Intro - C5 - G5 - A5 - F5 
 

(verse 1) 
C5                   G5 
My daddy was blue collar, 
     A5                F5 
He worked for the man all of his life, 
  C5                                 G5 
He showed up when he didn't want to be there, 
   A5                           F5 
A man of his word, believed in doing things right, 
 
(bridge) 
    A5          G5 
I remember when I was a kid, 
     F5                  D5 
He'd say time and time again, 
        C5                 G5 
It's a good life, it's a real good life, 
F5          G5        C5 
And I'm a thankful man, 
 
(chorus) 
      A5                F5 
I'm a thankful man for every turn, 
          G5                  C5 
On every highway I've been down, 
      A5                         F5 
Every mile I've lost, every crossroad stop, 
       C5                      G5 
Every storm that turned me around, 
          A5            G5            F5 
Oh, it's better than I could have planned, 
A5           G5     F5 
It's made me who I am , 
       C5                  G5 
It's a good life, it's a real good life, 
F5           G5      C5 - G5 - A5 - F5 
And I'm a thankful man, 
 
(verse 2) 

My mama was a dreamer, 

But she was the rock that we all leaned on, 

She taught me about the lessons in life, 

The difference between what's right and wrong, 
 
(bridge) 

And every word was a gift from her, 

That helped me understand, 

It's a good life, it's a real good life, 

And I'm a thankful man, 
 
(chorus) 
      A5                F5 
I'm a thankful man for every turn, 
          G5                  C5 
On every highway I've been down, 
      A5                         F5 
Every mile I've lost, every crossroad stop, 
       C5                      G5 
Every storm that turned me around, 
          A5            G5            F5 
Oh, it's better than I could have planned, 
A5           G5     F5 
It's made me who I am , 
       C5                  G5 
It's a good life, it's a real good life, 
F5           G5      C5 
And I'm a thankful man, 
 
(lead chords - 
A5 - F5 - C5 - G5 - A5 - F5 - C5 - G5 ) 
 
 
(ending) 
       A5            G5            F5 
It's better than I could have planned, 
A5           G5     F5 
It's made me who I am , 
       C5                  G5 
It's a good life, it's a real good life, 
A5                  F5 
And I'm a thankful man, 
       C5                  G5 
It's a good life, it's a real good life, 
F5           G5       C5 - G5 - A5 - F5 - C5 
And I'm a thankful man,