Standard Tuning
Capo I

Hey everyone,this is only my first chord transcriptio i have put online so I
hope its as close to right as possible. I taught myself guitar3 years ago s, I'm tryin! ;)

Intro:

D
Oooooo
D
Ooooooo

Verse 1:

D (2 fr.)              G
If one day you discover him
D (2 fr.)
 Broken down
          G
He's lost everything
D (2 fr.)
 No cars, no fancy clothes
G
 To make him who he's not
D (2 fr.)
 The woman at his side
G
 Is all that he has got

Bridge:

Bm         D
Why do you ask him
     Bm         D
Move heaven and earth
   G                  Asus4
To prove his love has worth?

Chorus:

D
Would he walk on the water?
G
Would he run through fire?
D
Would he stand before you
          G
When it's down to the wire?
Bm
Would he give his life up
      G      D
To be all he can?
D
Is that
Em
Is that
G
Is that
D                 Asus4   A
How you measure a man?

Verse 2:

D (2 fr.)                 G
 If by chance all he had to give you
D (2 fr.)                     G
 Was three words wrapped around your finger
D (2 fr.)
 Would that be deep enough
       G
At the end of everyday?
D (2 fr.)
 And how will you ever know
       G
If the man is what he says?

Bridge:

Bm         D
Why do you ask him
     Bm         D
Move heaven and earth
   G                  Asus4
To prove his love has worth?

Chorus:

D
Would he walk on the water?
G
Would he run through fire?
D
Would he stand before you
          G
When it's down to the wire?
Bm
Would he give his life up
      G      D
To be all he can?
D
Is that
Em
Is that
G
Is that
D                 Asus4
How you measure a man?

               Asus4
He never gives up
      D         Asus4
Let's go of his dreams
    D          Asus4
His world goes around
                 Bm
For his one true belief
   D            Asus4
Is that how you know?
   D            Asus4   A
Is that what it means? Hey

Chorus:

D
Would he walk on the water?
G
Would he run through fire?
D
Would he stand before you

***Key Change*** (Slide Capo To CapoII!)

Chorus:

D
Will he be your anchor
G
When the dark unfolds?
D
Will he always love you
    G
The best that he knows?
Bm
Would he give his life up
      G      D
To be all he can?
D
Is that
Em
Is that
G
Is that
D                 Asus4
How you measure a man?

Final Chorus:

D
Would he walk on the water?
G
Would he run through fire?
D
Would he stand before you
          G
When it's down to the wire?
Bm
Would he give his life up
      G      D
To be all he can?
D
Is that
Em
Is that
G
Is that
D                 
How you measure a oh-woh

D
Is that
Em
Is that
G
Is that
A                 D
How you measure a man?

End on D

Chords Used In "Measure Of A Man"
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D: XX0232
D (2 fr.): XX0230
G: 320033
A: XX2220
Asus4: XX2330
Em: 022000
Bm: X24432

Thanks, Drew
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