Soul Man

[Intro: ]

	guitar {w/drums and piano (plays roots of chords)}: 

	 G                                 F 
	 v       v       v       v         v       v       v       v 
	-----7---------------------------|-7--\5-----------5---------------| 
	---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
	/7---------------------------7---|-------------5-------------------| 
	---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
	---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
	---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 


	guitar: 

	 Bb                                C               D 
	 v       v       v       v         v       v       v       v 
	-----10----------10--------------|-----12----------14--------------| 
	---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
	/10---------/10------------------|/12----------/14-----------------| 
	---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
	---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
	---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 

	horns arr. for guitar: 

	 v       v       v       v         v       v       v       v 
	---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
	---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
	---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
	---------------------------------|-------------------------5-------| 
	---------------------------------|---------------------5-7---7-5-7-| 
	---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 


	{band enters} 

	guitar: 

	 G                  (Am) G                            (Am) G 
	 v       v       v       v         v       v       v       v 
	-----------7-7-7-7---5---3-------|-----------7-7-7-7---5---3-------| 
	-----------8-8-8-8---5---3-------|-----------8-8-8-8---5---3-------| 
	-----------7-7-7-7---5---4-------|-----------7-7-7-7---5---4-------| 
	---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
	---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
	---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 

	horns: 

	 v       v       v       v         v       v       v       v 
	---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
	---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
	---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
	-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
	---------------------------------|---------------------5---7-5-----| 
	---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 


	guitar {continue into verse}: 

	 v       v       v       v         v       v       v       v 
	-----------7-7-7-7---5---3-------|-----------7-7-7-7---5---3-------| 
	-----------8-8-8-8---5---3-------|-----------8-8-8-8---5---3-------| 
	-----------7-7-7-7---5---4-------|-----------7-7-7-7---5---4-------| 
	---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
	---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
	---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 

	horns: 

	 v       v       v       v         v       v       v       v 
	---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
	---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
	---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
	---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
	---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
	-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------| 

Verse 1: 

	       G 
	Comin' to you 
	On a dusty road 
	Good lovin' 
	I got a truckload 
	And when you get it 
	You got somethin' 
	So don't worry 
	'Cause I'm comin' 

Chorus: 

	      horns (arr. for guitar): 

	       G                     F 
	       v    v    v    v      v       v       v       v 
	      ---------------------|---------------------------------| 
	      ---------------------|---------------------------------| 
	      ---------------------|-3-2---------3-2-----------------| 
	      ---------------------|-------5---3-------5-3-----------| 
	      ------------------5--|---------------------------------| 
	      ---------------------|---------------------------------| 
	I'm a soul man 

	      slide guitar {variations 2, 3}: 

	       v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v 
	      ------------------/12-/12|/12-/14------------------| 
	      -------------------------|-------------------------| 
	      -------------------------|-------------------------| 
	      -------------------------|-------------------------| 
	      -------------------------|-------------------------| 
	      -------------------------|-------------------------| 
	I'm a soul man  {2: "Play it, Steve!"} 

	       G	F	{w/horns as above} 
	I'm a soul man 

	       G 
	I'm a soul man 

	horns (arr. for guitar): 

	 C               D {N.C.} 
	 v       v       v       v 
	---------------------------------| 
	---------------------------------| 
	---------------------------------| 
	-------------5-------------------| 
	-3-----5-7-------5---------------| 
	---------------------------------| 
	{1: And that ain't all} 
	{2: Oh!} 
	{3: Look!} 

Verse 2: 

	Got what I got 
	The hard way 
	And I'll make it better 
	Each and every day 
	So, honey 
	Don't you fret 
	'Cause you ain't seen 
	Nothin' yet 

{repeat Chorus} 

Verse 3: 

	I was brought up 
	On a side street (listen, now) 
	I learned how to love 
	Before I could eat 
	I was educated 
	At Woodstock* 
	When I start lovin' 
	Oh, I can't stop 

	* no, not the Woodstock where the hippies would roll around in 
	  the mud two years later - there was a school by that name 
	  in/near Memphis 

{repeat Chorus} 

Bridge: 

	Eb                   Bb 
	Grab a rope and I'll pull you in 

	C                C/D                      Db/Eb 
	Give you hope and be your only boyfriend, yeah, yeah, yeah (yeah!) 

	{key changes to Ab 

Coda: 

	{guitar as per intro, transposed up half-step} 

	Ab       Gb       Cb       Db  Eb {N.C.} 
	/ / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / 

	{repeat to fade:} 

	                      Ab                (Bbm) Ab 
	                      v       v       v       v 
	                     -----------8-8-8-8---6---3-------| 
	                     -----------9-9-9-9---6---3-------| 
	                     -----------8-8-8-8---6---5-------| 
	                     ---------------------------------| 
	                     ---------------------------------| 
	                     ---------------------------------| 
	I'm talkin' about a soul man 
	I'm a soul man 
	Soul man 
	Hold on  {fade}