Man-erg
Van Der Graaf GeneratorVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
The killer lives inside me: yes, I can feel him move.
Sometimes he's lightly sleeping in the quiet of his room,
but then his eyes will rise and stare through mine;
he'll speak my words and slice my mind inside.
Yes the killer lives
Angels live inside me: I can feel them smile...
Their presence strokes and soothes the tempest in my mind
and their love can heal the wounds that I have wrought
They watch me as I go to fall
-well, I know I shall be caught,
while the angels live.
Adim
|-----------|-------------|
|-----------|-------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-|-------------|
|-----------|-------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-|-6-8-5-8-4-8-|
How can I be free?
How can I get help?
Am I really me?
Am I someone else?
Organ plays these chords over the riff after the vocals: (3m41s)
Bdim
|-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-8-5-8-4-8-| |-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-8-5-8-4-8-|
|-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-8-5-8-4-8-| |-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-8-5-8-4-8-|
|-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-8-5-8-4-8-| |-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-8-5-8-4-8-|
repeat riff, slowing down
Maybe something like this on the last one:
Ao Ao Ab
|-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-8-5-8-4---|
|-7-7-7-7-7-|-6---4-7-4---|
|-8-8-8-8-8-|-7---5-8-5---|
|-7-7-7-7-7-|-8---4-7-6---|
|-----------|-8-------6---|
|-----------|-6-------4---|
Dm#11
|----3-----3-1-----1----|----4------4-1-----1----|
|----1-----1-1-----1----|----3------3-1-----1----|
|----1-----1-1-----1----|----5------5-1-----1----| x2
|-3------3-------3---3--|-0-------0-------0---0--|
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|
Dm11
|----3-----3-1-----1----|----3------3-1-----1----|
|----1-----1-1-----1----|----3------3-3-----3----|
|----2-----2-2-----2----|----2------2-2-----2----|
|-3------3-------3---3--|-0-------0-------0---0--|
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|
But stalking in my cloisters hang the acolytes of gloom
and Death's Head throws his cloak into the corner of my room
+ Bbo maj9 Dm11
|-2--1--0--|-1--3-----3-1-----1----|----3------3-1-----1----|
|-3--3--2--|-1--1-----1-1-----1----|----3------3-3-----3----|
|-3--3--0--|-2--2-----2-2-----2----|----2------2-2-----2----|
|----------|-3------3-------3---3--|-0-------0-------0---0--|
|-1--1--1--|-----------------------|------------------------|
|----------|-----------------------|------------------------|
and I am doomed...
But laughing in my courtyard play the pranksters of my youth
and solemn, waiting Old Man in the gables of the roof:
he tells me truth...
And I too, live inside me and very often don't know who I am:
I know I'm not a hero, well, I hope that I'm not damned.
I'm just a man, and killers, angels, all are these:
Dictators, saviours, refugees in war and peace
as long as Man lives...
I'm just a man, and killers, angels, all are these:
Dictators, saviours, refugees
C Dm Em Dm C Am G <- at this point the diminished riff comes back
F
|--------------4-4-4--5----5----3--1-1-1-|
|--------------4-4-4--5----5----3--1-1-1-|
|--5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5--6----6----3--2-2-2-|
|--4-4-4-4-4---6-6-6--7----7----5--3-3-3-|
|--------------6-6-6--7----7----5--3-3-3-|
|--5-5-5-5-5---4-4-4--5----5----3--1-1-1-|
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Readable chord sheet for Man-erg by Van Der Graaf Generator
[F] [C] [Dm] [C] The k[F]iller lives in[C]side me: [Dm] yes, I can [C]feel him move. So[F]metimes he's lightly [C]sleeping in the [Dm]quiet of hi[C]s room, but t[G]hen his eyes [C]will [Dm]rise [Em]and [Dm]stare [C]through [G]mine; [C]he'll [Dm]speak [Em]my [Dm]words [C]and [Am]slice my mind i[G]nside. Yes the k[F]iller lives [C] [Dm] [C] [F]Angels live in[C]side me[Dm]: I can [C]feel them smile... Their [F]presence strokes and [C]soothes the t[Dm]empest in my[C] mind [G]and their love [C]can [Dm]heal [Em]the [Dm]wounds [C]that [Gsus4]I have w[G]rought [C]They [Dm]watch [Em]me [Dm]as [C]I [Am]go to fall [G]-well, I know I shall be caught, while the [F]angels live. [C] [Dm] [C] [Adim] |-----------|-------------| |-----------|-------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------| |-4-4-4-4-4-|-------------| |-----------|-------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-|-6-8-5-8-4-8-| How can I be free? How can I get help? Am I really me? Am I someone else? Organ plays these chords over the riff after the vocals: (3m41s) [Cm] [Bdim] |-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-8-5-8-4-8-| |-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-8-5-8-4-8-| [Cm] [Bdim] |-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-8-5-8-4-8-| |-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-8-5-8-4-8-| [Bbm] [Fm] |-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-8-5-8-4-8-| |-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-8-5-8-4-8-| repeat riff, slowing down Maybe something like this on the last one: Ao [Bb] Ao [Ab] |-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-8-5-8-4---| |-7-7-7-7-7-|-6---4-7-4---| |-8-8-8-8-8-|-7---5-8-5---| |-7-7-7-7-7-|-8---4-7-6---| |-----------|-8-------6---| |-----------|-6-------4---| [Fm9] [Dm#11] |----3-----3-1-----1----|----4------4-1-----1----| |----1-----1-1-----1----|----3------3-1-----1----| |----1-----1-1-----1----|----5------5-1-----1----| x2 |-3------3-------3---3--|-0-------0-------0---0--| |-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------| [Fmaj9] [Dm11] |----3-----3-1-----1----|----3------3-1-----1----| |----1-----1-1-----1----|----3------3-3-----3----| |----2-----2-2-----2----|----2------2-2-----2----| |-3------3-------3---3--|-0-------0-------0---0--| |-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------| [Fmaj9]But stalking in my cloisters hang the [Dm11]acolytes of gloom [Fmaj9]and Death's Head throws his cloak into the[Dm11] corner of my room [Bb]+ [Bb] Bbo [F] maj9 Dm11 |-2--1--0--|-1--3-----3-1-----1----|----3------3-1-----1----| |-3--3--2--|-1--1-----1-1-----1----|----3------3-3-----3----| |-3--3--0--|-2--2-----2-2-----2----|----2------2-2-----2----| |----------|-3------3-------3---3--|-0-------0-------0---0--| |-1--1--1--|-----------------------|------------------------| |----------|-----------------------|------------------------| and I am doomed... [Fmaj9] [Dm11] [Fmaj9]But laughing in my courtyard play the[Dm11] pranksters of my youth [Fmaj9]and solemn, waiting Old Man in the[Dm11] gables of the roof: [Bb]he [Bb]tells [Bbo]me [Fmaj9]truth... [Fmaj9] [Dm11] [Fmaj9] [Dm11] [Fmaj9] [Dm11] [Bb] [Bb] [Bb] [Bbo] [Fmaj9] [Dm11] [Am] [Gm] [Dsus4] [D] [Csus4] [C] [Bb] [A7sus4] [A7] [Dsus4] [D] [Csus4] [C] [Bb] [Bb] [Bb] [Bbo] [F] [C] [D] [D] [Eb] [F] [F] [C] [D] [D] [Eb] [Fm] [Fm] [Fm] [A] [A] [G] [F][F][F] [Ab][Ab][Ab] [Bb7] [F] [F]And I too, live [C]inside me[Dm] and very often don't k[C]now who I am: [F]I know I'm not a[C] hero, well, I [Dm]hope that I'm not [C]damned. I'm [G]just a man, [C]and [Dm]kil[Em]lers, [Dm]ang[C]els, [Gsus4]all are t[G]hese: [C]Dic[Dm]tat[Em]ors, [Dm]sav[C]iours, [Am]refugees i[G]n war and peace as long as [F]Man lives... [C] [Dm] [C] I'm [G]just a man, [C]and [Dm]kil[Em]lers, [Dm]ang[C]els, [Gsus4]all are t[G]hese: [C]Dic[Dm]tat[Em]ors, [Dm]sav[C]iours, [Am]refugees [G] [C]C [Dm]Dm [Em]Em [Dm]Dm [C]C [Gsus4]Am G[G] <- at this point the diminished riff comes back [C] [Dm] [Em] [Dm] [C] [G] [C] [Dm] [Em] [Dm] [C] [Am] [Adim] [Ab] [A] [A] [Gm] [F] [F] [F] |--------------4-4-4--5----5----3--1-1-1-| |--------------4-4-4--5----5----3--1-1-1-| |--5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5--6----6----3--2-2-2-| |--4-4-4-4-4---6-6-6--7----7----5--3-3-3-| |--------------6-6-6--7----7----5--3-3-3-| |--5-5-5-5-5---4-4-4--5----5----3--1-1-1-| [Ab] [Ab] [Ab] [Bb] [Bb] [Ab] [F#] [F#] [E] [D] [D] [D] [F] [F] [F] [Ebm] [Ebm] [Ebm] [Ebm] [Dm] [Dm] [Dm] [C#m] [Cm] [B] [Bb] [Bb] [Bb] [A] [A] [A] [Ab] [G] [F#] [F]