Measure Of A Man
Jack IngramVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
x2
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
End on G.
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Readable chord sheet for Measure Of A Man by Jack Ingram
[G] [D] [Am] [C] x2 [G]When I was fifteen, I l[D]eft home young [Am]Tore up the tracks and the[C]n some [G]Me and my dad didn't s[D]ee eye to eye [Am]I never took to him, he never[C] took the time [Em]Bullet proof, mo[D]re than tough [C]Smarter than he ever was [G]Well I burned those wheels down the[D] highway And I [Em]learned what I learned the ha[C]rd way Do the be[G]st you can do, love many,[D] trust few Work ha[Em]rd for the money in your ha[C]nds That's the measure of a [G]man [D]Yeah the measure of a [Am]man [C] [G]Anger burns, l[D]ove cools it down [Am]Pretty young woman turned my he[C]ad around [G]The world through her eyes looked so diff[D]erent She live[Am]s on faith, she loo[C]ks for forgiveness [Em]Fool proof,[D] it ain't easy [C]I need her, she [D]needs me She st[G]ole my heart on this hig[D]hway She t[Am]aught me to love through the h[C]ard days Yeah she's c[G]ool when I'm not, she's as s[D]teady as a rock She's as s[Am]olid as the ring on my ha[C]nd That's the measure of a m[G]an [D]Yeah the measure of a m[Am]an [C] [Em]Last night she handed me a s[D]on of my own It k[C]illed me to do it, but I pic[D]ked up the phone Hey dad I bu[G]rned ten years down this hig[D]hway And I le[Am]arned what I learned the ha[C]rd way Truth is I ne[G]ed you, we'll cry if we[D] need to And I'll swall[Am]ow my pride if y[C]ou can That's the measure of a m[G]an [D]Oh yeah, the measure of a m[Am]an [C] End on G. Enjoy!