Biography:
Colin James Hay is a Scottish-born Australian musician and actor who made his mark during the 1980s as lead vocalist of the band Men at Work and subsequently as a solo artist.
Singer/Songwriter Colin Hay is the former front-man of the classic Australian band Men at Work. Since the group disbanded he has released several solo albums, including Man at Work, which featured re-recordings of classic Men at Work songs in an acoustic environment.
Hay has also been involved with the NBC TV series Scrubs
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Artist: Colin Hay
Song: If I Had Been A Better Man (acoustic)
Video 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLaTY3bTqyw
Video 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gg5-ufdVSo
Video 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54Y-9oqVZ88
Video 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvJujMqnaDM
Video 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWP1d4xexmw
Transcription: SCA, [email protected]
Note:
Watch the videos in the links above!
It differs from version to version a little bit,
but this is the jist of it.
Tuning: standard
Capo: 2nd fret!
Chords used:
Dadd9: x.5.4.0.3.x
C: x.3.2.0.1.0
C/B: x.2.0.0.1.0
C/A: x.0.0.0.1.0
G: 3.x.0.0.3.x
C/G: 3.x.2.0.1.3
D: x.x.0.2.3.2
Dsus2: x.x.0.2.3.0
Em: 0.2.2.0.0.0
Am: x.0.2.2.1.0
Bm: x.2.4.4.3.x
Cadd9: x.3.2.0.3.3
G/F#: 2.x.0.0.3.3
D/F#: 2.x.0.2.3.x
Cadd4: x.3.2.0.3.0
G/B: x.2.0.0.3.0
C/B: x.2.0.0.1.0
Em7: x.2.0.0.0.0
Asus2: x.0.2.2.0.0
Asus4: x.0.2.2.3.0
Intro:
Dadd9 C C/B C/A
Dadd9 C C/B
Dadd9 C C/B C/A
Dadd9 C C/B
Verse:
G C
There were kings and queens and could have beens
Dadd9 C C/B C/A G C/G G
And pretenders to the throne
Em
I was a sweet contender then
Am D
Now my seeds they've all been sown
G Bm
I scorched the earth behind me
Am D Dsus2 D
I could have made a better plan
Cadd9 D G C/G G
Yeah if I had been a better man
Verse:
C
My promises were not to keep
Dadd9 C C/B C/A G C/G G
But thrown into the dirt
Em
There must be more I told myself
Am D
As I buttoned up my shirt
G Bm
Well I could paint myself in glory now
Am D Dsus2 D
And be proud of who I am
Cadd9 D G C/G G
Yeah if I had been a better man
Bridge:
G G/F# Em D/F# Cadd4
Stumbling through deep suburbs of my mind
G/B C/B Em7 Am Asus2 Am Asus4 Am
As secrets of silence unwind
Em D/F# Cadd4
I will sing you so long
G/B C/B Em7 Am Asus2 Am
Now only love
D Dsus4 D
Only love makes me strong
Verse:
G C
You charity I took as mine
Dadd9 C C/B C/A G C/G G
I claimed it as my own
C
I followed my ascending star
C/B C/A D/F#
To far away from home
G Bm
Well I was mesmerized by shiny things
Am D Dsus2 D
Now in frozen time I stand
Cadd9 D G C/G G
Yeah if I had been a better man
Verse:
C
Now I'm kneeling and I'm digging deep
Dadd9 C C/B C/A G C/G G
Deep into the ground
Em
I'm searching for my soul to keep
Am D
Like a burried treasure found
G Bm
In dreams I speak in ancient tongues
Am D Dsus2 D
Lost in wind and sand
Cadd9 D G C/G G
Yeah if only I had been a better man
Note II:
If you have any corrections or improvements to the tab write
them on the comments section, or send me a message,
or e-mail, so we can together make this tab even better.
SCA, [email protected]
Song: If I Had Been A Better Man (acoustic)
Video 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLaTY3bTqyw
Video 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gg5-ufdVSo
Video 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54Y-9oqVZ88
Video 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvJujMqnaDM
Video 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWP1d4xexmw
Transcription: SCA, [email protected]
Note:
Watch the videos in the links above!
It differs from version to version a little bit,
but this is the jist of it.
Tuning: standard
Capo: 2nd fret!
Chords used:
Dadd9: x.5.4.0.3.x
C: x.3.2.0.1.0
C/B: x.2.0.0.1.0
C/A: x.0.0.0.1.0
G: 3.x.0.0.3.x
C/G: 3.x.2.0.1.3
D: x.x.0.2.3.2
Dsus2: x.x.0.2.3.0
Em: 0.2.2.0.0.0
Am: x.0.2.2.1.0
Bm: x.2.4.4.3.x
Cadd9: x.3.2.0.3.3
G/F#: 2.x.0.0.3.3
D/F#: 2.x.0.2.3.x
Cadd4: x.3.2.0.3.0
G/B: x.2.0.0.3.0
C/B: x.2.0.0.1.0
Em7: x.2.0.0.0.0
Asus2: x.0.2.2.0.0
Asus4: x.0.2.2.3.0
Intro:
Dadd9 C C/B C/A
Dadd9 C C/B
Dadd9 C C/B C/A
Dadd9 C C/B
Verse:
G C
There were kings and queens and could have beens
Dadd9 C C/B C/A G C/G G
And pretenders to the throne
Em
I was a sweet contender then
Am D
Now my seeds they've all been sown
G Bm
I scorched the earth behind me
Am D Dsus2 D
I could have made a better plan
Cadd9 D G C/G G
Yeah if I had been a better man
Verse:
C
My promises were not to keep
Dadd9 C C/B C/A G C/G G
But thrown into the dirt
Em
There must be more I told myself
Am D
As I buttoned up my shirt
G Bm
Well I could paint myself in glory now
Am D Dsus2 D
And be proud of who I am
Cadd9 D G C/G G
Yeah if I had been a better man
Bridge:
G G/F# Em D/F# Cadd4
Stumbling through deep suburbs of my mind
G/B C/B Em7 Am Asus2 Am Asus4 Am
As secrets of silence unwind
Em D/F# Cadd4
I will sing you so long
G/B C/B Em7 Am Asus2 Am
Now only love
D Dsus4 D
Only love makes me strong
Verse:
G C
You charity I took as mine
Dadd9 C C/B C/A G C/G G
I claimed it as my own
C
I followed my ascending star
C/B C/A D/F#
To far away from home
G Bm
Well I was mesmerized by shiny things
Am D Dsus2 D
Now in frozen time I stand
Cadd9 D G C/G G
Yeah if I had been a better man
Verse:
C
Now I'm kneeling and I'm digging deep
Dadd9 C C/B C/A G C/G G
Deep into the ground
Em
I'm searching for my soul to keep
Am D
Like a burried treasure found
G Bm
In dreams I speak in ancient tongues
Am D Dsus2 D
Lost in wind and sand
Cadd9 D G C/G G
Yeah if only I had been a better man
Note II:
If you have any corrections or improvements to the tab write
them on the comments section, or send me a message,
or e-mail, so we can together make this tab even better.
SCA, [email protected]
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