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Man in the Box Chords

Alice in Chains Beginner Key of E 4 Chords 2 min read
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Key
E Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Capo
None
Chords
Em · G · D · A

Alice in Chains’ grunge anthem about societal control and personal anguish. Beginner difficulty in the key of E.

Heavy Downstrokes (4/4 Time)
↓↓↓↓
1234

Tip: Use palm muting on the verses and play the chords with power and distortion.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

 
E A
I’m the man in the box
E A
Buried in my shit
E A
Won’t you come and save me?
E
Save me
 

Verse 2

 
E A
Feed my eyes, can you sew them shut?
E A
Jesus Christ, deny your maker
E A
He who tries will be wasted
E A
Oh, feed my eyes, now you’ve sewn them shut
 

Chorus

 
E A
And I’m the dog who gets beaten
E A
Shove my nose in shit
E A
I won’t be beaten
E A
I won’t be beaten
E A
I won’t be beaten
E A
I won’t be beaten
 

Verse 3

 
E A
I’m the man in the box
E A
Buried in my shit
E A
If you’re seeing now
E A
Then I’m the dog who’s been
E A
I’m the dog who’s been
E A
I’m the dog who’s been
E A
I’m the dog who’s been beaten
 

Chorus

 
E A
And I’m the dog who gets beaten
E A
Shove my nose in shit
E A
I won’t be beaten
E A
I won’t be beaten
E A
I won’t be beaten
E A
I won’t be beaten
 

Bridge

 
A
Yeah!
A
Yeah!
A
Yeah!
A
Yeah!
 

Chorus

 
E A
And I’m the dog who gets beaten
E A
Shove my nose in shit
E A
I won’t be beaten
E A
I won’t be beaten
E A
I won’t be beaten
E A
I won’t be beaten
 

Practice tip: Master the simple two-chord (E and A) pattern before adding the heavy downstroke rhythm and vocal melody.

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Key
E Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Tuning
G-C-E-A
Chords
Em · G · D · A

Alice in Chains’ grunge anthem about societal control and personal anguish. Beginner difficulty in the key of E.

Heavy Downstrokes (4/4 Time)
↓↓↓↓
1234

Tip: Use palm muting on the verses and play the chords with power and distortion.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

 
E A
I’m the man in the box
E A
Buried in my shit
E A
Won’t you come and save me?
E
Save me
 

Verse 2

 
E A
Feed my eyes, can you sew them shut?
E A
Jesus Christ, deny your maker
E A
He who tries will be wasted
E A
Oh, feed my eyes, now you’ve sewn them shut
 

Chorus

 
E A
And I’m the dog who gets beaten
E A
Shove my nose in shit
E A
I won’t be beaten
E A
I won’t be beaten
E A
I won’t be beaten
E A
I won’t be beaten
 

Verse 3

 
E A
I’m the man in the box
E A
Buried in my shit
E A
If you’re seeing now
E A
Then I’m the dog who’s been
E A
I’m the dog who’s been
E A
I’m the dog who’s been
E A
I’m the dog who’s been beaten
 

Chorus

 
E A
And I’m the dog who gets beaten
E A
Shove my nose in shit
E A
I won’t be beaten
E A
I won’t be beaten
E A
I won’t be beaten
E A
I won’t be beaten
 

Bridge

 
A
Yeah!
A
Yeah!
A
Yeah!
A
Yeah!
 

Chorus

 
E A
And I’m the dog who gets beaten
E A
Shove my nose in shit
E A
I won’t be beaten
E A
I won’t be beaten
E A
I won’t be beaten
E A
I won’t be beaten
 

Practice tip: Master the simple two-chord (E and A) pattern before adding the heavy downstroke rhythm and vocal melody.

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Key
E Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Left Hand
Root notes
Chords
Em · G · D · A

Alice in Chains’ grunge anthem about societal control and personal anguish. Beginner difficulty in the key of E.

Heavy Downstrokes (4/4 Time)
↓↓↓↓
1234

Tip: Use palm muting on the verses and play the chords with power and distortion.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

 
E A
I’m the man in the box
E A
Buried in my shit
E A
Won’t you come and save me?
E
Save me
 

Verse 2

 
E A
Feed my eyes, can you sew them shut?
E A
Jesus Christ, deny your maker
E A
He who tries will be wasted
E A
Oh, feed my eyes, now you’ve sewn them shut
 

Chorus

 
E A
And I’m the dog who gets beaten
E A
Shove my nose in shit
E A
I won’t be beaten
E A
I won’t be beaten
E A
I won’t be beaten
E A
I won’t be beaten
 

Verse 3

 
E A
I’m the man in the box
E A
Buried in my shit
E A
If you’re seeing now
E A
Then I’m the dog who’s been
E A
I’m the dog who’s been
E A
I’m the dog who’s been
E A
I’m the dog who’s been beaten
 

Chorus

 
E A
And I’m the dog who gets beaten
E A
Shove my nose in shit
E A
I won’t be beaten
E A
I won’t be beaten
E A
I won’t be beaten
E A
I won’t be beaten
 

Bridge

 
A
Yeah!
A
Yeah!
A
Yeah!
A
Yeah!
 

Chorus

 
E A
And I’m the dog who gets beaten
E A
Shove my nose in shit
E A
I won’t be beaten
E A
I won’t be beaten
E A
I won’t be beaten
E A
I won’t be beaten
 

Practice tip: Master the simple two-chord (E and A) pattern before adding the heavy downstroke rhythm and vocal melody.

Emtap to play
Gtap to play
Dtap to play
Atap to play
Key
E Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Tuning
gDGBD (Open G)
Chords
Em · G · D · A

Alice in Chains’ grunge anthem about societal control and personal anguish. Beginner difficulty in the key of E.

Heavy Downstrokes (4/4 Time)
↓↓↓↓
1234

Tip: Use palm muting on the verses and play the chords with power and distortion.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

 
E A
I’m the man in the box
E A
Buried in my shit
E A
Won’t you come and save me?
E
Save me
 

Verse 2

 
E A
Feed my eyes, can you sew them shut?
E A
Jesus Christ, deny your maker
E A
He who tries will be wasted
E A
Oh, feed my eyes, now you’ve sewn them shut
 

Chorus

 
E A
And I’m the dog who gets beaten
E A
Shove my nose in shit
E A
I won’t be beaten
E A
I won’t be beaten
E A
I won’t be beaten
E A
I won’t be beaten
 

Verse 3

 
E A
I’m the man in the box
E A
Buried in my shit
E A
If you’re seeing now
E A
Then I’m the dog who’s been
E A
I’m the dog who’s been
E A
I’m the dog who’s been
E A
I’m the dog who’s been beaten
 

Chorus

 
E A
And I’m the dog who gets beaten
E A
Shove my nose in shit
E A
I won’t be beaten
E A
I won’t be beaten
E A
I won’t be beaten
E A
I won’t be beaten
 

Bridge

 
A
Yeah!
A
Yeah!
A
Yeah!
A
Yeah!
 

Chorus

 
E A
And I’m the dog who gets beaten
E A
Shove my nose in shit
E A
I won’t be beaten
E A
I won’t be beaten
E A
I won’t be beaten
E A
I won’t be beaten
 

Practice tip: Master the simple two-chord (E and A) pattern before adding the heavy downstroke rhythm and vocal melody.

Emtap to play
Gtap to play
Dtap to play
Atap to play
Key
E Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Tuning
G-D-A-E
Chords
Em · G · D · A

Alice in Chains’ grunge anthem about societal control and personal anguish. Beginner difficulty in the key of E.

Heavy Downstrokes (4/4 Time)
↓↓↓↓
1234

Tip: Use palm muting on the verses and play the chords with power and distortion.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

 
E A
I’m the man in the box
E A
Buried in my shit
E A
Won’t you come and save me?
E
Save me
 

Verse 2

 
E A
Feed my eyes, can you sew them shut?
E A
Jesus Christ, deny your maker
E A
He who tries will be wasted
E A
Oh, feed my eyes, now you’ve sewn them shut
 

Chorus

 
E A
And I’m the dog who gets beaten
E A
Shove my nose in shit
E A
I won’t be beaten
E A
I won’t be beaten
E A
I won’t be beaten
E A
I won’t be beaten
 

Verse 3

 
E A
I’m the man in the box
E A
Buried in my shit
E A
If you’re seeing now
E A
Then I’m the dog who’s been
E A
I’m the dog who’s been
E A
I’m the dog who’s been
E A
I’m the dog who’s been beaten
 

Chorus

 
E A
And I’m the dog who gets beaten
E A
Shove my nose in shit
E A
I won’t be beaten
E A
I won’t be beaten
E A
I won’t be beaten
E A
I won’t be beaten
 

Bridge

 
A
Yeah!
A
Yeah!
A
Yeah!
A
Yeah!
 

Chorus

 
E A
And I’m the dog who gets beaten
E A
Shove my nose in shit
E A
I won’t be beaten
E A
I won’t be beaten
E A
I won’t be beaten
E A
I won’t be beaten
 

Practice tip: Master the simple two-chord (E and A) pattern before adding the heavy downstroke rhythm and vocal melody.

Emtap to play
Gtap to play
Dtap to play
Atap to play
Key
E Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Harp Key
C Diatonic
Chords
Em · G · D · A

Alice in Chains’ grunge anthem about societal control and personal anguish. Beginner difficulty in the key of E.

Heavy Downstrokes (4/4 Time)
↓↓↓↓
1234

Tip: Use palm muting on the verses and play the chords with power and distortion.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

 
E A
I’m the man in the box
E A
Buried in my shit
E A
Won’t you come and save me?
E
Save me
 

Verse 2

 
E A
Feed my eyes, can you sew them shut?
E A
Jesus Christ, deny your maker
E A
He who tries will be wasted
E A
Oh, feed my eyes, now you’ve sewn them shut
 

Chorus

 
E A
And I’m the dog who gets beaten
E A
Shove my nose in shit
E A
I won’t be beaten
E A
I won’t be beaten
E A
I won’t be beaten
E A
I won’t be beaten
 

Verse 3

 
E A
I’m the man in the box
E A
Buried in my shit
E A
If you’re seeing now
E A
Then I’m the dog who’s been
E A
I’m the dog who’s been
E A
I’m the dog who’s been
E A
I’m the dog who’s been beaten
 

Chorus

 
E A
And I’m the dog who gets beaten
E A
Shove my nose in shit
E A
I won’t be beaten
E A
I won’t be beaten
E A
I won’t be beaten
E A
I won’t be beaten
 

Bridge

 
A
Yeah!
A
Yeah!
A
Yeah!
A
Yeah!
 

Chorus

 
E A
And I’m the dog who gets beaten
E A
Shove my nose in shit
E A
I won’t be beaten
E A
I won’t be beaten
E A
I won’t be beaten
E A
I won’t be beaten
 

Practice tip: Master the simple two-chord (E and A) pattern before adding the heavy downstroke rhythm and vocal melody.