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Intro chords

I never once backed down from a punch

 Well, I'd take it square on the chin

 Well I found out fast, a bully’s just that

 And you’ve got to stand up to him

 So I didn't cry when I got a black eye

 As bad as it hurt I just grinned

 But when tough little boys grow up to be Dads

 They turn into big babies again

Scared me to death when you took your first steps

 Well I'd fall everytime you fell down

 And your first day of school, I cried like a fool

 And I followed your school bus to town

Chorus

 Well I didn't cry when old Yeller died

 At least not in front of my friends

 But when tough little boys grow up to be Dads

 They turn into big babies again

 Well I'm a grown man but as strong as I am

 Well sometimes it's hard to believe

 How one little girl with little blonde curls

 Can totally terrify me

 If you were to ask, my wife would just laugh

 She'd say I know all about men

 How tough little boys grow up to be Dads

 They turn into big babies again

 Well I know one day I'll give you away

 And I'm gonna to stand there and smile

  [G/f#]

But when I get home and I'm all alone

 Then I'll sit in your room for awhile

Chorus

 Well I didn't cry when old Yeller died

 At least not in front of my friends

 But when tough little boys grow up to be Dads

 They turn into big babies again

 When tough little boys grow up to be Dads

 They turn into big babies again