Allan Taylor - The almost man

^EmAs my father lay dying I was holding his hand ^EmHe said "Son, there's one thing you must understand ^EmAll my life I've been an Almost Man ^EmDon't make the same mistake as me

"'Cause I ^Emnever ^Dgot to ^Gdrive a ^Dreal fast ^Emcar Or get^C crazy ^Gdrunk in a ^Ddowntown bar And I ^Emnever ^Deven ^Ggot to ^Cgo that ^Gfar There was ^Dso much I wanted to ^Emsee"

When he ^Emmade ^Dit ^Gback from that ^Dterrible ^Emwar ^CThings were going to be ^Gdifferent than they'd ^Dbeen before 'Cause ^Emhe ^Dhad a ^Gfamily and a ^Clot to live ^Gfor He got a ^Djob, he settled ^Emdown

He ^Emworked ^Dreal ^Ghard to keep the ^Dfamily ^Emtight Every^Cday he ^Gdid what he ^Dthought was right But he ^Emnever ^Dgot a^Ghead and ^Ctry as he ^Gmight He was a^Dlways just breaking ^Emeven

Be^Emfore ^Dhe knew^G it, it ^Dwas all too ^Emlate His ^Ctime had ^Gpassed and ^Dtime can't wait There are ^Emsome ^Dthings in ^Glife you ^Cjust can't ^Gbeat It's a ^Dfight you're never going to ^Emwin

When he ^Emdied ^Dhis ashes^G were ^Dsent through the ^Empost And I^C thought about ^Gwhat he would have ^Dwanted the most So, I ^Emwent out and ^Dbought that ^Greal fast car and ^CI damned the ^Gcost I strapped him ^Din, we hit the ^Emhighway

"^EmHey, ^Dold m^Gan, now you ^Dknow how it ^Emfeels ^C Isn't she ^Gjust the greatest^D set of wheels? She's a ^Embright ^Dred ^Gbeauty of ^Ccool polished ^Gsteel And we're gonna ^Dturn some heads to^Emday"

And we ^Emdrove ^Dlike the ^Gwind down to ^DLondon ^Emtown We got^C crazy ^Gdrunk and started^D falling down And when a ^Emnew ^Dday ^Gbroke and we ^Ccame a^Ground I took him ^Ddown to look at the ^Emsea

We ^Emstood on ^DBrighton ^Gbeach, where it ^Dall be^Emgan Where my^C father's ^Gson be^Dcame a man And I ^Emsaid ^Dto ^Ghim, "Now you can ^Cunder^Gstand ^DWhat you have meant to ^Emme

"'Cause I ^Emgot you ^Dthat ^Gride in a ^Dreal fast ^Emcar We got^C crazy ^Gdrunk in a ^Ddowntown bar And we ^Emmade ^Dit to^Ggether and we've ^Ccome this ^Gfar And I ^Ddid it all for ^Emyou"

^EmSo I'll take that ride when it's given for free ^EmAnd I'll be the man he always wanted to be ^EmAnd if somehow he's looking down on me ^EmI know he'll smile and he'll say, "You did it, Al"

Let's ^Emtake ^Dthat ^Gdrive in a ^Dreal fast ^Emcar Let's get^C crazy ^Gdrunk in every ^Ddowntown bar Let's ^Emget ^Don the ^Groad and follow that ^Cgolden ^Gstar And take it ^Dall the way to the ^Emend Let's get ^Don the ^Groad and follow that ^Cgolden ^Gstar And take it ^Dall the way - to the ^Emend