Man in the Box

Alice In Chains

MetalAdvanced for beginners7 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

E5Diagram coming soon

G5Diagram coming soon

G6Diagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

 
              Intro: E5 (4x) 
E5 
I?m the Man in the Box 
E5 
Buried in my shit 
G5        G6   G5      G6  C        E5 
Won?t  you come and save me 
C        
Save me 
 
E5   G      D 
       Feed my eyes 
       A 
       Can you sew them shut? 
       E5 G   D     
       Jesus Christ 
      A 
      Deny your maker 
      E5 G       D 
      He Who Tries 
      A 
      Will be wasted                                     
     E5   G      D 
     Feed my Eyes 
     A 
     Now You?ve sew them shut! 
E5 
I?m the dog who gets beat 
E5 
Shove my nose in shit 
G5        G6   G5      G6  C        E5 
Won?t  you come and save me 
C        
Save me 
E5   G      D 
       Feed my eyes 
       A 
       Can you sew them shut? 
       E5 G   D     
       Jesus Christ 
      A 
      Deny your maker 
      E5 G       D 
      He Who Tries 
      A 
      Will be wasted                                     
     E5   G      D 
     Feed my Eyes 
     A 
     Now You?ve sew them shut!

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Chord set

E5 · G5 · G6 · C · G · D · A

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.