Marina and The Diamonds – Mans World Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Marina and The Diamonds – Mans World Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsFmCmDbBbAbEbBbmDbm

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[Intro]
Fm

[Verse 1]
Fm         Cm        
Cheeks are rosy like 
  Db      Bb
a Boucher cherub
      Fm           Cm
I'm a strawberry soda
         Db           Bb
Raise my lashes to heaven
Fm          Cm           Db   
Stars in my hair running like 
        Bb
a waterfall
Fm            Cm            Db    
Clouds in the whites of our eyes, 
          Bb
we saw it all
Fm       Cm
Burnt me at the stake
    Db            
You thought I was 
  Bb    Fm         Cm
a witch centuries ago
        Db             Bb
Now you just call me a bitch

[Chorus]
Bb
Mother nature's dying
Db
Nobody's keeping score
Ab            Bb       Db     
I don't wanna live in a man's 
          Eb
world anymore
Ab            Bb       Db     
I don't wanna live in a man's 
      Fm        Cm       Db
world anymore
Bbm   Fm      Cm       
Anymore
Db           Bbm

[Verse 2]
Fm        Cm       Db            Bbm
Marilyn's bungalow it's number seven
Fm          Cm           Db  
In the pink palace where men 
            Bb
made her legend
Fm         Cm        
Owned by a sheik who 
       Db              Bb
killed thousands of gay men
  Fm                  Cm     
I guess that's why he bought 
            Dbm       Bb
the Campest Hotel in LA then

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[Chorus]
Bb
Mother nature's dying
Db
Nobody's keeping score
Ab            Bb      
I don't wanna live in 
 Db               Eb
a man's world anymore
Ab            Bb      
I don't wanna live in 
 Db           Fm
a man's world anymore

[Post-Chorus]
       Db     Eb      
If you have a mother, 
Fm       Db      Eb
daughter or a friend
Fm    Db    Eb    Fm       Db    Eb
Maybe it is time, time you comprehend
Eb                Db
The world that you live in
Cm                    Db
Ain't the same one as them
Fm       Db    Eb  Fm       Db     Eb
So don't punish me for not being a man

[Bridge]
Fm         Cm           Db          Bb
Spring appears when the time is right
Fm        Cm      Db        Bb
Women are violets coming to light
Fm         Cm       
Don't underestimate 
    Db          Bb
the making of life
    Fm           Cm        
The planet has a funny way 
   Db          Bb
of stopping a fight

[Chorus]
Bb
Mother nature's dying
Db
Nobody's keeping score
Ab            Bb      
I don't wanna live in 
 Db               Eb
a man's world anymore
Ab            Bb      
I don't wanna live in 
 Db           Fm
a man's world anymore

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[Post-Chorus]
       Db     Eb      
If you have a mother, 
Fm       Db      Eb
daughter or a friend
Fm    Db    Eb    
Maybe it is time, 
Fm       Db    Eb
time you comprehend
Eb                Db
The world that you live in
Cm                    Db
Ain't the same one as them
Fm       Db    Eb  
So don't punish me 
Fm         Db    Eb
'cause I'm not a man

[Outro]
Fm       Db      Eb    Cm
So don't punish me
Fm         Db    Ab
'cause I'm not a man
Fm         Db    Ab
'cause I'm not a man

How to play Mans World: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Mans World by Marina and The Diamonds on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Mans World by Marina and The Diamonds is written in A♭ major (four flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭) and moves through 8 chords: Fm, Cm, Db, Bb, Ab, Eb, Bbm and Dbm.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Fm – Cm – Db – Bb (vi – iii – IV – II in A♭ major). In solfa, that is lah – mi – fah – reh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes Em, Bm, C, A, G, D, Am, Cm (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Fm chord on guitar (133111)
FmF A♭ C
Cm chord on guitar (x35543)
CmC E♭ G
Db chord on guitar (x46664)
D♭D♭ F A♭
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
Ab chord on guitar (466544)
A♭A♭ C E♭
Eb chord on guitar (x68886)
E♭E♭ G B♭
Bbm chord on guitar (x13321)
B♭mB♭ D♭ F
Dbm chord on guitar (x46654)
D♭mD♭ F♭ A♭

Mans World chords: questions

What key is Mans World in?

Mans World by Marina and The Diamonds is in the key of A♭ major (four flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭).

What chords are in Mans World?

Mans World uses 8 chords: Fm, Cm, Db, Bb, Ab, Eb, Bbm, Dbm.

What is the chord progression of Mans World?

The main progression is Fm – Cm – Db – Bb (vi – iii – IV – II).

Is Mans World easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes Em, Bm, C, A, G, D, Am, Cm (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

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