Measure of a Man Jack Ingram
[Gb]When I was fifteen, I [C#]left home young
[Gb]Tore up the tracks and then [B]some
[Gb]Me and my dad didn't [C#]see eye to eye
[Gb]I never took to him, [B]he never took the time
[Gb]Bullet proof, [C#]more than tough
[Gb]Smarter than he [B]ever was
CHORUS
Well I [Gb]burned those wheels down the [C#]highway
And I [Gb]learned what I learned the [B]hard way
Do the [Gb]best you can do, love [C#]many, trust few
Work [Gb]hard for the money in your [B]hands
That's the measure of a [Gb]man[C#]
Yeah the measure of a [Gb]man[B]
[Gb]Anger burns, [C#]love cools it down
[Gb]Pretty young woman turned my [B]head around
[Gb]The world through her eyes looked so [C#]different
She [Gb]lives on faith, she [B]looks for forgiveness
[Gb]Fool proof, [C#]it ain't easy
[Gb]I need her, [B]she needs me
CHORUS
She stole my heart on this highway
She taught me to love through the hard days
Yeah she's cool when I'm not, she's as steady as a rock
She's as solid as the ring on my hand
That's the measure of a man
Yeah the measure of a man
Last night she handed me a son of my own
It killed me to do it, but I picked up the phone
CHORUS
Hey dad I burned ten years down this highway
And I learned what I learned the hard way
Truth is I need you, we'll cry if we need to
And I'll swallow my pride if you can
That's the measure of a man
Oh yeah, the measure of a man
(Thanks to Wes for tabs)
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