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Group: The Verve
Album: Urban Hymns
Song: Lucky Man
Music: Richard Ashcroft
Lyrics: Richard Ashcroft
Hut Recordings, Virgin Records (72484491321)
Chorded by: Ross Howard (Rossh@clear.net.nz)
This is track 9 on The Verve's Urban Hymns. It is the second track that
I have chorded for this album. I will go through the more acoustic songs
first and will try to get the whole album done.
Chords
G - 320033
D - X00232
Asus4 - 002200
Em - 022000
Intro: G D Asus4 - x8
Verse 1
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G D Asus4
Happyness more or less
Asus4 G
it's just a change me something in my levity
G D Asus4
o-o-h m-y m-y..
Verse 2
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G D Asus4
happyness coming and going
Asus4 G
I watch you look at me watch my fever growing, I know
G D Asus4
just where I a-m
Bridge
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Em
well, how many corners do I have to turn
G
how many times do I have to learn
D Asus4
all the love I have is in my mind.
Chorus
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G D Asus4
But I'm a lucky m-a-a-n
G D Asus4
with fire in my h-a-a-nds
Verse 3
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G D Asus4
happyness something in my own place
G
I'm stood here naked smiling I feel no disgrace
D Asus4
with who I a-m
Verse 4
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G D Asus4
happyness coming and going
Asus4 G
I watch you look at me watch my fever growing, I know
G D Asus4
just who I a-m
Bridge
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Em
well, how many corners do I have to turn
G
how many times do I have to learn
D Asus4
all the love I have is in my mind.
G D Asus4
I hope you underst-a-a-nd
G D Asus4
I hope you underst-a-a-nd
Middle 8
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G D Asus4
o-o-o-o-o-h-h-h-h
Asus4
no no no no no no no no
G D Asus4
Gotta love that never d-i-e-s
Verse 5
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G D Asus4
Happyness more or less
Asus4 G
it's just a change me something in my levity
Verse 6
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G D Asus4
happyness coming and going
Asus4 G
I watch you look at me watch my fever growing, I know
G D Asus4
o-o-h, my my - X 4
Middle 8
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G D Asus4
Gotta love that never d-i-e-s X 3
Asus4 G
it's just a change me something in my levity X 3
Fade out
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G D Asus4
o-o-h, my my - X 2
Asus4 G
it's just a change me something in my levity
G D Asus4
o-o-h, my my - X 2
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Justin Rhythm Player |
#1 by Justin Lepera at Aug 15, 1970 at 2:40 PM EST |
| Gotta love that'll never die. Having a love makes life worth living: "I know just who I am" "It's just a change in me Something in my liberty" Happiness! | |
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wrath Average |
#2 by wrath child at Sep 1, 1974 at 5:09 AM EST |
| I'm new here and i thought i should start off with this trck.It means so much to me lyricaly and it contains so many memories of a certain time in my life. I love it, RICHARD ASHCROFT IS A GENIUS! | |
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The Real Slim S Average |
#3 by The Real Slim Shady at Oct 24, 1976 at 3:27 PM EST |
| this song is fucking awesome. i do not know what it is about it but it makes me feel so much better when i feel like shite. the beginning bit of song is great...i do not know why but...yeah! i will shutup! Xx | |
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Adam Average |
#4 by Adam Favro at Jun 27, 1977 at 9:49 AM EST |
| why did the stones sue them? i read something about the verve 'stealing' a part of a stones song....which one? | |
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Colleen Average |
#5 by Colleen Shmeltin at Nov 21, 1978 at 7:14 PM EST |
| " But how many corners do I have to turn? How many times do I have to learn All the love I have is in my mind? " That's enough to explain the entire song, I believe. Looking for love in others will only leave you on your own in the end, (You come in on your own and you leave on your own) but if you're lucky, like our friend Richard Ashcroft, maybe one day you'll realize that "all the love [you] have is in your mind". A Lucky Man can find happiness and love in himself, since all others will leave his life some day and in some way. It's the kind of love that will never die. | |
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isaac Average |
#6 by isaac fritsch at Apr 2, 1979 at 6:11 PM EST |
| I totally agree with AngelDust. The lyrics to this tune simply state that nothing is impossible to the human mind. You don`t need anybody but yourself to make you happy. However, this is a power that most people have no control over, and the singer expresses his joy to be one of the select few who truly know and enjoy themselves. | |
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Alex Average |
#7 by Alex P at Nov 30, 1986 at 3:58 AM EST |
| i'll admit im not too sure what its actually about, is it him coming to terms with himself, accepting who he is and loving what he is, not in an egotistical way. Is he lucky because he accepts who he is or is he lucky because, as Kuroshin says, he thinks he loves others but in actual fact he gives a fake love of sorts, the kind that both parties feel is real but is not, therefore he can never be hurt by heartbreak. Well i dont really know but what i will say is that this song is simply awe inspiring... | |
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MysticCat Wanna Be |
#8 by MysticCat (Janis *johnny* Udodovs) at Sep 23, 1987 at 8:11 AM EST |
| i agree, richard ashcroft is brill this song to me is about coming to terms with what/who you are and loving it because it's all good | |
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Pablo Rhythm Player |
#9 by Pablo Muņiz at Mar 5, 1988 at 9:28 AM EST |
| well, the verve were great before they went their seperate ways, fucking brilliant. richard ashcroft is a fucking amazing lyric writer. to me, this song's mood just describes my life. it's a kind of fatal optimism. like he's trying to look on the bright side, but ultimately failing.. "happiness, more or less..." unfortunately this song reminds me of when i was 10. the worst fucking year of my life so far. i am only 14, but hey... fucking genius though. | |
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Ben Rhythm Player |
#10 by Ben at Oct 17, 1995 at 10:55 AM EST |
| Amazing song. I think its about someone who is depressed but begins to see what is important. | |
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Dan Average |
#11 by Dan Flores at Jan 13, 1999 at 6:49 AM EST |
| slugsinthefields no offence but you are such a dumb ass, every song on Urban Hymns is fucking lyrical genius, just listen to "drugs dont work" "sonnet" or "space and time". They are all on par if not better than the three songs u named! richard ashcroft wrote the entire album on his own but released it with the group instead of solo because he knew if he released it solo he'd never be able to surpass it as an album! | |
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Carly Average |
#12 by Carly at Jul 21, 1999 at 1:02 AM EST |
| An orchestral version of The Last Time. Don't get me wrong, the stones were brilliant, but no individual song they did could eclipse any of the Verves best stuff. | |
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austin Lead Player |
#13 by austin at Jul 6, 2000 at 3:54 AM EST |
| To me, it reminds me of my struggles last year, that year being 7th grade, and how I just was "depressed", which I really wasn't, and kept falling in love with girls and having no self-esteem, it was an awful year. But out of all the awfulness, I came to terms with myself about love, and "All the love I have is in my mind". I'm a lucky man to have discovered this. This is one of my all-time favorite songs, and even in this MP3 ruled age, I went out and got the cd "Urban Hymns" after hearing it was awesome. Then I was really disappointed to listen and not really like any other songs except for "weeping willow" "Lucky Man" and "Bittersweet Symphony". Bummer. Damn Stones suing one of the best bands out there. Oh well, Ashcroft lives on. | |
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blake Average |
#14 by blake pratt at Apr 20, 2004 at 8:10 AM EST |
| good song... ;) | |
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Reece Wanna Be |
#15 by Reece Brown at Jul 22, 2005 at 4:38 AM EST |
| slugsinthefields no offence but you are such a dumb ass, every song on Urban Hymns is fucking lyrical genius, just listen to "drugs dont work" "sonnet" or "space and time". They are all on par if not better than the three songs u named! richard ashcroft wrote the entire album on his own but released it with the group instead of solo because he knew if he released it solo he'd never be able to surpass it as an album! | |
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Christina Average |
#16 by Christina Anderson at Dec 28, 2006 at 2:21 PM EST |
| I agree with the theme that the lyrics are about generally finding that love within which at most times is very elusive. In the end if people in your circle either friends or family let you down you've got to find the power within to love yourself, cos in the end you come in on your own and out on your own. | |
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