Capo 3 Intro: Repeat Twice D5 A5 E5 G5 1st Verse D5 When I was fifteen A5 Left home young E5 G5 Tore up the tracks and then some D5 Well, me and my Dad A5 Didn't see eye to eye E5 I never took to him G5 He never took the time Pre Chorus B5 Bullet-proof A5 More than tough G5 Was smarter than he ever was 1st Chorus D5 A5 Well, I burned those wheels down the highway E5 G5 And I learned what I learned the hard way D5 Do the best you can do A5 Love many, trust few E5 G5 Work hard for the money in your hands D5 That's the measure of a man A5 E5 G5 Oh Yeah, the measure of a man 2nd Verse D5 Anger burns A5 Love cools it down E5 G5 Pretty young woman turned my head around D5 A5 The world through her eyes looked so different E5 She lives on faith G5 And she looks for forgiveness Pre Chorus B5 Fool-proof A5 It ain't easy G5 I need her, and she needs me 2nd Chorus D5 A5 But she stole my heart on this highway E5 G5 And she taught me to love through the hard days D5 Yeah, she's cool when I'm not A5 She's steady as a rock E5 G5 She's as solid as the ring on my hand D5 That's the measure of a man A5 E5 G5 Oh Yeah, the measure of a man Bridge B5 A5 Last night she handed me a son 'a my own G5 It killed me to do it, but I picked up the phone Tag Chorus D5 A5 Hey Dad, I burned ten years down this highway E5 G5 And I learned what I learned the hard way D5 Truth is, I need you A5 We'll cry if we need to E5 G5 And I'll swallow my pride if you can D5 That's the measure of a man A5 E5 G5 Oh yeah, the measure of a man
