Gary Allan

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D} I never once backed ^F#m/D down from a punch
Well, ^D7 I'd take it square on the ^G chin
Well ^Gm I found out fast, a ^D bully’ ^D/C# s jus ^Bm t that
And ^Em you’ve got to stand up t ^A o him
So ^D I didn't cry when I ^F#m/D got a black eye
As ^D7 bad as it hurt I just ^G grinned
But when ^Gm tough little boys grow ^D up to ^D/C# be ^Bm Dads ^Bm/A
They turn ^G into big ^A babies ^D again
^Bm Scared me to death when you ^G took your first steps
Well I'd ^D fall every ^A time you fell ^D down ^D/C#
And your ^Bm first day of school, I ^G cried like a ^D/F# fool
And I ^Em followed your school bus to ^A town
Chorus:
Well ^D I didn't cry when ^F#m/D old Yeller died
At ^D7 least not in front of my ^G friends
But when ^Gm tough little boys grow ^D up to ^D/C# be ^Bm Dads ^Bm/A
They turn ^G into big ^A babies a ^G gain
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Well ^D I'm a grown man but as ^F#m/D strong as I am
Well ^D7 sometimes it's hard to bel ^G ieve
How ^Gm one little girl with ^D little ^D/C# blonde ^Bm curls
Can ^Em totally terrify ^A me
If ^D you were to ask, my ^F#m/D wife would just laugh
She'd ^D7 say I know all about ^G men
How ^Gm tough little boys grow ^D up to ^D/C# be ^Bm Dads ^Bm/A
They turn ^G into big ^A babies ^D again
Well ^Bm I know one day I'll ^G give you away
And ^D I'm gonna to ^A stand there and ^D smile
But ^Bm when I get home and ^G I'm all a ^G/F# lone
Then ^Em I'll sit in your room for a ^A while
Chorus:
Well ^D I didn't cry when ^F#m/D old Yeller died
At ^D7 least not in front of my ^G friends
But when ^Gm tough little boys grow ^D up to ^D/C# be ^Bm Dads ^Bm/A
They turn ^G into big ^A babies ^D again
When ^Gm tough little boys grow ^D up to ^D/C# be ^Bm Dads
They turn ^G into big ^A babies a ^D gain
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