Good Ol’ Man
Recorded by Drew Green
Album: Single (2022)

(Capo on 4)

(Intro.)
|(G) (D) |(Em) (D) 

(Verse 1)
(G) I’m cleaning up (D)them dirty words that I (Em) say (D) these days
(G) Showing up (D)to church a lot more on (Em)Sunday (D)         
(G) Working on (D)bad habit breaking, (Em) cutting back (D)on Copenhagen   
(G) Little less gas, (D) little more brake in my (Em)Chevrolet (D)
(D) Whatever it takes ’cause
(G) I got a gift (D)from God sitting in the (A)back seat (D)      
(G) And I’ma need (D)to be a little better
If he’s (A)gonna wanna be like me

(Chorus)
I’m just a (G)good ol’ (D)boy, trying to be a (A)good ol’ (D)man
Out here (G)learning on the (D)fly, trying to Do the (A)best I (D)can
To (G)raise him up (D)right, no (A)sir, yes, (Bm)ma’am
I’m just a (G)good ol’ (D)boy, trying to be a (A)good ol’ (D)man
Yes, I (G)am, (D) mmh, yeah (A) (D)

(Verse 2)     
(G) Gonna be a (D)lot of learning in between them (A)inches on that (D) doorframe
(G)I don’t know a lot a-(D)bout a lot, but I know I (A) could teach him (D)a few things   
How to (G)swim, how to fish, (D)how to drive a stick, just (A)like my daddy (D)taught me
And (G)he’ll know how to (D)say he’s sorry, ‘cause (A)he’ll hear that from me (D)

(Chorus)
I’m just a (G)good ol’ (D)boy, trying to be a (A)good ol’ (D)man
Out here (G)learning on the (D)fly, trying to Do the (A)best I (D)can
To (G)raise him up (D)right, Lord (A)knows I (Bm)am
I’m just a (G)good ol’ (D)boy, trying to be a (A)good ol’ (G)man (Good ol’ man)

(Post-Chorus)
Oh, I’m (G)trying, oh I’m trying, (D)oh I’m trying
Oh, I’m trying to be a (A)good ol’ (D)man (Good ol’ man)
Oh, I’m (G)trying, oh I’m trying, (D)oh I’m trying
Oh, I’m trying to be a (A)good ol’ (D)man

(Bridge)
Making a (G)man out of (D)him is making a (A)man out of (D)me
Making a (G)man out of (D)him, so (A)one day he’ll (D)be
Another (G)good ol’ (D)boy, yeah

(Chorus)
I’m just a (G)good ol’ (D)boy, trying to be a (A)good ol’ (D)man
Out here (G)learning on the (D)fly, trying to do the (A)best I (D)can
To (G)raise him up (D)right, Lord (A)knows I (Bm)am
I’m just a (G)good ol’ (D)boy, trying to be a (A)good ol’ (D)man, (Yes, I (G)am)

(Post-Chorus)
Oh, I’m (G)trying, oh I’m trying, (D)oh I’m trying
Oh, I’m trying to be a (A)good ol’ (D)man (Good ol’ man)
Oh, I’m (G)trying, oh I’m trying, (D)oh I’m trying
Oh, I’m trying to be a (A)good ol’ (D)man (Yes, I am)
Oh, I’m (G)trying, oh I’m trying, (D)oh I’m trying
Oh, I’m trying to be a (A)good ol’ (Bm)man (Good ol’ man)
Oh, I’m (G)trying, oh I’m trying, (D)oh I’m trying
Oh, I’m trying to be a (A)good ol’ (D)man - - - - -