Measure Of A Man Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

He plays E and G notes, but you can stay in C as well

CThese battered hand are all you own

AmThis broken heart has turned to stone

FGo hang your glory on the Cwall

AmThere comes a time when castles Emfall

FAnd all Emthat's lDmeft is sChifting in the sGand

CYou're out of time, you're out of pDmlace

 Look at your fEmace

 That's the Fmeasure of a Gman C

CThis coat that fits you like a glove

AmThese dirty streets you learned to love

FSo welcome back my long lost Cfriend

AmYou've been to hell and back Emagain

FGod alonEme knows Dmhow you Ccrossed that Gspan

CBack on the beat, back to the Dmstart

 Trust in your Emheart

 That's the Fmeasure of a Gman C

CIt's the fire in the eyeDms, the lines on the Emhand

 It's the Fthings you undeGrstand C

AmPermanent ties from which you onEmce ran

 That's the Fmeasure of a Gman D♯ Cm

D♯You've come full circle, now you're home

CmWithout the gold, without the chrome

G♯And this is where you've always D♯been

 You had to lCmose so you could G♯win

G♯And riseGm above yFmour trouD♯bles while you cA♯an

 Now you can D♯love, now you can loCmse

 Now you can Gmchoose

 That's the G♯measure of a A♯man D♯

D♯It's the fire in the eyeFms, the lines on Gmthe hand

 It's the G♯things you undeA♯rstand D♯

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REPEAT THE SAME SEQUENCE, REMEMBER THAT IN THIS SECOND PART THE KEY LIFTS TO D#

The permanent ties from which you once ran

That's the measure of a man

You've come full cirlce, now you're home

Without the gold, without the chrome

And this is where you've always been

You had to lose so you could win

And rise above your troubles while you can

Now you can love, now you can lose

Now you can choose

That's the measure of a man