Capo 2
Intro
G D Am C x2
G D
When I was fifteen, I left home young
Am C
Tore up the tracks and then some
G D
Me and my dad didn't see eye to eye
Am C
I never took to him, he never took the time
Em D
Bullet proof, more than tough
C (hold)
Smarter than he ever was
CHORUS
G D
Well I burned those wheels down the highway
Em C
And I learned what I learned the hard way
G D
Do the best you can do, love many, trust few
Em C
Work hard for the money in your hands
G
That's the measure of a man
D Am C
Yeah the measure of a man
G D
Anger burns, love cools it down
Am C
Pretty young woman turned my head around
G D
The world through her eyes looked so different
Am C
She lives on faith, she looks for forgiveness
Em D
Fool proof, it ain't easy
C D
I need her, she needs me
CHORUS
G D
She stole my heart on this highway
Am C
She taught me to love through the hard days
G D
Yeah she's cool when I'm not, she's as steady as a rock
Am C
She's as solid as the ring on my hand
G
That's the measure of a man
D Am C (hit twice)
Yeah the measure of a man
BRIDGE
Em D
Last night she handed me a son of my own
C D
It killed me to do it, but I picked up the phone
CHORUS
G D
Hey dad I burned ten years down this highway
Am C
And I learned what I learned the hard way
G D
Truth is I need you, we'll cry if we need to
Am C
And I'll swallow my pride if you can
G
That's the measure of a man
D Am C (hit twice)
Oh yeah, the measure of a man
End on G.
