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