AJR – Maybe Man Chords on Piano & Ukulele

AJR – Maybe Man Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsEG#C#mAAm

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[Verse 1]
E
Wish I was a stone,
                   G#
 so I couldn't feel
You'd yell in my face,
                 C#m
 it'd be no big deal
But I'd miss the way
                   A
 we make up and smile
                    Am
Don't want to be stone,
               E
 I changed my mind

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[Verse 2]
I wish I had eyes 
                    G#
in the back of my head
Then I could see the
              C#m
 places I've been
But then I would know
                      A
that you're talkin' shit
                 Am
I don't want to know what
              E
 my friends think
[Verse 3]
Wish I were my dog
              G#
out on the lawn
I'd be so glad when
                 C#m
I hear you come home
But if I were my dog,
                   A
I wouldn't live long
                  Am
I'm sure gonna miss her
            E
when she's gone

[Verse 4]
I wish I could act in
            G#
 a show on TV
'Cause then I could
                   C#m
practice not bein' me
I'll practice my cry,
                  A
put it into my reel
                  Am
But you won't believe
                    E
 me when I cry for real

[Verse 5]
I wish that my brain would
            G#
triple in size
I'd nail every joke,
                  C#m
I'd win every fight
But I'd get too deep with
               A
 that kind of mind
               Am
I don't wanna know the
            E
 point of life

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[Verse 6]
In some other life
              G#
I would be rich
I'd travel in style,
                C#m
 I'd cover the bill
But couldn't complain
                  A
'bout anything small
              Am
Nobody'd feel bad
           E
for me at all

[Verse 7]
If I was cocaine or
              G#
 a bottle of Jack
                          C#m
I'd get invited to every frat

But when you get old and
                       A
 your good days have passed
                 Am
You'll only want me
             E
when you're sad

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[Verse 8]
Wish I was a song,
                 G#
 your favourite one
You'd follow the dance
               C#m
to me at your prom
I would be there when
                A
your baby is born
                  Am
For two or three minutes,
            E
 then I'm gone

[Verse 9]
I wish I was big,
                  G#
as big as my house
I'd sleep on the trees,
                  C#m
I'd skip every crowd
0
But I wouldn't fit on my
               A
 therapist's couch
              Am
God, I could really
          E
 use him now

[Verse 10]
I wish I was God,
                  G#
I'd never trip up
And if I did, well,
              C#m
 so fckin' what?
I could be cruel and
                  A
break all your stuff
              Am
Yeah, I'd be loved
            E
 no matter what

[Verse 11]
But if I was God,
                    G#
it'd get kinda weird
'Cause you would only
                   C#m
say what I wanna hear
And then you would die,
                   A
you'd love me to death
          Am
I never know who
            E
the hell I am

[Pre-Chorus]
E
I wish I was me,
              G#
 whoever that is
I could just be and
             C#m
not give a shit
Hey, I'll be whatever
              A
makes you a fan
                    Am
'Cause I don't know who
the hell I am
(—am-am-am-am-am-am
                  E
am-am-am-am-am-am—)

[Chorus]
                     E G# C#m
One, two, pandemonium!
A                    E  G#
One, two, pandemonium!
              C#m
Here I go again
A                    E  G#
One, two, pandemonium!
              C#m
Here I go again
                     E G# C#m
One, two, pandemonium!
A
One, two
             E
Here I go again

How to play Maybe Man: key, chords and progression

These are Maybe Man chords by AJR on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Maybe Man by AJR is built around E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯), with 5 chords in all: E, G#, C#m, A and Am.

The progression the song keeps returning to is E – G# – C#m – A (I – III – vi – IV in E major). In solfa, that is doh – mi – lah – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: G# and C#m are the tricky part on guitar (barre or movable shapes). Slow the change down until it is clean; on piano and ukulele they are simpler.

Chord diagrams

E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
G# chord on guitar (466544)
G♯G♯ B♯ D♯
C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E

Maybe Man chords: questions

What key is Maybe Man in?

Maybe Man by AJR is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Maybe Man?

Maybe Man uses 5 chords: E, G#, C#m, A, Am.

What is the chord progression of Maybe Man?

The main progression is E – G# – C#m – A (I – III – vi – IV).

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