Pay the Man
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Intro
Not important but just in case you want to know it. Just before they start singing.
Listen the song for tempo and strumming, it's easy.
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|--4--4--4--4----------------|
A|--5--5--5--5----------------|
E|----------------------------|
0:07
F#m (let it ring...)
What you mean, what you mean?
What you mean, man, what you mean?
F#m...
What you mean, yeah, what you see?
What you see, yeah, oh yeah
(No guitar)
Well I need a little something to pull my head off
Need a little something to pull my head off,
(yeah need a little something...
Verse 1
...Because I've been running)
F#m
from the truth, will never lose
Lies come from loose teeth, tied to the noose
F#m
Climbing up my own tree hoping it can hold
All the things I've seen but I've chosen to ignore
Dmaj7
Mmmm... Well, I said, well I believe I've been well fed, yeah
(But the wolf's not dead)
Chorus
Guitar 1 (chords are not named exactly like this, but I did it so you could follow it with the chords below)
e|--9-----10-----9-----7----7----7-----9----------|
B|--10----10----10-----9----9----5-----10---------|
G|--11----11----11-----7----9----4-----11---------|
D|--11----9-----12-----9----9----6-----12---------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
FEDBECDmaj7
Guitar 2
F#m7
Say what you love, it's alright
E7
Don't be afraid to find the light
Dmaj7
Embrace the day, like night
Bm7
We hear the fire
E
We all go wild again
C#m7
And you have the name
Dmaj7
Of someone I love (You said)
F#m7
Just keep it true, Lift up your name
E7 Dmaj7
Seasons change, You know it'll never be the same,
Bm7
We'll see the sun again,
E
Before it fades,
C#m7 Dmaj7
I just wanna say that I love you
Pre-verse
F#m7
Pay the man, pay the man
Got to pay the man, Run as fast as you can
Verse 2
F#m7
Call out to God, praise to the Most High
Call out for help cause I'm playing with fire
F#m7
Call out to mountains till my voice goes faint
Echoes through time that goes back with new strength
Interlude
Dmaj7
And when it's raining, 2e're sailing Oh yeah, we're sailing,
Dmaj7
We're sailing (I'm off the leash, I go to war for peace)
Verse 3
F#m7
Must've been touching everything that I can
I've got blood on my hands, guess I'm going deaf with
F#m7
the cry of this sin please forgive me I don't understand
We all believe we've been well fed, yeah
The deaf man heard what the mute man said
Then they all followed where the blind man led
Chorus
Guitar 1 (same as before)
Guitar 2
F#m7
Say what you love, it's alright
E7
Don't be afraid to find the light
Dmaj7
Embrace the day, like night
Bm7
We hear the fire
E
We all go wild again
C#m7
And you have the name
Dmaj7
Of someone I love (You said)
F#m7
Just keep it true, Lift up your name
E7 Dmaj7
Seasons change, You know it'll never be the same,
Bm7
We'll see the sun again,
E
Before it fades,
C#m7 Dmaj7
I just wanna say that I love you
Bridge
F#m7
(Pay the man, pay the man
Pay the man, pay the man you got to)
Dmaj7 C#m7
Pay the man, pay the man you got to
A G
Pay the man, pay the man
G A
I was laughing real hard until my teeth fell out
Dmaj7 C#m7
Laughing real hard until my teeth fell out
A G
Was laughing real hard but my teeth fell out
G
Need a little something, yeah
A
Need a little something
Solo
Listen to it for tempo. It keeps going until the end of the song
I turned it down one octave so it can be played easily on a guitar. Also,
although these are the correct notes, I believe they are almost sliding all the notes.
e|----------11/12-|9--9-12-9----|--------9------|--------9-|----------|------------|-----------------|--|
B|----------------|----------10-|-/12--12-12-10-|-12-------|----------|------10/12-|-10---10-12-10-9-|--|
G|-11--9-11-------|-------------|---------------|----------|-9-----11-|------------|-----------------|(11)
D|----------------|-------------|---------------|----------|----------|-11---------|-----------------|--|
A|----------------|-------------|---------------|----------|----------|------------|-----------------|--|
E|----------------|-------------|---------------|----------|----------|------------|-----------------|--|
F#m7 E7 Dmaj7
Guitar 2: same chords as chorus
Chorus
Guitar 1 + solo
Guitar 2
F#m7
(You said)Just keep it true, Lift up your name
E7 Dmaj7
Seasons change, You know it'll never be the same,
Bm7
We'll see the sun again,
E
Before it fades,
C#m7 Dmaj7
I just wanna say that I love you
Outro
F#m7
Can't you see, can't see me
E7
Can't see me, can't see me
Dmaj7
And can't see me, can't see me
Bm7 E
We all run when the light comes on
C#m7
Am I wrong, for wanting it all?
Dmaj7
But I warned you