The Measure Of A Man

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BmHe Wakes Before The Daylight When The DStars Still Rule The Sky.
ACoffee Black, His Boots Worn Down, The BmFire Still In His Eyes.
The World Don't Pay Much Mind To Men Who DLabor With Their Hands,
But He Was ARaised To Understand The Earth ReBmmembers Honest Men.

No Search, No Crowns, No Gold To Show, Just DCallous Proof Of Pride.
Each AScar A Mark Of What He's Built Or BmWhat He's Kept Alive.
He Don't Talk Much Of Dreams Or Wealth, Just DTruth And Working By,
A AMan's Worth Ain't In What He Owns, It's BmIn How Hard He Tries.

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He Learned From His Old Father How To DStand And Never Cheat,
That AEvery Deal, Each Handshake Made, Should BmStart An Incomplete.
He Don't Chase After Easy Roads Or DBeg For What He Earns,
He ATrusts The Sweat That Builds A Home And BmEvery Scar That Burns.

The Young Men Calling Most Schools Say Is DWay Out Of Time,
But AHonor Never Goes Extinct; It BmOutlives In His Sign.
He Bows His Head Each Evening, Not For DPraise Or Golden Hand,
Just AThankfully He's Still Strong Enough To BmFace Another Stand.
G  He Ain't A Saint, But What He Is Is Proof That Truth Still Lives In This.

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He's The BmMeasure Of A Man, Built From DGrit, From Heart, From Land.
He Don't Talk ALoud, He Walks It True, A Steady BmSoul The World Once New.
In Every GLoss, In Every APlan, You'll Find The BmMeasure Of A Man.

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He's Know The Sting Of Failure The DWeight Of Being Broke
But ANever Once Has Cursed His Lot Or BmLet His Promise Choke
BmHe's Buried Friends He's Lost His Youth
He's DBled Through Wind And Rain
Bur AFaith To Him Ain't Made Of Worlds
It's BmBuilt Through Honest Pain

He's The Kind Of Man You Count On When DEverything Goes Wrong
The AQuiet One Who Lifts You Up And BmHelps You To Stay Strong
And When His Story's Finally Told BeDneath That Southern Span
They'll Say He ALeft This World The Same Way That He BmRan
You Can't Buy What He Carries It's The DRarest Kind Of Brand
A ASoul That Keeps It's Word And BmDirt Within It's Hand

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He's The BmMeasure Of A Man, Built From DGrit, From Heart, From Land.
He Don't Talk ALoud, He Walks It True, A Steady BmSoul The World Once New.
In Every GLoss, In Every APlan, You'll Find The BmMeasure Of A Man.

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When The GWorld Forgets The Meaning Of AWhat It Means To Stand
ReBmmember Those Who Built It All With DTired Blistered Hands
For GLegacies Aren't Written In AWealth Or Fleet In Fame
They F#7Live In Every Honest Heart That Carries On His Name

He's The BmMeasure Of A Man Not Carved In DGold
But In The Sand He Gave His ASweat, His Word, His Soul
To BmKeep His Family F#mWhole And When His BmWork Is Finally Done
He'll Rest BeDneath The Setting Sun
No Greater AStory Ever Ran Than The BmMeasure Of A Man

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He's The BmMeasure Of A Man, Built From DGrit, From Heart, From Land.
He Don't Talk ALoud, He Walks It True, A Steady BmSoul The World Once New.
In Every GLoss, In Every APlan, You'll Find The BmMeasure Of A Man.

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