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The Man I Love

Billie Holiday

R&B / SoulAdvanced for beginners22 chords

How to play it

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

D××
A7×
EdimDiagram coming soon
F#mDiagram coming soon
D6Diagram coming soon
D7××
Dm××
Dm7Diagram coming soon
Am×
A9Diagram coming soon
CdimDiagram coming soon
B7Diagram coming soon
G
G7
F#7Diagram coming soon
Bm×
C×
GdimDiagram coming soon
Bm7Diagram coming soon
E7
Em7
G6Diagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Introdução: D A7 A4/7  A7  D Edim  F#m  A7 
 
 D             D6   D7   Dm    Dm6    Dm7 
Someday he'll come along,  the man I love 
Am           A9       Am    Cdim           B7  
And he'll be big and strong,    the man I love 
G7M                  Edim 
And when he comes my way 
A7        A4/7  A7  D  Edim  F#m  A7 
I'll do my best  to make him stay 
D             D6       D7   Dm      Dm6         Dm7 
He'll look at me and smile;    I'll understand 
Am       A9       Am  Cdim                B7  
And in a little while,     he'll take my hand 
G7M                  Edim 
And though it seems absurd 
A7       A4/7      A7    D  G  D   G7 F#7  
I know we both  won't say a word 
Bridge 
Bm           Bm5-/7      C       D7 
Maybe I shall meet him Sunday 
Gdim   Bm     Bm7   F#7 
Maybe Monday, maybe not 
Bm                Bm7      E7 
Still I'm sure to meet him one day 
Gdim  Bm      Cdim    G        A7 
Maybe Tuesday will be my good news day 
D             D6      D7   Dm      Dm6       Dm7 
He'll build a little home,    just meant for two 
Am               A9   Am  Cdim                  B7  
From which I'll never roam  who would,  would you 
G7M                   Edim 
And so all else above 
A7          Em7 A7   D  G6  D 
I'm waiting for the man I love 
          
 

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Chord set

D · A7 · Edim · F#m · D6 · D7 · Dm · Dm7 · Am · A9 · Cdim · B7 · G · G7 · F#7 · Bm · C · Gdim · Bm7 · E7 · Em7 · G6

Practice tip

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