Intro - C - G - Am - F 
 

(verse 1) 
C                   G 
My daddy was blue collar, 
     Am                F 
He worked for the man all of his life, 
  C                                 G 
He showed up when he didn't want to be there, 
   Am                           F 
A man of his word, believed in doing things right, 
 
(bridge) 
    Am          G 
I remember when I was a kid, 
     F                  D7 
He'd say time and time again, 
        C                 G 
It's a good life, it's a real good life, 
F          G        C 
And I'm a thankful man, 
 
(chorus) 
      Am                F 
I'm a thankful man for every turn, 
          G                  C 
On every highway I've been down, 
      Am                         F 
Every mile I've lost, every crossroad stop, 
       C                      G 
Every storm that turned me around, 
          Am            G            F 
Oh, it's better than I could have planned, 
Am           G     F 
It's made me who I am , 
       C                  G 
It's a good life, it's a real good life, 
F           G      C - G - Am - F 
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) 
      Am                F 
I'm a thankful man for every turn, 
          G                  C 
On every highway I've been down, 
      Am                         F 
Every mile I've lost, every crossroad stop, 
       C                      G 
Every storm that turned me around, 
          Am            G            F 
Oh, it's better than I could have planned, 
Am           G     F 
It's made me who I am , 
       C                  G 
It's a good life, it's a real good life, 
F           G      C 
And I'm a thankful man, 
 
(lead chords - 
Am - F - C - G - Am - F - C - G ) 
 
 
(ending) 
       Am            G            F 
It's better than I could have planned, 
Am           G     F 
It's made me who I am , 
       C                  G 
It's a good life, it's a real good life, 
Am                  F 
And I'm a thankful man, 
       C                  G 
It's a good life, it's a real good life, 
F           G       C - G - Am - F - C 
And I'm a thankful man,