"That's A Man"
Album TBD, 2008
Songwriter: Jack Ingram

I put an uncapoed version of the song underneath for you purists.

Capo III

D                        A
Saw a story on the local news last night
      G
About one more struggling single mother
        D                                    A
She was talking about how hard it is getting by
                        G
With no help, no money, no nothing from the baby's father
        D                                  A
Made me think about this guy I know with a wife and a child
              G
Who's working two jobs just to get by
         D                                       A
Yeah, he says he'd do anything he could in this world
                                G
Just to give his young family a better life
        A
Yeah, a better life


D  G            A
Ooooh, that's a man
         D            G               A
That's a 19-year-old, modern-day hero man


D                                  A
Those two young Marines over there fighting for their country
G
Man, they're gonna be friends forever
        D              
They've both come back eventually
       A
But as bonds and destiny would have it
G
They don't come back together
          D
Yeah, the one who lived to tell about
    A
Why he can't even talk about it
      G
Keeps fighting that fight up there in his head
        D                           A
Ain't a day goes by he don't wonder why
              G
Why it wasn't me instead
                 A
It could've been me instead



D  G            A
Ooooh, that's a man
         D                                   
That's a you don't know how hard he tried 
   G                     A
To save his buddy's life man
 Bm                G
I don't know about you
           D                      A
Sometimes, I just need a little reminder
      G                               A
And reach down and find some understanding
                            D
Find some kind of kindness

D G A
D 

D                             A
Read about a man who said his family
                                  G
Had been farming the same land in Ohio for 100 years
D                           A
Felt like he'd paid for it ten times over
     G
With his own blood, his own sweat, and his own tears
D                                                  A
If he had to, he'd be out there on that tractor working
      G
Seven long, hot days a week
      D                                            A
Yeah, he's the kind of feller that people get real quiet
                     G
When he stands up in church to speak
                    A
They know when he speaks



D  G            A
Ooooh, that's a man
         D
That's a stand tall, walk straight
    G                                   A
Put God's share in the collection plate man

D  G            A
Ooooh, that's a man
D  G            A
Ooooh, that's a man

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Open (No capo)


F                        C
Saw a story on the local news last night
      Bb
About one more struggling single mother
        F                                    C
She was talking about how hard it is getting by
                        Bb
With no help, no money, no nothing from the baby's father
        F                                  C
Made me think about this guy I know with a wife and a child
              Bb
Who's working two jobs just to get by
         F                                       C
Yeah, he says he'd do anything he could in this world
                                Bb
Just to give his young family a better life
        C
Yeah, a better life


F  Bb           C
Ooooh, that's a man
         F            Bb              C
That's a 19-year-old, modern-day hero man


F                                  C
Those two young Marines over there fighting for their country
Bb
Man, they're gonna be friends forever
        F              
They've both come back eventually
       A
But as bonds and destiny would have it
Bb
They don't come back together
          F
Yeah, the one who lived to tell about
    C
Why he can't even talk about it
      Bb
Keeps fighting that fight up there in his head
        F                           C
Ain't a day goes by he don't wonder why
              Bb
Why it wasn't me instead
                 C
It could've been me instead



F  Bb           C
Ooooh, that's a man
         F                                   
That's a you don't know how hard he tried 
   Bb                    C
To save his buddy's life man
 Dm                Bb
I don't know about you
           F                      C
Sometimes, I just need a little reminder
      Bb                              C
And reach down and find some understanding
                            F
Find some kind of kindness

F Bb C
F 

F                             C
Read about a man who said his family
                                  Bb
Had been farming the same land in Ohio for 100 years
D                           C
Felt like he'd paid for it ten times over
     Bb
With his own blood, his own sweat, and his own tears
F                                                  C
If he had to, he'd be out there on that tractor working
      Bb
Seven long, hot days a week
      F                                            C
Yeah, he's the kind of feller that people get real quiet
                     Bb
When he stands up in church to speak
                    C
They know when he speaks



F  Bb           C
Ooooh, that's a man
         F
That's a stand tall, walk straight
    Bb                                  C
Put God's share in the collection plate man

F  Bb           C
Ooooh, that's a man
F  Bb           C
Ooooh, that's a man