How to Play Half A Man on Guitar?

Dean Lewis - Half A Man can be played in the key of F using the F, C, Am, G, Dm chords. For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G. For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Half A Man with the ↓-↓↑-↓-↓↑-↓↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Dean Lewis - Half A Man Chords

Chord reference F, C, Am, G, Dm

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓-↓↑-↓↑↓↑

[F] [C] [Am] [G] [F] [C] [G] I was [F]wrong to say I [C]loved her, I was [Am]wrong to [G]think I’m right But [F]when I told her [C]it was over, my [G]darling I had lied I’ve been [F]running from my [C]demons, [Am]afraid to look [G]behind I’ve been [F]running from [C]myself, afraid of what [G]I’d find

But how am I supposed to [F]love you, when I don’t love who I [Am]am And how can I give you [C]all of me, when I’m only half a [G]man ‘Cause I’m a sinking ship that’s [F]burning, so let go of my [Am]hand And how can I give you [C]all of me, when I’m only half a [G]man

And now [F]I’m stuck in this [C]hotel room, by [Am]cold neon [G]light I’ve been [F]waiting for an [C]answer, but it [G]don’t come tonight And every [F]bottle I had [C]stolen, it laid [Am]shattered on the [G]floor What’s [F]broken can’t be [C]whole, [G]anymore

But how am I [F]supposed to love you, when I don’t love who I [Am]am And how can I give you [C]all of me, when I’m only half a [G]man ‘Cause I’m a sinking ship that’s [F]burning, so let go of my [Am]hand And how can I give you [C]all of me, when I’m only half a [G]man

[Dm]No [Am]one [C]can ever [G]hurt me, like [Dm]I hurt [Am]myself I’m [C]made out of [G]stone, and I’m [Dm]beyond [Am]help So [C]don’t give your [G]heart to [F]me [C] [G]

But how am I supposed to [F]love you, when I don’t love who I [Am]am And how can I give you [C]all of me, when I’m only half a [G]man ‘Cause I’m a sinking ship [F]that’s burning, so let go of my [Am]hand And how can I give you [C]all of me, when I’m only half a [G]man [F] [C] [Am] [G] [F] [C] [G]

Artist Dean Lewis

Album A Place We Knew

Genres Alternative, Indie, Pop

Year 2019

Key F

Dean Lewis - Half A Man can be played in the key of F using the F, C, Am, G, Dm chords.

For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Half A Man with the ↓-↓↑-↓-↓↑-↓↑↓↑ strumming pattern.