Tim McGraw

^G I pulled into the s ^D hopping center
And ^Am7 saw a little boy ^C wrapped around the l ^G egs of his moth ^D er ^{Am7 C}
Like ^G ice cream melting ^D they embraced
^Am7 Years of bad dec ^C isions runnin' down h ^G er face ^{D Am7 C
G} All mornin' I'd been t ^D hinkin' my life's so ^Am7 hard
And ^C they wore everything they ^G own, ^D livin' in a ca ^Am7 r ^C
I ^G wanted to ^D tell him it would ^Am7 be o ^C kay
But I got just ^G got in my su ^D burban and I ^Am7 drove a ^C way
Chorus:
^G And ^D I don't know ^Am7 why they say g ^C rown men don't c ^G ry ^{D Am7 C G
D} I don't know ^Am7 why they say g ^C rown men do ^G n't cry ^{D Am7 C}
Keep ^G having this dream ^D about my old man
I'm ^Am7 10 years old, and he's ^C holding my ^G hand ^{D Am7 C}
We're ^G talkin' on the front ^D porch watchin' the ^Am7 sun go down
^C But it was just a ^G dream he was a ^D slave to his job and he ^Am7 couldn't be a ^C round
^G So many t ^D hings I wanna ^Am7 say to h ^C im
But I just ^G placed a ^D rose on his grave, and I ^Am7 talked ^C to the wind
Chorus:
^G And ^D I don't know ^Am7 why they say g ^C rown men don't c ^G ry ^{D Am7 C G
D} I don't know ^Am7 why they say g ^C rown men do ^G n't cry, d ^D on't cry ^{Am7 C}
Instrumental: Bb F Dm C Bb F D
I'm ^G sittin' here with my ^D kids and my wife
And ^Am7 everything that ^C I hold dear in my ^G lif ^D e ^{Am7 C
G} We say grace and t ^D hank the Lord
Got ^Am7 so much to be ^C thankful for
Then it's ^G up the st ^D airs and off to ^Am7 bed and my little ^C girl says
^G "I h ^D aven't had my ^Am7 story y ^C et."
^G Everything w ^D eighin' on my ^Am7 mind disapp ^C ears just like ^G that
D Am7 (no chord)
When she lifts her head off her pillow and says, "I love you Dad"
^{G D Am7 C G D} I don't know ^Am7 why they say g ^C rown men don't c ^G ry ^{D Am7 C G
D} I don't know ^Am7 why they say g ^C rown men do ^G n't cry ^{D Am7 C
G} And ^D I don't know ^Am7 why they say g ^C rown men don't c ^G ry ^{D Am7 C G
D} I don't know ^Am7 why they say g ^C rown men do ^G n't cry, d ^D on't cry ^{Am7 C}
Outro: G D (x3)
^G Chords:
Am7 = x02010
Bb = x13331(bar chord) or xx3331
C = x32010
D = xx0232
Dm = xx0231
F = 133211(bar chord) or xx3211
G = 320003