Man on the Prowl
Queen
The Works, 1984
Mercury
The majority of this song is improvisational and flexible, I'm giving you the basic form
the chords implied on the piano, but its tricky because of the walking baseline, plus
vocal part can be deceptive.
I added the 7th where I could hear for sure they were on the record, but a 7 can be
easily added to any chord anywhere in the tune.
Intro:
G (baseline: G-B-D-E)
Verse:
G
Gonna take a little walk on the wild side,
D7
Gonna loosen up and give me some gas
G
Gonna get me some action, goin crazy drivin in the fast lane
C
(lane) My baby left me alone
G
She left me dirty and I'm feeling so lonely
D C7 G
So come home, come home, If you dont youre gonna break my heart
Chorus (similar to the second half of the verse):
(G) C
Man on the prowl Man on the town...
G
Im on the loose and now Im looking for trouble
D C7 G
So look out, look out, cause Im a man on the prowl!
Verse 2 (same as the first):
(G)
I dont wanna be rockin instead
D7
I just wanna be low down trash
G C
I wanna go to the movies, all I wanna do is sit on my ass
C
(ass) So honey come home
G
Dont leave me while I'm feeling so lonely
D C7 G
So come home, come home, if you dont youre gonna break my heart
Chorus (similar to the second half of the verse):
(G) C
Man on the prowl Man on the town...
G
Im on the loose and now Im looking for trouble
D C7 G
G-F#-E-D)
So look out, look out, cause Im a man on the prowl!
Bridge:
C G
Ive been dreaming bout my baby but it aint gonna get me nowhere
(G) C D
Gonna teach my baby dancing, but I aint no Fred Astaire
G-G F-F C D
So baby look out Im a man on the prowl
G-G F-F C D
Look out Im a man on the prowl
C D C D D7
Yeah yeah Yeah Yeah baby,baby,baby come home
G (solo starts)
Man on the prowl yeah
Guitar Solo/last verse (same as verse)
The outro is just a jam on a G, no real chord changes.
Gotta love Rockabilly Revival! Enjoy!