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Sam Barber – Man You Raised Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
Cadd9  G  D  Em
Cadd9  G  D  Em
Cadd9  G  D  Em


[Verse 1]
     Cadd9
When days were
bright
 and I was young
 you'd
G
talk to me and say
 hey my son,
          D
The world only gets
              Em
colder as you age
            Cadd9
Now so many nights have
 led me here
    G
thinking bout the thing
 I fear and when
D
I'll finally get
             Em
some f**king rest
     Cadd9
Just like whiskey
going down my
       G
throat burns just
 to speak out loud
    D
Why can I not clear
            Em
my own damn head

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[Chorus]
      Cadd9      G
I'm alright I'm okay
D
I will always be the
    Em
man you raised
            Cadd9
I know it's hard on
       G
the darkest days
        D
But the moon could
never steal your
     Em   Cadd9  G
son away
D
All my love is set
Em       Cadd9  G
in stone
D
And if I die you
    Em
get my throne


[Interlude]
Cadd9  G  D  Em
Cadd9  G  D  Em

[Verse 2]
    Cadd9
I'm sorry for the
time I
      G
spent on my own in
this trench
  D
I know it kills you
           Em
that I am alone
        Cadd9
But the boys out here
won't let me die and
G
if it was my final
 night
    D
I'd talk to you
 until
            Em
I could not speak
          Cadd9
Then with minutes
left I'd crack a joke,
G
tell you about the
songs
            D
I wrote and pray
that
they live long
      Em
after my time


[Chorus]
          Cadd9
But I'm alright
     G
I'm okay
D
I will always be
        Em
the man you raised
            Cadd9
I know it's hard on
       G
the darkest days
        D
But the moon could
never
steal your son
  Em   Cadd9  G
 away
D
All my love is
    Em       Cadd9  G
set in stone
D
And if I die you
    Em
get my throne


[Interlude]
Cadd9  G  D  Em
Cadd9  G  D Em


[Chorus]
            Cadd9
Cause I'm alright
     G
I'm okay
D
I will always be
 the
    Em
man you raised
            Cadd9
I know it's hard on
       G
the darkest days
        D
But the moon could
never steal
          Em  Cadd9 G
your son away
D
All my love is set
Em       Cadd9  G
in stone
D
And if I die you
    Em     Cadd9
get my throne

[Outro]
G  D  Em  Cadd9 G D Em
Cadd9  G  D  Em

How to play Man You Raised: key, chords and progression

To play Man You Raised by Sam Barber, think in E minor (one sharp: F♯). It takes 4 chords: Cadd9, G, D and Em.

The backbone of the song is Cadd9 – G – D – Em (VIadd9 – III – VII – i in E minor). Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Beginner-friendly: every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.