It's a Man's Man's Man's World (2 versions)

by James Brown

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1st version is true octave, 2nd version is an octave higher and easier to play
-4  -4 -4 5 -4 4   -4
This is a m-a-n’s world (x2)
-3” -3” -3” -3”  -3”  4 -3”    5  -4 4
But it  wouldn’t  be nothing, noth-i-ng
2 -3”’  2 -3” -3” 3 -3” 4 -3”
Without a  women  or a gi-rl
 
 2   5    5   -4   4   -4
You see, man made the cars
 2   -3” -3” -3” -3” -3” 4 -3”
That take us  over   the ro-ad
5   -4    4  5 -4 4 -4
Man made the tr-a-i-n
2 -3” -3” 3  -3” 3 -3” 3 2 
To carry the heavy lo-a-d
 5   5    5  -4 5 -4  -4
Man made the electro light
2  -3” -3” -3” 3  -3”  4 -3”
To take us out of the da-rk
 5   5   -4   5   -4   4  -4 -3”
Man made the boat for the water
 2  -3” -3” -3”   3  -3”
Like Noah   made the arc
 
-4  -4 -4 5  4   5  4   5 -4 4   -4
This is a ma-n’s, ma-n’s, m-a-n’s world
 5  5   -6 -6  -6   -6 -6    -6 -6
But it wouldn’t be nothing, nothing
 2  2   2 -3” -3” 3 -3” 4 -3”
Without a  women  or a gi-rl
 
Man thinks about little bitty baby girls and a baby boys
Man make them happy
Cause man make them toys
And after man make everything
Everything he can
You know that man makes money
To buy from other man
 
This is a man’s world
But it would be nothing, nothing
Not one little thing
Without a women or a girl
 
 4    6   4   4   -4 4 -4 
He's lost in the wilderness
 4    6   -3” 4 -3” -3”
He's lost in bitterness
 
higher:
 
-8  -8-88-87   -8
This is a m-a-n’s world (x2)
-6 -6  -6  -6  -6   7  -6    8  -8 7
But it wouldn’t be nothing, noth-i-ng
-5 -6’ -5  -6 -6 6 -6 7 -6
Without a  women or a gi-rl
 
-5   8    8   -8   7   -8
You see, man made the cars
 -5   -6 -6 -6 -6 -6  7 -6
That take us over the ro-ad
8   -8    7  8 -8 7 -8
Man made the tr-a-i-n
-5 -6 -6  6  -6 6  -6 6 -5 
To carry the heavy lo-a-d
 8   8    8  -8 8 -8  -8
Man made the electro light
-5  -6  -6 -6   6 -6  7 -6
To take us out of the da-rk
 8   8   -8   8   -8   7  -8 -6
Man made the boat for the water
 -5 -6 -6  -6   6  -6
Like Noah made the arc
 
-8  -8 -8 8  7    8  7    8 -8 7   -8
This is a ma-n’s, ma-n’s, m-a-n’s world
 8  8  -10 -10 -10 -10 -10  -10 -10
But it wouldn’t be nothing, nothing
-5 -5  -5  -6 -6 6 -6 7 -6
Without a  women or a gi-rl
 
Man thinks about little bitty baby girls and a baby boys
Man make them happy
Cause man make them toys
And after man make everything
Everything he can
You know that man makes money
To buy from other man
 
This is a man’s world
But it would be nothing, nothing
Not one little thing
Without a women or a girl
 
 7    9   7   7   -8 7 -8 
He's lost in the wilderness
 7    9   -6  7 -6 -6
He's lost in bitterness