@leland.stanford.edu

Dire Straits - Mans too strong