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Man of a Thousand Faces

Marillion
Chords & TabKeyAmadvanced86 BPM
4.6(18)

Chords in this song14

Song

Chords:
Fmaj7 133210
G6 3x2033
Bridge 1 chords:
Am7 x05550
D9 x54530
Bridge 2 chords:
Am7 x02213
D xx0775

C6 x-x-10-9-10-8

Final/outro chords:

Am x-x-x-14-13-0

Asus4 x-x-x-14-15-0

Intro

* Time signature is 4/4, 86 bpm until Final/Outro
* Intro, Verses and Interludes use a strumming pattern with a Gadd11 hammer-on:
     
e|-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3---3-3---3-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|-1-----1-1-1-1-----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0---0-0h1-1-1-----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
G|-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0---0-0---0-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-2-----2-2-2-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0---0-0---0-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-0-----0-0-0-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2---2-2---2-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-------------1-----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3---3-3---3---------------------|
| h Hammer-on
    
    

Verse 1

I'm the man of a thousand faces
A little piece of me in every part I take
    
I hold the tape for a thousand races
A different point of view in every speech I make
    
Cut me a piece of my divided soul 
Cry me a river, call it rock 'n' roll 
Give me an attitude and watch me make it lie 
Pass me a microphone, I need to testify 

Chorus 1

Well, I speak to machines with the voice of humanity
Speak to the wise with the voice of insanity
Speak to the present in the past and future tense
I'll speak to a slave with the voice of obedience

Verse 2

I'm the man of a thousand ages
You see my face in the stones of the Parthenon
You hear my song in the babble of Babylon
I'm the man of a thousand riches
Be my guest at the feast of Satyricon
You spend the money that my logo's printed on

Chorus 2

Well, I'll speak to machines with the voice of humanity
Speak to the wise with the voice of insanity
Speak to the present in the past and future tense
I'll speak to a slave with the voice of obedience

Piano Interlude

    
    
    
    

Bridge 1

Stole a fire but it burned up much too soon
I took a leap and I landed on the moon
Look at my life and it looks like CNN
You see something once
You know it's gonna come around again

Chorus 3

Well, I'll speak to machines with the voice of humanity
Speak to the wise with the voice of insanity
Speak to a woman with the fatal charm of a snake
Forgive like a giver and account for all I take
Yes, I speak to machines with the voice of humanity
Speak to the wise with the voice of insanity
Speak like a leader with the voice of power and command
And when I talk to God I know he'll understand

Interlude 2

'Cause I'm the man of a thousand faces  
Yes, I'm the man of a thousand faces  
Yes, I'm the man of a thousand faces  
I'm the man of a thousand faces  

Bridge 2

   

Bridge 3

(Am Arpeggio)
e|---------0--------------0-----------------|
B|------13-----13------13-----13---------13-|
G|-14-------------14-------------14---14----|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
    
Stole a fire but it burned up much too soon 
I took a leap and I landed on the moon  

Final/Outro

* Time signature becomes 6/8, 175 bpm (count in terms of 8th notes), accelerating
progressively to about 190 bpm.
* Chords shown are the overall instrumental chords, but the guitar continues
playing an Am arpeggio:
e|---------0--------------0------|
B|------13-----13------13-----13-|
G|-14-------------14-------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
Voice of command
Voice of a snake
Voice of humanity
Voice of insanity
Voice of command
Voice of a snake
Voice of humanity
Voice of insanity
Voice of command
Voice of obedience
Thousand faces
Thousand races
Cry me a river
Face in the stones
Stones of the Parthenon
Babble of Babylon
* Guitar switches to following Am / Asus4 strumming pattern:
  
e|--0----0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0-|
B|-13---13-15-13-13-13---13-15-13-13-|
G|-14---14-14-14-14-14---14-14-14-14-|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
Voice of command
Voice of a snake
Voice of humanity
Voice of insanity
Thousand faces
Thousand races
Cry me a river
Stealing a fire
Face in the stones
Stones of the Parthenon
Babble of Babylon
Landed on the moon
Hey yea-ea-eah
Hey yea-ea-eah
Hey yea-ea-eah
Hey yea-ea-eah
Hey yea-ea-eah
Hey yea-ea-eah
Hey yea-ea-eah
Hey yea-ea-eah
Hey yea-ea-eah
Hey yea-ea-eah
Hey yea-ea-eah
Hey yea-ea-eah

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