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The Making Of A Man

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[Intro]
N.C.
Iron enough to make a nail
N.C.
Lime enough to paint a wall
N.C.
Water enough to drown a dog
N.C.
Sulphur enough to stop the fleas
N.C.
Potash enough to wash a shirt
N.C.
Gold enough to buy a bean
N.C.
Silver enough to coat a pin
N.C.
Lead enough to ballast a bird
N.C.
Phosphor enough to light the town
N.C.
Poison enough to kill a cow
[Verse]
You have Ciron enough to make a nail
And Amlime enough to paint a waFll
But that just Cisn't enough to Gmake you a Fman
[Verse]
You have Cwater enough to drown a dog
And Amsulphur enough to stop the fleFas
But that just Cisn't enough to Gmake you a Cman
[Chorus]
A Gman has Cstrength enough to Fbuild a Ghome
And Amtime enough to Fhold a Gchild
And Clove eAmnough to Fbreak a Gheart
You don't have Cstrength enough to Fbuild a Ghome
Or Amtime enough to Fhold a Gchild
Or Clove eAmnough to FbreGak a Cheart
[Verse]
CYou have potash enough to wash a shirt
And Amgold enough to buy a beFan
But that just Cisn't enough to Gmake you a Fman
[Verse]
You have Csilver enough to coat a pin
And Amlead enough to ballast a Fbird
But that just Cisn't enough to Gmake you a Cman
[Chorus]
A Gman has Cstrength enough to Fbuild a Ghome
And Amtime enough to Fhold a Gchild
And Clove eAmnough to Fbreak a Gheart
You don't have Cstrength enough to Fbuild a Ghome
Or Amtime enough to Fhold a Gchild
Or Clove eAmnough to FbreGak a Cheart
[Verse]
CYou have phosphor enough to light the town
And Ampoison enough to kill the coFw
But that just Cisn't enough to Gmake you a Fman
[Verse]
You have Ciron enough to make a nail
And Amlime enough to paint a waFll
But that just Cisn't enough to Gmake you a Cman
[Chorus]
A Gman has Cstrength enough to Fbuild a Ghome
And Amtime enough to Fhold a Gchild
And Clove eAmnough to Fbreak a Gheart
You don't have Cstrength enough to Fbuild a Ghome
Or Amtime enough to Fhold a Gchild
Or Clove eAmnough to FbreGak a Cheart
Or love eAmnough to FbreGak my CheartF  C  

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The Making Of A Man

by Steeleye Span

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

N.C.

Iron enough to make a nail

N.C.

Lime enough to paint a wall

N.C.

Water enough to drown a dog

N.C.

Sulphur enough to stop the fleas

N.C.

Potash enough to wash a shirt

N.C.

Gold enough to buy a bean

N.C.

Silver enough to coat a pin

N.C.

Lead enough to ballast a bird

N.C.

Phosphor enough to light the town

N.C.

Poison enough to kill a cow

[Verse]

You have iron enough to make a nail

Am F

And lime enough to paint a wall

C G F

But that just isn't enough to make you a man

[Verse]

You have water enough to drown a dog

Am F

And sulphur enough to stop the fleas

C G C

But that just isn't enough to make you a man

[Chorus]

G C F G

A man has strength enough to build a home

Am F G

And time enough to hold a child

C Am F G

And love enough to break a heart

C F G

You don't have strength enough to build a home

Am F G

Or time enough to hold a child

C Am F G C

Or love enough to break a heart

[Verse]

You have potash enough to wash a shirt

Am F

And gold enough to buy a bean

C G F

But that just isn't enough to make you a man

[Verse]

You have silver enough to coat a pin

Am F

And lead enough to ballast a bird

C G C

But that just isn't enough to make you a man

[Chorus]

G C F G

A man has strength enough to build a home

Am F G

And time enough to hold a child

C Am F G

And love enough to break a heart

C F G

You don't have strength enough to build a home

Am F G

Or time enough to hold a child

C Am F G C

Or love enough to break a heart

[Verse]

You have phosphor enough to light the town

Am F

And poison enough to kill the cow

C G F

But that just isn't enough to make you a man

[Verse]

You have iron enough to make a nail

Am F

And lime enough to paint a wall

C G C

But that just isn't enough to make you a man

[Chorus]

G C F G

A man has strength enough to build a home

Am F G

And time enough to hold a child

C Am F G

And love enough to break a heart

C F G

You don't have strength enough to build a home

Am F G

Or time enough to hold a child

C Am F G C

Or love enough to break a heart

Am F G C F C

Or love enough to break my heart

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