Steeleye Span – The Making Of A Man (Guitar)

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[Intro] N.C. Iron enough to make a nail N.C. Lime enough to paint a wall N.C. Water enough to drown a dog N.C. Sulphur enough to stop the fleas N.C. Potash enough to wash a shirt N.C. Gold enough to buy a bean N.C. Silver enough to coat a pin N.C. Lead enough to ballast a bird N.C. Phosphor enough to light the town N.C. Poison enough to kill a cow [Verse]
         C
You have iron enough to make a nail

    Am                       F
And lime enough to paint a wall

              C               G          F
But that just isn't enough to make you a man
[Verse]
         C
You have water enough to drown a dog

    Am                            F
And sulphur enough to stop the fleas

              C               G          C
But that just isn't enough to make you a man
[Chorus]
  G       C                  F       G
A man has strength enough to build a home

    Am             F      G
And time enough to hold a child

    C     Am       F       G
And love enough to break a heart

               C                  F       G
You don't have strength enough to build a home

   Am             F      G
Or time enough to hold a child

   C     Am       F  G    C
Or love enough to break a heart
[Verse]
C
You have potash enough to wash a shirt

    Am                     F
And gold enough to buy a bean

              C               G          F
But that just isn't enough to make you a man
[Verse]
         C
You have silver enough to coat a pin

    Am                       F
And lead enough to ballast a bird

              C               G          C
But that just isn't enough to make you a man
[Chorus]
  G       C                  F       G
A man has strength enough to build a home

    Am             F      G
And time enough to hold a child

    C     Am       F       G
And love enough to break a heart

               C                  F       G
You don't have strength enough to build a home

   Am             F      G
Or time enough to hold a child

   C     Am       F  G    C
Or love enough to break a heart
[Verse]
C
You have phosphor enough to light the town

    Am                          F
And poison enough to kill the cow

              C               G          F
But that just isn't enough to make you a man
[Verse]
         C
You have iron enough to make a nail

    Am                       F
And lime enough to paint a wall

              C               G          C
But that just isn't enough to make you a man
[Chorus]
  G       C                  F       G
A man has strength enough to build a home

    Am             F      G
And time enough to hold a child

    C     Am       F       G
And love enough to break a heart

               C                  F       G
You don't have strength enough to build a home

   Am             F      G
Or time enough to hold a child

   C     Am       F  G    C
Or love enough to break a heart

         Am       F  G     C      F  C
Or love enough to break my heart