#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# # From: Suchma <suchma@pdq.net> Date: Tuesday, May 19, 1998 11:19 AM Subject: The Shoes You're Wearing - Clint Black The Shoes You're Wearing by Clint Black On the CD: Nothing But The Taillights Written by Clint Black and Hayden Nicholas [G] [C] [G] [C] [G] We've both seen enough of wrong and right We [C] know everything's not black and white [G] There's always something in be[C]tween. No [G] matter how long or well you live You [C] don't get anything you don't give [G] Still no slate is [C] clean [C/B] [Am] For better or worse anybody can Take a [D] look around and find a better man [Am] Upright no matter how he's faring [C] No matter what kind of shoes he's wearing [G]The shoe's he's wearing, [C] they don't make the [G] man. [C] [G] So many people out running around [C] Handicapped before they hit the ground [G]Thinking there's nowhere to [C] go [G] Shouldn't we all be looking for ways To [C] keep on seeing our better days [G] We're not chained to what we [C] know [C/B] But if your [Am] eyes are open and your mind is free [D] There's no telling what a man can be [Am] Upright no matter how you're faring [C] No matter what kind of shoes you're wearing [G]The shoe's you're wearing, [C] they don't make the [G] man. But if [Em] you [D] can't [G] walk in the [D] best of times and the worst of times [C] Find your feet still walking the line [D] You'll never carry the load worth bearing [C] No matter what kind of shoes you're wearing The shoes you're [G] wearing, [C] they don't make the [G] man. [C] The shoes you're [G] wearing, [C] they won't make the [G] man. [C] [G] [C] [G] [C] {to end}