{"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":472561,"song":"Measure Of A Man","artist":"Elton John","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/472561-measure-of-a-man-chords-by-elton-john/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/472561?type=chord","rating":4.61097,"votes":9,"content":"The Measure Of A Man by ELTON JOHN\r\nStandard Tuning\r\nKey: [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\nINTRO\r\nHe plays E and G notes, but you can stay in C as well\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nThese battered hand are all you own[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThis broken heart has turned to stone[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\t\t\t  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nGo hang your glory on the wall[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\t\t\t\t[ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThere comes a time when castles fall[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\t[ch]Em[/ch]\t[ch]Dm[/ch]\t[ch]C[/ch]\t\t[ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd all that's left is shifting in the sand[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\t\t\t\t   [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nYou're out of time, you're out of place[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nLook at your face[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t   [ch]F[/ch]\t\t[ch]G[/ch]\t[ch]C[/ch]\r\nThat's the measure of a man[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nThis coat that fits you like a glove[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThese dirty streets you learned to love[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\t\t\t     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo welcome back my long lost friend[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\t\t\t     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nYou've been to hell and back again[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\t[ch]Em[/ch]\t[ch]Dm[/ch]\t[ch]C[/ch]\t     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nGod alone knows how you crossed that span[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\t\t\t      [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nBack on the beat, back to the start[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nTrust in your heart[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t   [ch]F[/ch]\t\t[ch]G[/ch]\t[ch]C[/ch]\r\nThat's the measure of a man[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\t\t\t[ch]Dm[/ch]\t\t    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nIt's the fire in the eyes, the lines on the hand[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t [ch]F[/ch]\t\t[ch]G[/ch]\t[ch]C[/ch]\r\nIt's the things you understand[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\t\t\t\t[ch]Em[/ch]\r\nPermanent ties from which you once ran[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t   [ch]F[/ch]\t\t[ch]G[/ch]\t[ch]D#[/ch]\t[ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nThat's the measure of a man[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D#[/ch]\r\nYou've come full circle, now you're home[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nWithout the gold, without the chrome[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G#[/ch]\t\t\t\t[ch]D#[/ch]\r\nAnd this is where you've always been[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t    [ch]Cm[/ch]\t\t     [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nYou had to lose so you could win[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G#[/ch]\t[ch]Gm[/ch]\t[ch]Fm[/ch]\t[ch]D#[/ch]\t\t[ch]A#[/ch]\r\nAnd rise above your troubles while you can[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t    [ch]D#[/ch]\t\t\t[ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nNow you can love, now you can lose[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t    [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nNow you can choose[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t   [ch]G#[/ch]\t\t[ch]A#[/ch]\t[ch]D#[/ch]\r\nThat's the measure of a man[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D#[/ch]\t\t\t[ch]Fm[/ch]\t\t[ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nIt's the fire in the eyes, the lines on the hand[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t [ch]G#[/ch]\t\t[ch]A#[/ch]\t[ch]D#[/ch]\r\nIt's the things you understand[/tab]\r\n...\r\nREPEAT THE SAME SEQUENCE, REMEMBER THAT IN THIS SECOND PART THE KEY LIFTS TO D#\r\nThe permanent ties from which you once ran\r\nThat's the measure of a man\r\nYou've come full cirlce, now you're home\r\nWithout the gold, without the chrome\r\nAnd this is where you've always been\r\nYou had to lose so you could win\r\nAnd rise above your troubles while you can\r\nNow you can love, now you can lose\r\nNow you can choose\r\nThat's the measure of a man\r\n\r\nAND THAT'S ABOUT IT, THIS IS MY FIRST TAB, IT'S THE ONLY SONG I COULDN'T FIND HERE, ANY \r\nPLEASE WRITE TO ME","plain_text":"The Measure Of A Man by ELTON JOHN\nStandard Tuning\nKey: C\n\nINTRO\nHe plays E and G notes, but you can stay in C as well\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n...\nREPEAT THE SAME SEQUENCE, REMEMBER THAT IN THIS SECOND PART THE KEY LIFTS TO D#\nThe permanent ties from which you once ran\nThat's the measure of a man\nYou've come full cirlce, now you're home\nWithout the gold, without the chrome\nAnd this is where you've always been\nYou had to lose so you could win\nAnd rise above your troubles while you can\nNow you can love, now you can lose\nNow you can choose\nThat's the measure of a man\n\nAND THAT'S ABOUT IT, THIS IS MY FIRST TAB, IT'S THE ONLY SONG I COULDN'T FIND HERE, ANY \nPLEASE WRITE TO ME","chords":["A","C","E","G","Am","F","Em","Dm","D#","Cm","G#","Gm","Fm","A#","D"],"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]},"Cm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,3,5,5,4,3]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"Fm":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,1,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"Gm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,5,3,3,3]}}}