Rough Around The Edges

hey! i’m here again . . . i love these lynyrd’s new era songs , so here one more . . . ( i hope
it’s right , but for me it sounds like this . . . )

intro
Am C/B C C/B F Em

Am C/B C C/B F G

F G Am C Am

F G Am F G

Am C/B C F
i knew a man a long long time
G
but i never knew him at all

Am C/B C F
small in stature , big at heart
G
oh , he always stood tall

Am C/B C F
from the time that he was born
G
he had a style all his own

Am C/B C F
in my mind he could do no wrong
G
misunderstood all along

F G Am
he worked hard all his life
C Am
to get what he has today
F G Am
we would all be better off , if we could
F G
hear those words that he had to say

F G Am
he was a little rough around the edges
F G
and through it all , we all knew he was
F G Am
a little rough around the edges
F G Am C/B
C C/B F Em
simple in mind but always had a kind eye for you
( oh , for you , for you )
Am C/B C C/B F G

Am C/B C
he took me by the hand
F G
and said son , what’s your plan
Am C/B C F
i won’t stop you or stand in your way
G
someday you’ll be a man

F G Am
i looked at him with hungry eyes
C Am
that only youth can know
F G Am
with all his wisdom and all his years
F G
he said , i’ll teach you all that you need to know

F G Am
he was a little rough around the edges
F G
and through it all , we all knew he was
F G Am
a little rough around the edges
F G Dm C
Bm C
simple in mind but always had a kind eye for you

Dm C A# C
Dm C
don’t stop now , keep moving
A# C Dm
don’t worry about where you’re going , i’ll hear you
C A# C Am
you’ll feel me , i’m there no matter where you go

C/B C C/B F Em

Am C/B C C/B F G

Am C/B C C/B F Em

Am C/B C C/B F G

Am C/B C C/B F Em

F G Am
he was a little rough around the edges
F G
and through it all , we all knew he was
F G Am
a little rough around the edges
F G
simple in mind but always had a kind eye for you