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Westlife - What Makes A Man Chords

Chord reference G, Em, C, D, Am, A, E, F#m, Bm
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[G] [Em] [C] [D] This isn’t [G]goodbye, even as [C]I watch you [D]leave, this [G]isn’t [D] [C] goodbye I [D]swear I won’t [G]cry, even as [C]tears fill my [D]eyes, I [G]swear I won’t [D] [C] [D]cry Any other [Am]girl, I’d [Em]let you [C]walk [D]away, any other [Am]girl, I’m [Em]sure I’d [C]be [D]ok

Tell me what makes a [G]man, wanna [D]give you all his [Em]heart Smile when you’re [Am]around, and [C]cry when you’re [D]apart If you know what makes a [G]man, wanna [D]love you the way I [Em] [D]do Girl you gotta [C]let me [Am] [D]know, so I can get over [G]you

What makes her so [G]right? Is it the [C]sound of her [D]laugh? That [G]look in her [D] [C]eyes, when [D]do you [G]decide? She is the [C]dream that you [D]seek, that [G]force in your [D]life When you [Am]apologize, no [Em]matter [C]who was [D]wrong When you get [Am]on your knees if [Em]that would [C]bring her [D]home

Tell me what makes a [G]man, wanna give you [D]all his [Em]heart Smile when you’re [Am]around, and [C]cry when you’re [D]apart If you know what makes a [G]man, wanna love [D]you the way I [Em]do Girl you [C]gotta let me [Am] [D]know, so that I can get over [G]you

[Em]Other girls will [D]come along, they [C]always [D]do [Em]But what’s the point when [D]all, I ever [C]want is you, [D]tell me

Tell me what makes a [A]man, wanna [E]give you all his [F#m]heart Smile when you’re [Bm]around, and [D]cry when you’re [E]apart If you know what makes a [A]man, wanna [E]love you the way I [F#m]do Girl you gotta [D]let me [Bm]know, [D](let me know) Girl you gotta [D]let me [Bm]know, [E](wooo), so I can get over [A]you

Artist Westlife
Album Coast to Coast
Genres Pop
Year 2000
Key G

How to Play What Makes A Man on Guitar?

Westlife - What Makes A Man can be played in the key of G using the G, Em, C, D, Am, A, E, F#m, Bm chords.

  • 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 Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • 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 D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • 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 A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For F#m, To play F#m | Gbm, barre fret 2 from the G string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D.
  • For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G.

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

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