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Oh The Larceny – Man On A Mission Chord Progression on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard.

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This is the chord progression of Man On A Mission by Oh The Larceny on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard.

[Intro]
|G# | F#|G# | F#|G# |

[Verse 1]
G# F# G#
Soles on my shoes are worn, the knees on my jeans are torn
F# G#
Sweat comin’ through my shirt, keep pushin’ even though it hurts
F# G#
Chasing what I know is true, there’s nothing that I would not do When everyone around me drops, I’m never gonna ever stop

[Pre-Chorus]
F#
I won’t waste another minute
G#
No, I won’t

[Chorus]
G#
I’m a man on a mission
F#
I’m a man on a mission
C#
I don’t need no permission
B C# G#
I’m a maaan on a mission (Take it up now, take it up now)
F#
I ain’t waiting and wishin’ (take it up now, take it up now)
C#
Oh I got that ambition (Take it up now, take it up)
B C# G#
I’m a maaan on a mission

[Verse 2]
G# F# G#
When you look into my eyes, you know you gonna see that fire
F# G#
If you’re standing in my way, it ain’t gonna be your day
F# G#
Bleed until I own this dream, build it like you’ve never seen
F# G#
Even at the mountain top, I’m never gonna ever stop

[Pre-Chorus]
F#
I won’t waste another minute
G#
No, I won’t

[Bridge]
G#
I won’t wait another minute, no I won’t
G#
I won’t wait another minute, no I won’t
G#
I won’t wait another minute no I won’t (Whoa)
G#
I won’t wait another minute no I won’t (Whoa)

[Outro]
G#
Take it up now, take it up
F#
Take it up now, take it up
C#
Take it up now, take it up
B C#
I’m a maaan on a mission

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How to play Man On A Mission: key, chords and progression

To play Man On A Mission by Oh The Larceny, think in D♭ major (five flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭). It takes 4 chords: G#, F#, C# and B.

The backbone of the song is G# – F# – C# – B (V – IV – I – ♭VII in D♭ major). Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes E, D, A, G (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.