#-------------------------------PLEASE NOTE-------------------------------------# # This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # # song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------# The Man s Too Strong chords Dire Straits Dm C Bb Dm 2x Dm C I am just an aging drummer boy, and in the wars I used to play Bb Dm And I've called the tune to many a torture session C Now they say I am a war criminal, and I'm fading away Bb Dm Father, please hear my confession G D I have legalized robbery, called it belief G D I have run with the money, I have hid like a thief G D Re-written history with armies and my crooks C Am D Invented memories, I did burn all the books Dm And I can still hear his laughter, C Am And I can still hear his song Em The man's too big; D C D C C G The man's too strong Gm D G D Well I tried to be meek, I have tried to be mild G D But I spat like a woman, and sulked like a child G D I have lived behind walls, that have made me alone C Am D Striven for peace, which I have never known Dm And I can still hear his laughter, C Am And I can still hear his song Em The man's too big; D C D C C G The man's too strong Gm D G D Well the sun rose on the courtyard, and they all did hear him say G D "You always was a Judas, but I got you anyway G D You may have got your silver, but I swear upon my life C Am D Your sister gave me diamonds, and I gave 'em to your wife" Dm Oh father, please help me, C Am For I have done wrong Em The man's too big; D C D C C G The man's too strong Gm D C Cm G Gm D D C D C C G Gm D C Cm G Gm D C G D C G Set8 http://sites.google.com/site/guitarmusicchordsandlyrics/