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-Standard Tuning-
-Capo 4-
The chords are played as follows:
G:        320003
C:        x32033
D:        x00232
Verse 1:
GOne night I fell in Clove with a little Ggirl
And I Cgave her Dmy whole Gworld
GAnd I knew right then I'd Cnever get it Gback
And I Cwondered how I Dfell for Gthat
Verse 2:
GFive months later with Ctears in both her Geyes
She Chanded me those Dtwo pink Glines
GThe only test in my Cwhole life I didn't Gfail
I Ctold her we'd be Dfine, but I was scared as Ghell
Chorus:
COoohhh, my Glove, I Chope it doesn't Gshow
CBut I'm Gscared to Cdeath of Gdrowning
CIn these Gthings that CI don't Gknow
COoohhh, my Glove, I Chope you'll underGstand
The Ctruth is I'm a Gboy, who's Dtryin to be a man
Verse 3:
GI got a hand me down gold Cring to make it Gright
And I could Cfeel you kick when the Djudge said "Kiss the Gbride"
GBut your momma and me we walked Cout hand in Ghand 
Soon, Cthree against the Dworld, we'd make a Gstand
Verse 4:
GBut on the day that you were Cborn she got called Ghome
And it's the Cdarkest thing my Dheart has ever Gknown 
GThe doctor said "I'm sorry" CAnd handed you to Gme
I Clooked in your blue Deyes and couldn't even Gspeak
Chorus:
GTo tell you "COh, my Gson, I Chope it doesn't Gshow,
CBut I'm Gscared to Cdeath of Gdrowning
CIn these Gthings that CI don't Gknow.
CWhoa, my Gson, I Chope you'll underGstand
The Ctruth is I'm a Gboy, just Dtryin to be a man.
Oh your Cdaddy's just a Gboy, who's Dtrying to be a Gman...

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Trying To Be A Man

by Will Hoge

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

-Standard Tuning-

-Capo 4-

The chords are played as follows:

G: 320003

C: x32033

D: x00232

Verse 1:

G C G

One night I fell in love with a little girl

C D G

And I gave her my whole world

G C G

And I knew right then I'd never get it back

C D G

And I wondered how I fell for that

Verse 2:

G C G

Five months later with tears in both her eyes

C D G

She handed me those two pink lines

G C G

The only test in my whole life I didn't fail

C D G

I told her we'd be fine, but I was scared as hell

Chorus:

C G C G

Ooohhh, my love, I hope it doesn't show

C G C G

But I'm scared to death of drowning

C G C G

In these things that I don't know

C G C G

Ooohhh, my love, I hope you'll understand

C G D

The truth is I'm a boy, who's tryin to be a man

Verse 3:

G C G

I got a hand me down gold ring to make it right

C D G

And I could feel you kick when the judge said "Kiss the bride"

G C G

But your momma and me we walked out hand in hand

C D G

Soon, three against the world, we'd make a stand

Verse 4:

G C G

But on the day that you were born she got called home

C D G

And it's the darkest thing my heart has ever known

G C G

The doctor said "I'm sorry" And handed you to me

C D G

I looked in your blue eyes and couldn't even speak

Chorus:

G C G C G

To tell you "Oh, my son, I hope it doesn't show,

C G C G

But I'm scared to death of drowning

C G C G

In these things that I don't know.

C G C G

Whoa, my son, I hope you'll understand

C G D

The truth is I'm a boy, just tryin to be a man.

C G D G

Oh your daddy's just a boy, who's trying to be a man...

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