Measure Of A Man Chords
by Jack Ingram
Measure Of A Man by Jack Ingram is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D with a capo on the 3st fret. It uses the chords D, A4, Em, G, Bm and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Repeat Twice
D A4 Em G
1st Verse
When (D) I was fifteen
(A4 ) Left home young
(Em) Tore up the tracks and (G) then some
(D) Well, me and my Dad
(A4 ) Didn't see eye to eye
I (Em) never took to him
He (G) never took the time
Pre Chorus
(Bm) Bullet-proof
(A) More than tough
(G) Was smarter than he ever was
1st Chorus
Well, I (D) burned those wheels down the (A4 ) highway
And I (Em) learned what I learned the (G) hard way
Do the (D) best you can do
Love many, (A4 ) trust few
Work (Em) hard for the money in your (G) hands
That's the measure of a man (D)
Oh (A4 ) Yeah, the measure of a (Em) man (G)
2nd Verse
(D) Anger burns
(A4 ) Love cools it down
(Em) Pretty young woman turned my (G) head around
(D) The world through her eyes looked so (A4 ) different
She (Em) lives on faith
And she (G) looks for forgiveness
Pre Chorus
(Bm) Fool-proof
(A) It ain't easy
(G) I need her, and she needs me
2nd Chorus
But she (D) stole my heart on this (A4 ) highway
And she (Em) taught me to love through the (G) hard days
Yeah, she's (D) cool when I'm not
She's (A4 ) steady as a rock
She's as (Em) solid as the ring on my (G) hand
That's the measure of a man (D)
Oh (A4 ) Yeah, the measure of a (Em) man (G)
Bridge
(Bm) Last night she handed me a (A) son 'a my own
It (G) killed me to do it, but I picked up the phone
Tag Chorus
Hey Dad, I (D) burned ten years down this (A4 ) highway
And I (Em) learned what I learned the (G) hard way
Truth is, (D) I need you
We'll cry if (A4 ) we need to
And I'll (Em) swallow my pride if you (G) can
That's the measure of a man (D)
Oh (A4 ) yeah, the measure of a (Em) man (G)