Lucky Man — Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Chords and lyrics for Lucky Man by Emerson, Lake & Palmer (key of D).
Verse 1
Lucky Man chords
Emerson, Lake and Palmer 1970 **
G D 2x
[G]He had white [D]horses
And [G]ladies by the [D]score
[G]All dressed in [D]satin
And [G]waiting by the [D]door
[Am]Ooooh, what a [G]lucky man he [D][Dsus4]was[D]
[Am]Ooooh, what a [G]lucky man he [D][Dsus4]was[D]
[G]White lace and [D]feathers
They [G]made up his [D]bed
A [G]gold covered [D]mattress
On [G]which he was [D]laid
[Am]Ooooh, what a [G]lucky man he [D][Dsus4]was[D]
[Am]Ooooh, what a [G]lucky man he [D][Dsus4]was[D]
[G] [D] [G] [D] [G] [D] [G] [D]
[Am] [G] [D] [Dsus4] [D]
[Am] [G] [D]
He [G]went to fight [D]wars
For his [G]country and his [D]king
Of his [G]honor and his [D]glory
The [G]people would [D]sing
[Am]Ooooh, what a [G]lucky man he [D][Dsus4]was[D]
[Am]Ooooh, what a [G]lucky man he [D][Dsus4]was[D]
A [G]bullet had [D]found him
His [G]blood ran as he [D]cried
No [G]money could [D]save him
So he [G]laid down and he [D]died
[Am]Ooooh, what a [G]lucky man he [D][Dsus4]was[D]
[Am]Ooooh, what a [G]lucky man he [D][Dsus4]was[D]
[Am]Ah [G]Ah [D]Ah . . . .
* Some people prefer Em or Em7 instead of G
** Alternates:
G = F
D = C
Am = Gm
Dsus4 = Csus4
Em = Dm
Em7 = Dm7
Open (These chords are not in the original key)
G = D
D = A
Am = Em
Dsus4 = Asus4
Em = Bm
Em7 = Bm7
G = A
D = E
Am = Bm
Dsus4 = Esus4
Em = F#m
Em7 = F#m7
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