The Man In Me(Cavaco chords)

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There's a man in me, he's cold and he's hard 
He's got an eye for deception, he's always on guard 
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He's swimming in concrete, drowning in fear 
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And he keeps it all locked in his heart 

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This man is a tyrant, a fault finding hack 
You can't tell him nothing, there's no turning back 
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He leaves blood on the highway and scattered debris 
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He crawls from the wreckage but he still doesn't see 
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He's alive, the man is jive 

There's a man in the mirror, I don't like his looks 
His teeth they are crooked, his hands are like hooks 
He speaks four letter language because his mind is so small 
His voice is like venom, I don't like him at all 
God, I gotta get away from the man in me 

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She says what are you afraid of there's no need to judge 
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You know I can help you but you won't even budge 
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Pretty flowers surround you but all you can smell is a rat 

She says Why do you insist on your head in the sand 
Building walls all around you, you don't understand 
These ways are outmoded but all you can change is your hat 
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The man in me don't wanna know nothing about that 

There's a man in the closet, he wants to come out 
He wants to be noticed but he's so filled with doubt 
He wants to be well known and famous but he's so filled with pride 
The keys to his fortune stay locked up inside 
Can it be the man in me? 

She says Now what are you afraid of, There's nothing to fear 
You want me to help but you won't let me near 
In your heart you can hear me but all you believe are your eyes 

Tell me why you're convinced that a fist in your face 
Is all you deserve from love you've misplaced 
The truth is salvation but all you believe in are lies 
The man in me wants to believe, but he won't even try 

There's man in me and he's so full of hate 
He's so misdirected, he thinks it's too late 
Pours salt on the wounds only time wants to heal 
He's dying inside and he don't wanna feel 
Anything, the man is strange 




by: José Duarte 
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Written by Rodney Crowell