Tim McGraw – Walk Like A Man (Ukulele)

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Chords

there really is not intro to this song, he just starts on the down stroke of the D
D
In the fights they had he'd cover up his ears

                                         Em  -  D/F#  -   G
Thought big boys don't cry, fought back all the tears

G                                                         D               G-D
Mama'd use her make up, to hide the bruises on his face

        A                                              G                              D
In the morning they'd pretend that there'd never ever been a trace

D
His old man woke him up to help him find the car

                                      Em  -  D/F#  -   G
Take the bus uptown outside some rundown bar

G                                                                    D  G-D
And swore that he was quittin, and then he'd start to cry

                A                                             G                  D
And though the boy knew the truth sometimes he'd still believe that lie
Chorus:
          G
When the sins of the father are the sins of the son

     D                       Bm
All you do is crawl when you wanna run

    Em
And God gave boys their mamas cause

     D/F#
They always see their promise

          G              D/F#   Em          A
And they help them understand

                            D   Bm
How to walk like a man

      Em           G
Walk like a man

      D
They moved a lot of places, they never settled down

                             Em  -  D/F#  -   G
It got pretty old being the new kid in town

G                                                                   D  G-D
He always told his friends, my daddy's sick today

              A                                            G                      D
Said he'd be rich if he had a nickel every time he heard his mama say
Chorus 2:
     G
The sins of the father are the sins of the son

D                                          Bm
Crawl before you walk, boy, walk before you run

Em
Come on, stand up straight

    D/F#
I'm proud of you

         G               D/F#          Em       A
Take my hand,  I know you can

        D   Bm
Walk like a man

            Em   G
Walk like a man

A                                        D                 G
Your daddy's demons are callin' your name

A                                                      D               G 
Don't you listen to them cause they've got no claim

A                                         D        G
Temptations may come, that ain't no sin

         Em                                         D/F#        G   A
You get stronger every time that you don't give in
Chorus 3:
     G
The sins of the father are the sins of the son

D                                   Bm
You can't undo what has been done

Em                          D/F#
You'll have to retrace his footsteps

             G   D/F#
Through the sand

             Bm                  E7
And pray you find the love of a girl

     G                      D/F#
And take her by the hand

     Em     A
And walk on

            Bm-A-G
Walk like a      man