{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2670396,"song":"Man I Am","artist":"James Tucker","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11521699-man-i-am-chords-by-james-tucker/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2670396?type=chord","rating":4.78419,"votes":30,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen I was a young boy I used to play army[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Cadd9[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G/F#[/ch]\r\nI'd invite my friends over to fight[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nyea we'd line up our ranks and we'd say our grace[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Cadd9[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nas we fought on into the night[/tab]\r\n\r\nwell here now i do stand somewhere between a grown man\r\n[tab]      [ch]Cadd9[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G/F#[/ch]\r\nand a boy just playin with his friends[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nyea I’ve taken the oath to protect and to hope[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Cadd9[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nlike my brother and my grandpas did[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cadd9[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nso mama I’m writing to say[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Cadd9[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nthat I’m finding im doin ok[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Cadd9[/ch]                      [ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nyea im learning to learn that the hardest fight is within[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Cadd9[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nSo tell my paw, after all[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Cadd9[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nhe’s the best man I ever saw[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]Cadd9[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand I'm sorry for the fights in my younger years[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Cadd9[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nand tell my big sister that i miss her[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Cadd9[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nshe was right about a couple of things[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Cadd9[/ch]                    [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'm a reckless romantic with a head as hard as nails[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]Cadd9[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'm just learning to be[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] Em [ch]Cadd9[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nthe man that I am[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nyea you were my sweetheart i asked you out of my car[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cadd9[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G/F#[/ch]\r\nat the schoolhouse on 4/21[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nand our love had its faults and mostly at my cost[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Cadd9[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI was a lover who loved to have fun[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\ntime is a strange thing and my brain rearranged[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Cadd9[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nthe plans that i had for my life[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nyea and part of that was splitting paths[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Cadd9[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nwith a girl who thought of being my wife[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Cadd9[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nSo tell your mother that I'm sorry[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Cadd9[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nfor making her little girl cry[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Cadd9[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\ntheres another man she’s gunna make him a pretty bride[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Cadd9[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nand tell your father that I'm thankful[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Cadd9[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nfor the moments we shared in the past[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Cadd9[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe’s a good man with a heart as pure as gold[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]Cadd9[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'm just learning to be[/tab]\r\n\r\nthe man I am\r\n\r\n\r\n[Brigde]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nwell this life is a strange thing[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                               [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nand God knows I've done things that I am not proud of[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nbut His grace it amazes me the life and the truth it brings[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'm thankful its more than enough[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Cadd9[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nSo tell my paw, after all[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Cadd9[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nhe’s the best man I ever saw[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Cadd9[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand I'm sorry for the fights in my younger years[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Cadd9[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nand tell my big sister that I miss her[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Cadd9[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nshe was right about a couple of things[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Cadd9[/ch]                    [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'm a reckless romantic with a head as hard as nails[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]Cadd9[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'm just learning to be[/tab]\r\n\r\nthe man that I am","plain_text":"[Intro]\nG G Cadd9 G\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\nwell here now i do stand somewhere between a grown man\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nthe man I am\n\n\n[Brigde]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nthe man that I am","chords":["G","Cadd9","G/F#","Em","D","A","C"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Cadd9":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,0,3,0],"frets":[-1,3,2,0,3,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}