PIECES OF A MAN by Gil Scott-Heron Chorded by Levchek INTRO: Cmaj7 Gm7 Cmaj7 Gm7 Jagged jigsaw pieces Cmaj7 Gm7 Tossed about the room Cmaj7 Gm7 I saw my grandma sweeping Cmaj7 Gm7 With her old straw broom Fmaj7 Bbmaj7 She didn't know what she was doing Fmaj7 G/A Am7 Fmaj7 G7 She could hardly understand Cmaj7 Gm7 That she was really sweeping up.. Cmaj7 Gm7 Pieces of a man Cmaj7 Gm7 I saw my daddy greet the mailman Cmaj7 Gm7 And I heard the mailman say Cmaj7 Gm7 "Now don't you take this letter to hard now Jimmy Cmaj7 Gm7 Cause they've laid off nine others today" Fmaj7 Ebmaj7 He didn't know what he was saying Fmaj7 G/A A7 Am7 Fmaj7 G7 He could hardly understand Cmaj7 Gm7 That he was only talking to Cmaj7 Gm7 Pieces of a man Fmaj7 Ab I saw the thunder and heard the lightning! Em A7 And felt the burden of his shame Dmaj7 G And for some unknown reason Em A7 Am Fmaj7 G7 He never turned my way Cmaj7 Gm7 Pieces of that letter Cmaj7 Gm7 Were tossed about that room Cmaj7 Gm7 And now I hear the sound of sirens Cmaj7 Gm7 Come knifing through the gloom Fmaj7 Bbmaj7 They don't know what they are doing Fmaj7 G/A A7 Am7 Fmaj7 G7 They could hardly understand Cmaj7 Gm7 That they're only arresting Cmaj7 Gm7 Pieces of a man Cmaj7 Bbmaj7 I saw him go to pieces Cmaj7 Bbmaj7 I saw him go to pieces Cmaj7 Bbmaj7 He was always such a good man Cmaj7 Bbmaj7 He was always such a strong man Cmaj7 Bbmaj7 Yeah, I saw him go to pieces Cmaj7 Bbmaj7 I saw him go to pieces OUTRO: Cmaj7 Bbmaj7
