[Intro]
G D A D
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[Verse 1]
G D A D
..I’m cleaning up them dirty words that I say these days
G D A D
..Showing up to church a lot more on Sunday
G D
..Working on bad habit breaking
A D
..Cutting back on Copenhagen
G D A
Little less gas, little more brake in my Chevrolet
D
..Whatever it takes ’cause
G D A D
..I got a gift from God sitting in the back seat
G D
..And I’ma need to be a little better
A
If he’s gonna wanna be like me
[Chorus]
G D
I’m just a good ol’ boy
A D
Trying to be a good ol’ man
G D
Out here learning on the fly
A D
Trying to Do the best I can
G D
To raise him up right
A Bm
No sir, yes, ma’am
G D
I’m just a good ol’ boy
A D
Trying to be a good ol’ man
G D A D
Yes, I am………
[Verse 2]
G D A D
..Gonna be a lot of learning in between them inches on that doorframe
G D A D
I don’t know a lot about a lot, but I know I could teach him a few things
G D
How to swim, how to fish, how to drive a stick
A D
Just like my daddy taught me
G D
And he’ll know how to say he’s sorry
A D
‘Cause he’ll hear that from me
[Chorus]
G D
I’m just a good ol’ boy
A D
Trying to be a good ol’ man
G D
Out here learning on the fly
A D
Trying to Do the best I can
G D
To raise him up right
A Bm
Lord knows I am
G D
I’m just a good ol’ boy
A D
Trying to be a good ol’ man (Good ol’ man)
[Post-Chorus]
G D
Oh, I’m trying, oh I’m trying, oh I’m trying
A D
Oh, I’m trying to be a good ol’ man (Good ol’ man)
G D
Oh, I’m trying, oh I’m trying, oh I’m trying
A D
Oh, I’m trying to be a good ol’ man
[Bridge]
G D
Making a man out of him
A D
Is making a man out of me
G D
Making a man out of him
A D
So one day he’ll be
G D
Another good ol’ boy, yeah
[Chorus]
G D
I’m just a good ol’ boy
A D
Trying to be a good ol’ man
G D
Out here learning on the fly
A D
Trying to Do the best I can
G D
To raise him up right
A Bm
Lord knows I am
G D
I’m just a good ol’ boy
A D
Trying to be a good ol’ man
Yes, I am
[Post-Chorus]
G D
Oh, I’m trying, oh I’m trying, oh I’m trying
A D
Oh, I’m trying to be a good ol’ man (Good ol’ man)
G D
Oh, I’m trying, oh I’m trying, oh I’m trying
A D
Oh, I’m trying to be a good ol’ man
Yes, I am
G D
Oh, I’m trying, oh I’m trying, oh I’m trying
A Bm
Oh, I’m trying to be a good ol’ man (Good ol’ man)
G D
Oh, I’m trying, oh I’m trying, oh I’m trying
A D
Oh, I’m trying to be a good ol’ man