Intro chords: G5 D5 D5 B5 B5 G5 A5 D5 D5 F#5 I never once backed down from a punch D5 G5 Well, I'd take it square on the chin G5 D5 D5 B5 Well I found out fast, a bully?s just that E5 A5 And you?ve got to stand up to him D5 F#5 So I didn't cry when I got a black eye D5 G5 As bad as it hurt I just grinned G5 D5 D5 B5 B5 But when tough little boys grow up to be Dads G5 A5 D5 They turn into big babies again B5 G5 Scared me to death when you took your first steps D5 A5 D5 D5 Well I'd fall everytime you fell down B5 G5 D5 And your first day of school, I cried like a fool E5 A5 And I followed your school bus to town D5 F#5 Well I didn't cry when old Yeller died D5 G5 At least not in front of my friends G5 D5 D5 B5 B5 But when tough little boys grow up to be Dads G5 A5 G5 They turn into big babies again D5 D5 B5 B5 G5 A5 D5 D5 F#5 Well I'm a grown man but as strong as I am D5 G5 Well sometimes it's hard to believe G5 D5 D5 B5 How one little girl with little blonde curls E5 A5 Can totally terrify me D5 F#5 If you were to ask, my wife would just laugh D5 G5 She'd say I know all about men G5 D5 D5 B5 B5 How tough little boys grow up to be Dads G5 A5 D5 They turn into big babies again B5 G5 Well I know one day I'll give you away D5 A5 D5 And I'm gonna to stand there and smile B5 G5 G5 But when I get home and I'm all alone E5 A5 Then I'll sit in your room for awhile Chorus: D5 F#5 Well I didn't cry when old Yeller died D5 G5 At least not in front of my friends G5 D5 D5 B5 B5 But when tough little boys grow up to be Dads G5 A5 D5 They turn into big babies again G5 D5 D5 B5 When tough little boys grow up to be Dads G5 A5 D5 They turn into big babies again G5 D5 D5 B5 B5 G5 A5 D5
