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Song title:      Love Man
Original Album:  Love Man
Other Albums:    The Dock of the Bay

Words and Music by Otis Redding
Copyright © 1969 Atco Records
Published by Universal Music Publishing

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


VERSE1:
Chords:
B7  x2120x or 797877
E7  020130 or x79797

      B7
I'm a love man, call me the love man.
                  E7                                        B7
Ooh baby, I'm the love man, that's what they call me, I'm a love man.


CHORUS1:
Chords:
F#7 242322
B7  x2120x or 797877

F#7
  Six feet one, weigh two hundred and ten,
a-long hair, real fair skin.
a-long legs and I'm-a outta sight.
There ain't no doubt I'm gonna take you out.
           B7                                                  | F#7 |
'Cos I'm a love man, that's what they call me, I'm the love man.


BRIDGE1:
Chords:
B7  x2120x or 797877

B7
  Make love to you in the mornin', make love to you at night, now.
Make love to when you think about it,
          N.C.
I'm gonna bet you everything's al-right.'Cau-'cau-'cau-'cau-'cause, I'm...


VERSE2:
Chords:
B7  x2120x or 797877
E7  020130 or x79797

  B7
A love man, ooh baby, I'm a love man.
                                E7                         B7
That's what they call me, I'm a love man; say there goes a love man.


CHORUS2:
Chords:
F#7 242322 or x9 11 9 11 9
B7  x2120x or 797877

F#7
  Six feet one, weigh two hundred and ten, a-long hair, real fair skin.
A-long legs and I'm-a outta sight, my, my babe, I'm gonna take you out,
           B7
'Cos I'm a love man, ooh baby, I'm a love man.
F#7
  Take your hand; let me holler, one time...


[Instrumental Break over these chords:]

NOTES:
Brass transcribed for guitar.

B  x24442 or 799877    G 320003 or 355433    F# 244322
A  x02220 or 577655    D xx0232 or x57775

[play:]

      B           A                 G           D
|-----7---7-------5---5-----------|-3---3-------5-------------------|
|-----7---7-------5---5-----------|-3---3-------7-------------------|
|-----8---8-------6---6-----------|-4---4-------7-------------------|
|-----7---7-------7---7-----------|-5---5-------7-------------------|
|-----9---9-------7---7-----------|-5---5-------5-------------------|
|-----7---7-------5---5-----------|-3---3---------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


      B           A                 G           F#
|-----7---7-------5---5-----------|-3---3-------2-------------------|
|-----7---7-------5---5-----------|-3---3-------2-------------------|
|-----8---8-------6---6-----------|-4---4-------3-------------------|
|-----7---7-------7---7-----------|-5---5-------4-------------------|
|-----9---9-------7---7-----------|-5---5-------4-------------------|
|-----7---7-------5---5-----------|-3---3-------2-------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


  F#              A                 C               F
|-2---------------5---------------|-3---------------8---------------|
|-2---------------5---------------|-5---------------10--------------|
|-3---------------6---------------|-5---------------10--------------|
|-4---------------7---------------|-5---------------10--------------|
|-4---------------7---------------|-3---------------8---------------|
|-2---------------5---------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


VERSE3:
Chords:
B7  x2120x or 797877
E7  020130 or x79797

B7
  Love man, that's all I am now, I'm just a love man.
                    E7
Ooh baby, call me a love man,
                     B7
Yes I am, I'm just a love man. Let me tell you somethin'...


CHORUS3:
Chords:
F#7 242322 or x9 11 9 11 9
B7  x2120x or 797877

F#7
  Which one of you girls want me to hold you?
A-which one of you girls want me to kiss you?
Which one of your girls wants me to take you out?
Go on I got you, gonna knock you all night.
                B7
'Cos baby I'm a love man, all right, ooh, baby, I'm a love man.
Let me tell ya...


CODA:
Chords:
B7  x2120x or 797877

                       B7
I'm sayin'; I'm just a love man; good ol' man,
I'm just a love man; fancy man.
I'm just a love man; good ol' man...

[Fades]