[ verse 1 ]
C
when i was just a kid
F
i couldn’t wait till i grew up
C
tried walking in your shoes
F
but couldn’t even tie them up
Am F C
no matter how big and tall i grew
Am F
i was always looking up to you
[ chorus ]
Am F C C/B
you showed me that i was just a diamond in the rough
Am F C C/B
you helped me to grow into the man that i’ve become
Am F
we’ve been down , we’ve been up
C C/B
i hope i’ve made you proud enough
Em Am F C
you make it look easy even when i’m hard to love
[ solo ]
C C/B Am
Am Em C
C C/B Am
[ verse 2 ]
C
when i dropped out of school
F
you told me that my time was up
C
i was a rebel with a cause
F
just didn’t know quite what it was
Am F C
so i got a job that barely paid
Am F
you said you did the same thing at my age
[ chorus ]
Am F C C/B
you showed me that i was just a diamond in the rough
Am F C C/B
you helped me to grow into the man that i’ve become
Am F
we’ve been down , we’ve been up
C C/B
i hope i’ve made you proud enough
Em Am F C
you make it look easy even when i’m hard to love
Am F
we’ve been down , we’ve been up
C C/B
i hope i’ve made you proud enough
Em Am F C
you make it look easy even when i’m hard to love
[ outro ]
C C/B Am
Am Em C
C C/B Am
F C
even when i’m hard to love
[ verse 1 ]
C
when i was just a kid
F
i couldn’t wait till i grew up
C
tried walking in your shoes
F
but couldn’t even tie them up
Am F C
no matter how big and tall i grew
Am F
i was always looking up to you
[ chorus ]
Am F C C/B
you showed me that i was just a diamond in the rough
Am F C C/B
you helped me to grow into the man that i’ve become
Am F
we’ve been down , we’ve been up
C C/B
i hope i’ve made you proud enough
Em Am F C
you make it look easy even when i’m hard to love
[ solo ]
C C/B Am
Am Em C
C C/B Am
[ verse 2 ]
C
when i dropped out of school
F
you told me that my time was up
C
i was a rebel with a cause
F
just didn’t know quite what it was
Am F C
so i got a job that barely paid
Am F
you said you did the same thing at my age
[ chorus ]
Am F C C/B
you showed me that i was just a diamond in the rough
Am F C C/B
you helped me to grow into the man that i’ve become
Am F
we’ve been down , we’ve been up
C C/B
i hope i’ve made you proud enough
Em Am F C
you make it look easy even when i’m hard to love
Am F
we’ve been down , we’ve been up
C C/B
i hope i’ve made you proud enough
Em Am F C
you make it look easy even when i’m hard to love
[ outro ]
C C/B Am
Am Em C
C C/B Am
F C
even when i’m hard to love
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