Misc Originals – Colby Ballowe - An American Man (Guitar)

D                C
Born in the 30s, grown in the 50s

D                       C               G A
Raised on racecars, and work at the farm

              C    D              G A
Rocked in the 60s, Reeling in the 70s

           C             D       G   A
A man is a man who wakes up with his alarm

D                  C
Reagan in the 80s, Clinton in the 90s

D                       C                     G A
Being Santa at Christmas never loses its charm

            C       D               G A
Aged in the aughts, will I reach my 90's?

D                  C                 G A
I hope I never did any one undue harm

C
An American Man, a hardworking man

D                       G            A
Raised all my children, earned every dime

C
An American Man, a real and true man

       D                              G            A
Oh the things I could tell you if you just had the time

D                   C
Chewing tobacco, my wife’s cigarettes

D                       C             G A
Five rowdy kids will sure make you mad

         C              D     G     A
Sugar on corn flakes is sweet as it gets

           C          D    G      A
No time to sit by yourself and be sad

D                   C
Sweet tea for kids, regular for me

D             C                         G A
Oh if I could show all of this to my dad

            C     D             G    A
If truth be told, our new black neighbors

D                                C          G A
Are the best darn neighbors that we ever had

C
An American Man, a hardworking man

D                       G            A
Raised all my children, earned every dime

C
An American Man, a real and true man

       D                              G            A
Oh the things I could tell you if you just had the time

D                    C
Groundhog wages, the holiday crunch

D                      C                   G A
I sure do wish I could fall asleep at night

           C          D G          A
Mickey D’s breakfast, potato chip lunch

                C     D  G             A
Your aunt hit a deer, go grab the flashlight

D                     C
Reluctant retirement, I don’t need a cane

D                        C                    G A
Grandkids were kids, but now they’re grown too

                 C    D      G           A
Just five on the farm when I first saw a plane

D                       C                      G A
A shocking new world is what I’ve lived through

C
An American Man, a hardworking man

D                       G            A
Raised all my children, earned every dime

C
An American Man, a real and true man

       D                              G            A
Oh the things I could tell you if you just had the time