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Luke Combs – A Man Was Born Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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These are A Man Was Born chords by Luke Combs for Piano and Ukulele.

[Intro]
C     Am     F   G   

[Verse 1]
C                          Am
 I thought it happened when I 
took that first sip
F                   G       
 Out of a tall boy, thought, 
                 C
"Boy, ain't you tough?"

                            
They couldn't tell me nothin'
 Am
 when I got the keys to somethin'
F                          
 That can take seventeen me 
G                      F   Am   G
where that drag strip was
                            F     
But loose gravel don't love trucks,
 Am             G
 thought I was all grown up, but

[Chorus]
C                      Em      
 I found out fast that life can 
         F            C
put you back in your place
                       Em  
Ready or not, man, the real
         F             Am
 world's right in your face
                 G/B         
When you're down upsides, too
                  F
 late to hit them brakes
                     F
Man near died, but a man 
was born that day

[Instrument]
 F   Am  G   F   Am  G 

[Verse 2]
C                           
 And that smoky college bong,
 Am
 I saw her on his arm
F                     G      
 And that seein' red, whiskey
                        F    Am
 said, "Throw the first punch"
               G
Next thing you know, I woke up
F  Am                G
     Thought I could take anyone, but

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[Chorus]
C                      Em  
 I found out fast that life 
             F            C
can put you back in your place
                       Em   
Ready or not, man, the real 
        F             Am
world's right in your face
                     G/B
Found out real quick why
                     F
 sometimes you walk away
                          G
Swallow your pride, but a man 
was born that day

[Solo]
F   Am  G     
 F   Am  G    

[Bridge]
         Am
Yeah, we had a plan now
G                       Fmaj7
Names written down in a room
 half wrote in blue paint
               G
Oh, but in the kitchen that day

[Chorus]
C                      Em  
 I found out fast that life 
             F            C
can put you back in your place
                       Em 
Ready or not, man, the real
          F             Am
 world's right in your face
                        G/B 
Tears wellin' up in her eyes,
                       F
 that'll make a heart break
                     F
No pink lines, but a man 
was born that day

[Outro]
F   Am   G   F   Am   G   
F   Am  G     F   Am  G

Watch: Luke Combs - A Man Was Born (Official Studio Video)

From LukeCombsVEVO on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play A Man Was Born: key, chords and progression

A Man Was Born by Luke Combs sits in C major (no sharps or flats), and you need 7 chords to play it: C, Am, F, G, Em, G/B and Fmaj7.

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

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