The Man I Want To Be Chords
by Chris Young
The Man I Want To Be by Chris Young is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, D, G, Bm, Em and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: C-D-C-D
C D
God, I'm down here on my knees cause it's the last place left to fall
C D
Beggin' for another chance if there's any chance at all
C D G
That you might still be listenin', lovin' and forgivin' guys like me
Bm C
I've spent my whole life gettin' it all wrong
Bm C D
And I sure could use your help cause from now on
C G
I wanna be a good man a 'do like I should' man
D G
I wanna be the kind of man the mirror likes to see
C Em Am
I wanna be a strong man an admit that I was wrong, man
C D
God I'm asking you to come change me
C D
To the man I wanna be
C D
There's anyway for her and me to make another start
C D
Could you see what you could do to put some love back in her heart
C D G
Cuz' it going to take a miracle after all I've done to really make her see
C G
That I wanna be a stay man I wanna be a great man
D G
I wanna be the kind of man that she shes in her dreams
C Em Am
God, I wanna be your man and I wanna be her man
C D C
God, I only hope she still believes in the man I wanna be
G D
Well, I know this late at night that talk is cheap
Em Am D
Lord, don't give up on me
Inst- C-G-D-G
C Em Am
I wanna be a givin' man I wanna really start livin' man
C D C-D
God, I'm asking you to come change me
C D C
To the man I wanna be