Sep242020

Thomas Mac – Like A Man Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 9, 2026

KeyKeyCapo

View

This is the chords of Like A Man by Thomas Mac on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
C  Em  Am  F

[Verse 1]
C
Don’t ever lie, stand up straight
Am
  Only fight if there’s no other way
F                           G          
All of your words have been carved into
    Am
 my mind
F                G                  
Man, I sure hope you can help me one 
      C
more time

[Chorus]
F                 G
How do you get up after a breakup?
C                      Am   G
That left you broken inside
F                        G      Am
Cause you always told me not to cry
   F                  G              
In all of your wisdom can you answer 
    C
one question
                Am
I’ll never understand
G      F                  G           
  Dad, how does a boy get over a girl
       C
   like a man

Check out Musical Tips from our BLOG

[Solo]
Em  Am F G

[Verse 2]
C
Yes, sir we’ve tried to talk it out
    Am
But she says it’s over and
 I don’t know how
   F
To keep on going on
     G                    Am
When I gave her all of my soul?
            F
When you’ve lost your whole world
G                         C
Dad, tell me where do you go

[Chorus]
F                 G
How do you get up after a breakup?
C                      Am   G
That left you broken inside
      F                  G      Am
Cause you always told me not to cry
   F                  G             
In all of your wisdom can you answer
     C
 one question
                Am
I’ll never understand
G      F                  G   
  Dad, How does a boy get over
               C
   a girl like a man

Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator to see every chord in this song on guitar, ukulele and piano.

[Bridge]
    F                   G
You know every time I’m talking to you
     C                     
Everything’s so much easier
 Am     G
 to get through
   F                        G
So dad just tell me what to do

[Chorus]
F                 G
How do you get up after a breakup?
C                      Am   G
That left you broken inside
    F              G
You know the thing that
 really kills me
C                   Am  G
Is I let her see me cry
   F                      G  
In all of your wisdom can you 
            C
answer one question
                Am
I’ll never understand
G      F                  G   
  Dad, How does a boy get over
               C
   a girl like a man

[Outro]
        F                  G   
Tell me how does a boy get over
               C   Em   Am F G   G  G
 a girl like a man

How to play Like A Man: key, chords and progression

Like A Man by Thomas Mac is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 5 chords: C, Em, Am, F and G.

The progression the song keeps returning to is F – G – C – Am (IV – V – I – vi in C major). In solfa, that is fah – soh – doh – lah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.