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Measure Of A Man by Jack Ingram
Measure Of A Man
Capo 2
Intro
G D Am C x2
G D
When I was fifteen, I left home young
Am C
Tore up the tracks and then some
G D
Me and my dad didn't see eye to eye
Am C
I never took to him, he never took the time
Em D
Bullet proof, more than tough
C (hold)
Smarter than he ever was
CHORUS
G D
Well I burned those wheels down the highway
Em C
And I learned what I learned the hard way
G D
Do the best you can do, love many, trust few
Em C
Work hard for the money in your hands
G
That's the measure of a man
D Am C
Yeah the measure of a man
G D
Anger burns, love cools it down
Am C
Pretty young woman turned my head around
G D
The world through her eyes looked so different
Am C
She lives on faith, she looks for forgiveness
Em D
Fool proof, it ain't easy
C D
I need her, she needs me
CHORUS
G D
She stole my heart on this highway
Am C
She taught me to love through the hard days
G D
Yeah she's cool when I'm not, she's as steady as a rock
Am C
She's as solid as the ring on my hand
G
That's the measure of a man
D Am C (hit twice)
Yeah the measure of a man
BRIDGE
Em D
Last night she handed me a son of my own
C D
It killed me to do it, but I picked up the phone
CHORUS
G D
Hey dad I burned ten years down this highway
Am C
And I learned what I learned the hard way
G D
Truth is I need you, we'll cry if we need to
Am C
And I'll swallow my pride if you can
G
That's the measure of a man
D Am C (hit twice)
Oh yeah, the measure of a man
End on G.
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version 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 4th fret
Key: D
[Intro]
e|--5-5--5/3--2---|-------0h2p0----0-0-0h2p0----|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
B|--3-3--3----3-3-|--2-2~-0-----3--0-0-0------3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
G|--2-2--2------0-|--2-2~-2-----0--0-0-0------0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|----------------|--2-2~----------2-2-2--------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|----------------|----------------2-2-2--------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|----------------|-----------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
e|--5-5--5/3--2---|-------0h2p0----0-0-0h2p0---|-2-2~-|
B|--3-3--3----3-3-|--2-2~-0-----3--0-0-0-----3-|-2-2~-|
G|--2-2--2------0-|--2-2~-2-----0--0-0-0-----0-|-0-0~-|
D|----------------|--2-2~----------2-2-2-------|-0-0~-|
A|----------------|----------------2-2-2-------|-2-2~-|
E|----------------|----------------------------|-3-3~-|
Notice: This can be played after the end of the Chorus of Measure of a Man.
When I was fifteen, I left home young
Tore up the tracks and then some
Me and my dad didn't see eye to eye
I never took to him, he never took the time
Bullet proof, more than tough
Smarter than he ever was
Well, I burned those wheels down the highway
And I learned what I learned the hard way
Do the best you can do, love many, trust few
Work hard for the money in your hands
That's the measure of a man
Yeah, the measure of a man
Anger burns, love cools it down
Pretty young woman turned my head around
The world through her eyes looked so different
She lives on faith, she looks for forgiveness
Fool proof, it ain't easy
I need her, she needs me
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
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.
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| ~ Vibrato
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