{"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":780359,"song":"Measure Of A Man","artist":"Jack Ingram","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11591467-measure-of-a-man-chords-by-jack-ingram/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/780359?type=chord","rating":4.55116,"votes":9,"content":"I play it. You can listen to the song for the strum pattern. It sounds \r\n\r\n\r\nCapo 2\r\n\r\nIntro \r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] x2\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen I was fifteen, I left home young[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTore up the tracks and then some[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]   \r\nMe and my dad didn't see eye to eye[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI never took to him, he never took the time[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBullet proof, more than tough[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] (hold)\r\nSmarter than he ever was[/tab]\r\n\r\nCHORUS\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWell I burned those wheels down the highway[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Em[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd I learned what I learned the hard way[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDo the best you can do, love many, trust few[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWork hard for the money in your hands[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThat's the measure of a man[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYeah the measure of a man[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnger burns, love cools it down[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nPretty young woman turned my head around[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe world through her eyes looked so different[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]    \r\nShe lives on faith, she looks for forgiveness[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFool proof, it ain't easy[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI need her, she needs me[/tab]\r\n\r\nCHORUS\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nShe stole my heart on this highway[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]                            [ch]C[/ch] \r\nShe taught me to love through the hard days[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYeah she's cool when I'm not, she's as steady as a rock[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Am[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nShe's as solid as the ring on my hand[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThat's the measure of a man[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch] (hit twice)\r\nYeah the measure of a man[/tab]\r\n\r\nBRIDGE\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLast night she handed me a son of my own[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt killed me to do it, but I picked up the phone[/tab]\r\n\r\nCHORUS\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHey dad I burned ten years down this highway[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd I learned what I learned the hard way[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTruth is I need you, we'll cry if we need to[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd I'll swallow my pride if you can[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThat's the measure of a man[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch] (hit twice) \r\nOh yeah, the measure of a man[/tab]\r\n\r\nEnd on G.\r\n\r\nEnjoy!","plain_text":"I play it. You can listen to the song for the strum pattern. It sounds \n\n\nCapo 2\n\nIntro \n\nG D Am C x2\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCHORUS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCHORUS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBRIDGE\n\n\n\nCHORUS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEnd on G.\n\nEnjoy!","chords":["G","D","Am","C","Em"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"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]}}}