Measure Of A Man

D Asus4 When I was fifteen, I left home young Em7 G Tore up the tracks and then some D Asus4 Me and my dad didn't see eye to eye Em7 G I never took to him, he never took the time Bm A Bulletproof, more than tough G N.C Smarter than he ever was D Asus4 Well I burned those wheels down the highway Em7 G And I learned what I learned the hard way D Asus4 Do the best you can do, love many, trust few Em7 G Work hard for the money in your hands N.C D Asus4 That's the measure of a man Em7 G Yeah the measure of a man D Asus4 Anger burns, love cools it down Em7 G Pretty young woman turned my head around D Asus4 The world through her eyes looks so different Em7 G She lives on faith, she looks for forgiveness Bm A Foolproof, it ain't easy G I need her, she needs me and D Asus4 She stole my heart on this highway Em7 G She taught me to love through the hard days D Asus4 Yeah she's cool when I'm not, she's as steady as a rock Em7 G She's as solid as the ring on my hand D Asus4 That's the measure of a man Em7 G Yeah the measure of a man (Repeat chord progression 1 time during instrumental) Bm A Last night she handed me a son of my own G It killed me to do it, but I picked up the phone (Palm muted/fingerpicked/quietly) D Asus4 Hey dad I burned ten years down this highway Em7 G And I learned what I learned the hard way D Asus4 Truth is I need you, we'll cry if we need to Em7 G And I'll swallow my pride if you can D Asus4 That's the measure of a man Em7 G Oh yeah, the measure of a ma-an