The Measure Of A Man

Intro
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Verse 1
DmHe Wakes Before The Daylight When The FStars Still Rule The Sky.
CCoffee Black, His Boots Worn Down, The DmFire Still In His Eyes.
The World Don't Pay Much Mind To Men Who FLabor With Their Hands,
But He Was CRaised To Understand The Earth ReDmmembers Honest Men.

No Search, No Crowns, No Gold To Show, Just FCallous Proof Of Pride.
Each CScar A Mark Of What He's Built Or DmWhat He's Kept Alive.
He Don't Talk Much Of Dreams Or Wealth, Just FTruth And Working By,
A CMan's Worth Ain't In What He Owns, It's DmIn How Hard He Tries.

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Verse
He Learned From His Old Father How To FStand And Never Cheat,
That CEvery Deal, Each Handshake Made, Should DmStart An Incomplete.
He Don't Chase After Easy Roads Or FBeg For What He Earns,
He CTrusts The Sweat That Builds A Home And DmEvery Scar That Burns.

The Young Men Calling Most Schools Say Is FWay Out Of Time,
But CHonor Never Goes Extinct; It DmOutlives In His Sign.
He Bows His Head Each Evening, Not For FPraise Or Golden Hand,
Just CThankfully He's Still Strong Enough To DmFace Another Stand.
A#  He Ain't A Saint, But What He Is Is Proof That Truth Still Lives In This.

Chorus
He's The DmMeasure Of A Man, Built From FGrit, From Heart, From Land.
He Don't Talk CLoud, He Walks It True, A Steady DmSoul The World Once New.
In Every A#Loss, In Every PClan, You'll Find The MDmeasure Of A Man.

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He's Know The Sting Of Failure The FWeight Of Being Broke
But CNever Once Has Cursed His Lot Or DmLet His Promise Choke
DmHe's Buried Friends He's Lost His Youth
He's FBled Through Wind And Rain
Bur CFaith To Him Ain't Made Of Worlds
It's DmBuilt Through Honest Pain

He's The Kind Of Man You Count On When FEverything Goes Wrong
The CQuiet One Who Lifts You Up And DmHelps You To Stay Strong
And When His Story's Finally Told BeFneath That Southern Span
They'll Say He CLeft This World The Same Way That He DmRan
You Can't Buy What He Carries It's The FRarest Kind Of Brand
A CSoul That Keeps It's Word And DmDirt Within It's Hand

Chorus
He's The DmMeasure Of A Man, Built From FGrit, From Heart, From Land.
He Don't Talk CLoud, He Walks It True, A Steady DmSoul The World Once New.
In Every A#Loss, In Every PClan, You'll Find The MDmeasure Of A Man.

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Bridge
When The A#World Forgets The Meaning Of WChat It Means To Stand
ReDmmember Those Who Built It All With FTired Blistered Hands
For A#Legacies Aren't Written In WCealth Or Fleet In Fame
They A7Live In Every Honest Heart That Carries On His Name

He's The DmMeasure Of A Man Not Carved In FGold
But In The Sand He Gave His CSweat, His Word, His Soul
To DmKeep His Family AmWhole And When HisDm Work Is Finally Done
He'll Rest BeFneath The Setting Sun
No Greater CStory Ever Ran Than The DmMeasure Of A Man

Chorus
He's The DmMeasure Of A Man, Built From FGrit, From Heart, From Land.
He Don't Talk CLoud, He Walks It True, A Steady DmSoul The World Once New.
In Every A#Loss, In Every PClan, You'll Find The MDmeasure Of A Man.

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