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To Be A Man

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Boston - To Be A Man
AmWhat does it take to Cbe a mGan?
DmWhat does it take to see
Its all hearFt and soul
A gentle Ghand?
AmSo easy to want and so haCrd to givGe
DmHow can you be a man
till you sFee beyond the lGife you live?
COh, what does it take to be a maGn?
AmWe can be blind, but a mCan tries tGo see
DmIt takes tenderness
For a mFan to be what hGe can be
AmAnd what does it mean
If you're weCak or stGrong?
DmA gentle feelin
Can mFake it right or mGake it wrong
CWhat does it take to bGe a man?
BmThe will to gEive and not receAive
AmThe strength to sDay what you belGieve
GmThe heart to fCeel what others fFeel inside
                   F/E  Dm...(?)
To see what they can see
    Bm     E          AA man is somethin thats real
    Am     D           GIts not what you are
                Its what you can feel
    Gm     C           FIt cant be too late
                                           F/E  Dm...(?)
                To look through the hate and see
                GI know thats what a man can bCe

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To Be A Man

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Boston - To Be A Man

Am C G

What does it take to be a man?

What does it take to see

Its all heart and soul

A gentle hand?

Am C G

So easy to want and so hard to give

How can you be a man

F G

till you see beyond the life you live?

C G

Oh, what does it take to be a man?

Am C G

We can be blind, but a man tries to see

It takes tenderness

F G

For a man to be what he can be

And what does it mean

C G

If you're weak or strong?

A gentle feelin

F G

Can make it right or make it wrong

C G

What does it take to be a man?

Bm E A

The will to give and not receive

Am D G

The strength to say what you believe

Gm C F

The heart to feel what others feel inside

F/E Dm

...(?)

To see what they can see

Bm E A

A man is somethin thats real

Am D G

Its not what you are

Its what you can feel

Gm C F

It cant be too late

F/E Dm

...(?)

To look through the hate and see

G C

I know thats what a man can be

About To Be A Man Chords by Boston

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