Measure Of A Man(Chords)

	        

Intro: Repeat Twice 
D A4   Em G 

1st Verse 

When (D) I was fifteen 
(A4  ) Left home young 
(Em) Tore up the tracks and (G) then some 
(D) Well, me and my Dad 
(A4  ) Didn't see eye to eye 
I (Em) never took to him 
He (G) never took the time 

Pre Chorus

(Bm) Bullet-proof 
(A) More than tough 
(G) Was smarter than he ever was 


1st Chorus 

Well, I (D) burned those wheels down the (A4  ) highway 
And I (Em) learned what I learned the (G) hard way 
Do the (D) best you can do 
Love many, (A4  ) trust few 
Work (Em) hard for the money in your (G) hands 
That's the measure of a man (D) 
Oh (A4  ) Yeah, the measure of a (Em) man (G) 

2nd Verse 

(D) Anger burns 
(A4  ) Love cools it down 
(Em) Pretty young woman turned my (G) head around 
(D) The world through her eyes looked so (A4  ) different 
She (Em) lives on faith 
And she (G) looks for forgiveness 

Pre Chorus

(Bm) Fool-proof 
(A) It ain't easy 
(G) I need her, and she needs me 


2nd Chorus 

But she (D) stole my heart on this (A4  ) highway 
And she (Em) taught me to love through the (G) hard days 
Yeah, she's (D) cool when I'm not 
She's (A4  ) steady as a rock 
She's as (Em) solid as the ring on my (G) hand 
That's the measure of a man (D) 
Oh (A4  ) Yeah, the measure of a (Em) man (G) 

Bridge 

(Bm) Last night she handed me a (A) son 'a my own 
It (G) killed me to do it, but I picked up the phone 

Tag Chorus 

Hey Dad, I (D) burned ten years down this (A4  ) highway 
And I (Em) learned what I learned the (G) hard way 
Truth is, (D) I need you 
We'll cry if (A4  ) we need to 
And I'll (Em) swallow my pride if you (G) can 
That's the measure of a man (D) 
Oh (A4  ) yeah, the measure of a (Em) man (G) 

	        

Written by Radney Foster/Gordie Sampson