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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
 
 

isaac
Average
#1 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.
 

Alex
Average
#2 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...
 

MysticCat
Wanna Be
#3 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
 

Pablo
Rhythm Player
#4 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.
 

Ben
Rhythm Player
#5 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.
 

Carly
Average
#6 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.
 

austin
Lead Player
#7 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.
 

blake
Average
#8 by blake pratt at Apr 20, 2004 at 8:10 AM EST
good song... ;)
 

Reece
Wanna Be
#9 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!
 

Christina
Average
#10 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.