This file is part of a collection that (moreso than the rest of the site) are not meant to be detailed or accurate transcriptions of the original recordings. They're just some simple chord charts that I made for my own use, some of them my own arrangements.
- T-rev
"THE GUITAR MAN" by Bread
From their 1972 album Guitar Man
Written by David Gates
Transcribed by T-rev www.t-rev.net
G C D
G C D
G C
Who draws the crowd and plays so loud
D
Baby, it's the guitar man
G C
Who's gonna steal the show? You know
D
Baby, it's the guitar man
Em C
He can make you love, he can make you cry
Em A A4
He will bring you down then he'll get you high
Cmaj7 Bm7
Something keeps him going miles and miles a day
Am7 D
To find another place to play
G C
Night after night, who treats you right
D
Baby, it's the guitar man
G C
Who's on the radio? You go
D
Listen to the guitar man
Em C
Then he comes to town and you see his face
Em A A4
And you think you might like to take his place
Cmaj7 Bm7
Something keeps him drifting miles and miles away
Am7 D
He is searching for the songs to play
Am Am,maj7 Am7 D
Then you listen to the music and you like to sing along
G G/F# Em E
You want to get the meaning out of each and every song
Am Am,maj7 Am7 D
Then you find yourself a message & some words to call your own
E E4 Cmaj7
And take 'em home
G C D
G C D
Em C
He can make you love, he can get you high
Em A A4
He will bring you down then he'll make you cry
Cmaj7 Bm7
Something keeps him moving but no one seems to know
Am7 D
What it is that makes him go
Am Am,maj7 Am7 D
Then the lights begin to flicker and the sound is getting dim
G G/F# Em E
The voice begins to falter and the crowds are getting thin
Am Am,maj7 Am7 D
But he never seems to notice he's just got to find another
E E4 Cmaj7
Place to play
E E4 Cmaj7
Fade away
E E4 Cmaj7
Got to play
E E4 Cmaj7
Either way
E E4 Cmaj7
Got to play
Transcribed 2025-10-20 by T-rev
More tab available at www.t-rev.net
320003 G
x32010 C
xx0232 D
022000 Em
x02220 A
x02230 Asus4
x32000 Cmaj7
x24232 Bm7
x02010 Am7
x02210 Am
x02110 Am,maj7
2x0003 G/F#
022100 E
022200 Esus4
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