Music By Men Chords by Florence + The Machine

[Intro]

Am Em 
G  Am
 
 
[Verse]

         Am
In every book in the house,

 notes from you fall out
        Em
All the love that came my way, 

I found a way to push away
G
I don't wanna be afraid anymore
              Am
I don't wanna run from love like 

I had before
                  Am
And on the way to couples therapy, 

you put your headphones in
       Em
So you didn't have to talk to me
                     G
Listening to our own demos on the ride home
                  Am
You have a bigger ego than you think you do
                 C     
Slide down in my seat 
               Em          Am
so as not to threaten you 
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]

          C             Em
Let it be us, let it be home
           Am
Falling asleep and not looking at our phone
C Em
 
[Chorus]

Dm                            Am    
 'Cause I know how to fall in love, 
   C             Em
I do it constantly
Dm                         Am      
  I fall in love with everyone 
            C              Em
I meet for ten minutes at least
Dm                Am        
  Then comes the work, 
      C                   Em
the resentments, and the hurt
 Dm                  Am         
Looking at your haircut and 
       C             Em  Am
that stupid band T-shirt
 
 
[Verse]

          Am
I always thought I was nice, 

I thought I was kind
         Em
'Til I tried to do something 

that was almost real life
              G
It's not like what 

I've seen in TV shows
               Am
It's not like what 

I've read in books
              Am
It's so much harder than it looks
                Em
And there isn't much applause
                 G         
If it required practice and 
                        Am
dedication, I just got bored
                        C
We discussed something called compromise
   Em              
A brand new concept 
      Am
that I never tried
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]

          C             Em
Let it be us, let it be home
           Am
Falling asleep and 

not looking at our phone
C Em
 
[Chorus]

Dm                            Am    
 'Cause I know how to fall in love, 
  C         Em
I do it easily
Dm                         Am   
  I fall in love with everyone 
           C               Em
I meet for ten minutes at least
Dm                Am    
  Then comes the work, 
      C                   Em
the resentments, and the hurt 
Dm                     Am     
Looking at your haircut and  
         C           Em     Am
that stupid band T-shirt, hmm
 
 
[Bridge]

 A#
Breaking my bones, 

getting four out of five
Am
Listening to a song by The 1975
            A#                        
I thought, 'Fuck it, I might as well 
                  Am    C  Em
give music by men  a try'
 
 
[Chorus]

Dm                  
  Let there be love,
Am
 let there be light
               C        
Let there be a quiet day 
       Em
and an easy night   
       Dm                   
Let me put out a record and 
        Am           C Em
have it not ruin my life
          Dm            Am
Let it be us, let it be home
                 C                  Em
Let it not be a spotlight standing alone
        Dm               Am   
Running back to the only love 
                 C Em Am
I could ever control

Track Info

• Song: Music By Men
• Artist: Florence + The Machine
• Written by Florence Welch & Mark Bowen
• Produced by Aaron Dessner, Mark Bowen & Florence Welch
• Album: Everybody Scream
• Release Date: 31 October 2025

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