COWPIE Country Music Lyrics
Jack Ingram
Measure Of A Man
Written By: Radney Foster, Gordie Sampson
Lead:
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B--10-10-10-8-7-5-5-5h7-5s3-3s5-5-5h7-5s3-
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Capo 4
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 (NC)
Smarter than he ever was
CHORUS
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
(NC) 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
