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Blue Collar Man By Styx & More
Thanks for dropping into this Blue Collar Man by Styx songs page where I have six tutorial demos you can view along with free chords and lyric pdf download sheets and some tips on rhythm patterns for each song.
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Blue Collar Man By Styx & More
Lyrics, Chords, Rhythm Tips, Tutorials
1. Babe
This song hails from the 1979 "Cornerstone" album and was the first single from this record and the only #1 song from Styx in the US. In the UK the song reached #6.
Lead singer Dennis DeYoung wrote the song for his wife and had no intention of releasing the song. But Tommy Shaw convinced his to put the song on the album, and with a little guitar magic from Tommy, the song was a hit.
Download the Babe Styx chords sheet below.
- Drop D Tuning = No
- Capo = No
- Rhythm = down up down down up down down up and repeat will work here
- Picking = Yes
- Chords = - D, Em, D6, A7sus, A7, Bm, G6, A, A#, C, G, Dmaj7
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2. Blue Collar Man
In 1978 Styx release an album called "Pieces Of Eight". Tommy Shaw wrote the song based on a friend who was unemployed at the time.
Along with that was a sound that occurred from his motorboat engine that would not start. Those two pieces together helped form the song which was released as a single and peaked at #21 in the US and #9 in Canada.
Download the Styx Blue Collar Man lyrics below.
- Drop D Tuning = No
- Capo = No
- Rhythm = mainly all down strokes with the odd shuffle
- Picking = Yes
- Chords = Dm, F, G, A#, C, Gm, Am, Am/C, A7
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3. Boat On The River
Boat On The River was released as a single in several countries from the "Cornerstone" album of 1979, but not in the US for some reason.
It was a #1 in Switzerland and a top 10 in a few other countries.
- Drop D Tuning = No
- Capo = 3rd fret
- Rhythm = root down up down up down up and repeat
- Picking = Yes
- Chords = Em, D, B7, A, Am, Gb
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4. Man In The Wilderness
Man In The Wilderness was written by Styx singer Tommy Shaw for The Grand Illusion album of 1977.
The song was based on Styx opening in Detroit for the group Kansas in which Tommy described as a very unique experience.
This song was never released as a single.
- Drop D Tuning = No
- Capo = No
- Rhythm = down down up down down up down down up etc
- Picking = Yes
- Chords = Em, D, Am, C, B7, Cmaj7, Asus2, G6, G, A
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5. Renegade
This song also hails from the 1979 album "Pieces Of Eight" and reached #16 on the US Billboard chart and peaked at #10 in Canada.
Download the Styx Renegade chords below.
- Drop D Tuning = No
- Capo = No
- Rhythm = down down up down down up once you get into it
- Picking = Yes
- Chords = Gm, Dm,C, A, A#, B, D, C#
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6. Too Much Time On My Hands
Styx released "Paradise Theatre" in 1981 and this song was one of the singles from that album.
Tommy Shaw wrote this one based on experiences in a bar in Niles, Michigan. The song registered on the Pop Charts in the US at #54.
- Drop D Tuning = Yes
- Capo = No
- Rhythm = you can use downstrokes or some shuffle rhythm
- Picking = Yes
- Chords = A, C, D, Am, Bm, Em, Gbm
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There you have it. Six famous Styx songs you can learn on the acoustic guitar with the help of my free rhythm tips, chords and lyrics sheets and some demos to get an idea of how I play there songs. I hope you found the info on this Styx songs page helpful.