G _ _ _
D _ _ _
F#m _
Bm _ .
D _
G _ _ _
A _
D _ _ _ .
G D Well, I never once back down from a punch.
Well, I'd take it square on
G the chin.
Well,
Gm I found out fast,
D a
A bully's
Bm just that.
G You've got to stand up
D to him.
A So
D I didn't cry when I got a black eye.
As bad as it hurt, I
G just grinned _ .
Gm But when tough little boys
D grow up
A to be
Bm dads.
D They
G turn into big
A babies
D again _ .
A Bm Scared me to death
G when you took your first steps.
D Well, I'd fall every
A time you
D fell down _ .
A Bm Your first day at school,
G I cried like
D a fool.
Em And I followed your school bus
D to town.
A Well,
D I didn't cry
F#m when old Yeller died.
D At least not in front of
G my friends.
But
Gm when tough little boys
D grow up
A to be
Bm.
D dads.
They
Em turn into
Dm big
A babies
G again _ .
_
D _
F#m _
Bm _
D _
G _ _ _ .
A _
D _ _
G _
D Well, I'm a grown man,
F#m but as strong as I am.
Well,
D sometimes it's hard to
G believe.
_ How
Gm one little girl
D with
A little
Bm blonde curls.
G Can totally terrify
A me.
_ _
D If you were to ask, my wife would just laugh.
She'd say I know all
G about men.
And
Gm how tough little boys
D grow
A up to be
Bm dads.
They
Em turn into
A big babies
D again.
Well,
A _
Bm I know one day
G I'll give you away.
D And I'm gonna
A stand there
D and smile.
A But
Bm when I get home
G and I'm all
D alone.
Em Well, I'll sit in your room
G for a while.
A Well,
D I didn't cry when old Yeller
F#m died.
D At least not in front of
G my friends.
_
Bm Gm But when tough little boys
D grow
A up to be
Bm D dads.
They
G turn into
A big babies
D again.
When _
G tough little boys
D grow
A up to
Bm be dads.
_
G They turn into big
A babies
D again.
_
G _ _ _
D _ _
F#m _
Bm _
D _
G _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _
D _ _ .
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