IntroCAmFmaj7G
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VerseC
He was a giant
FG
And I was just a kid
C
I was always trying
FG
To do everything he did
AmCF
I can still remember every lesson he taught me
FmGC
Growing up learning how to be like my old man
BridgeCAmFGVerseC
He was a lion
FG
We were our father's pride
C
But I was defiant
FG
When he made me walk the line
Am
He knew how to lift me up
CF
And when to let me fall
FmG
Looking back, he always had a plan
C
My old man
ChorusF
My old man
C
Feel the callus on his hands
G
And dusty overalls
F
My old man
C
Now I finally understand
G
I have a lot to learn
C
From my old man
BridgeCAmFGVerseC
Now I'm a giant
FG
Got a son of my own
C
He's always trying
FG
To go everywhere I go
AmCF
Do the best I can to raise him up the right way
FmG
Hoping that he someday wants to be
C
Like his old man
[Violin Solo]
AmGF x4
ChorusF
My old man
C
I know one day we'll meet again
G
As he's looking down
F
My old man
C
I hope he's proud of who I am
G
I'm trying to fill the boot
C
of my old man
My old man
OutroCAmFG C*
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