Billy Dean - Real man

^DI came home from college to see my old man ^DHe was sitting on the porch swing a book in his hand ^DHe stared at my earring and at my tattoo ^DSmiled, shook his head, said It's good to see ^Emyou. ^DHe chose his words carefully For it was ha^Ard for me to come And he k^Emnew I had a temper and where I got it fr^Dom ^DI waited for the sermon. The one I k^Anew so well But this t^Emime he wasn't preaching about heaven or he^Dll He said

A re^Gal m^Dan knows the va^Alue of a wo^Dman A re^Gal ma^Dn's got not^Ahing to p^Emrove (man's - contraction for man has) He's stre^Gngthen by l^Dove and the Lo^Ard up a-b^Gove To do the b^Dest you c^Aan To be a r^Geal m^Dan

^DCould it be that I saw just a gl^Aimpse of his soul ^GOr maybe losing momma had just taken it's to^All He ga^Dve me his bible, stained with te^Aars he had cried ^GI open up the cover where he w^Drote inside And it said,

She can ^Glive with what ^Agoes with ^Dleaving She ^Gknows it's the ^Aonly ^Dway Though it ^Gkills her to ^Agive up be^Bmlievin' She can't ^Emlive with her^Em7self if she ^Astays She could ^Gsettle for ^Awhat she'd be ^Dfeeling If she ^Ggave in and ^Aworked this one ^Gout She doesn't want the ^Emkind of ^Em7love she can live ^Dwith She wants the kind of ^Em7love ^Dshe ^Acan't live with^Dout ^{G D G}

To do the be^Dst you ca^An to be a re^Gal m^Dan