Frank Black and the Catholics

The Man Who Was Too Loud(Chords)

Frank Black and the Catholics

Key: F

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	        verse 1 
F*        G*       A*       C*   
though he loved to rock and roll 
D*        E*   F* 
all these many years 
   F*     G*       A*     C*        D*                Am 
he cared about the old people's and little children's ears 
F         G    A          C 
though he was a guitar man 
     D      E            F 
he reflected and he vowed 
F     G     A       C 
never will I ever be  
   G*   G*    A* 
no n'er n'er again 
    G       G       
the man who was too loud 

C  C(add?  C  C(add)?* 

verse 2 
C              C6 
Johnny's not a poor man 
C                     G 
no, he never gets him down 
Am             F              G     F 
now that he is free he is not proud 
C                 C6 
he don't need the power 
C              G 
just to make a sound 
Am            Fm                  G 
he is not the man that he used to be 
            F               G 
oh, no, the man who was too loud  

SOLO 1 (solo at the bottom) 
F G A C D E F 
F G A C F5 F5 A 

BREAK 
A#(pos 6)   Dsus Dm 
I will play soft-ly 
G           Dsus Dm     A#maj7 A#6 G 
I will play soft-ly, so soft-  ly  now 
F                A#              G    C 
'cause I was the man who was too loud  


verse 3   
A#         C        Dm       F   
it's not because he don't respect 
    G       A     A#   
the popular music star 
    A#     C       Dm   F          A#          A#      Dm 
you know I saw him open up for the king of the surf guitar 
A#     C        Dm       F 
do not think he does not like  
    G        A      A#  
the cheering of the crowd 
A#        C         Dm           F     
no, he is glad that they came to see 
    A#      A#      D (note: NOT Dm) 
the man who used to be  
    A#      A#       
the man who was to loud 

F  F6  F  F6* 

verse 4  
F (pos 8)   F6 
Johnny is a rich man 
F     F5 E5    D#5  D5 C 
yeah, he still gets a- round 
Dm            A#             C     A# 
he is glad to be the cat who meowed 
F                 F6 
he don't need the power  
F (stop)        C   
just to get his sound 
Dm            A#m                 C 
he is not the man that he used to be  
           A#             C   
oh no, the man who was to loud 

SOLO 2 
A# C Dm F G A A# 
A# C Dm F A#5 A#5 Dm 

BREAK 2 
D#(pos 11)  Gsus Gm 
I will play soft-ly 
C(pos 8)    Gsus Gm     D#maj7 D#6 C 
I will play soft-ly, so soft-  ly  now 
A#               D#              C     
'cause I was the man who was too loud  
F                 D#.......... A#  
I was way too loud        yeah! 

VERSE 5 
F*        G*       A*       C*   D* 
though he loved to rock and roll 

ah, better not... 

Solo 1 (tabbed by [email protected]): 

E-------------------------------------------------------------0--1--0- 
B--1--1-1--0--0-0----------------1--1--0-0-----------0--1--3---------- 
G------------------2-2----------------------2--0--2------------------- 
D-----------------------2--2-2---------------------------------------- 
A--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
E--------------------------------------------------------------------- 

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 -3--1--3-----3--1----------------3--1----- 
 -------------------2--0----------------2-- 
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   *C  C6 rhythm 
G--------------------------------------------------- 
D--------------------------------------------------- 
A-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-- 
E-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--- 
  
   *F  F6 
G---------------------------------------------------- 
D-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--- 
A-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---- 
E----------------------------------------------------

Written by Frank Black