[C]

 

When [C]I was just a kid

I [C]couldn't wait 'til I grew [F]up

 

Tried [C]walking in your shoes

But couldn't even tie them [F]up

 

No matter how [Am]big and [F]tall I [C]grew

I was always [Am]looking up to [F]you

 

You showed me that [Am]I was just a [F]diamond in the [C]rough

[G]You helped me to [Am]grow into the [F]man that I've become[C]

 

[G]We've been down, [Am]we've been [F]up

I hope I've [C]made you proud [G]enough

 

You [G#dim]make it look [Am]easy even [F]when I'm hard to love

 

[C]Ooh, [G]ooh,[F] ooh[Em]

[C]　[G]　[F]　[Em] 

 

When [C]I dropped out of school

You told me that my time was [F]up

 

I was a [C]rebel with a cause

Just didn't know quite what it [F]was

 

So I got a [Am]job that [F]barely [C]paid

You said you did the [Am]same thing at my age

[F]

 

You showed me that [Am]I was just a [F]diamond in the [C]rough

[G]You helped me to [Am]grow into the [F]man that I've become[C]

 

[G]We've been down, [Am]we've been [F]up

I hope I've [C]made you proud [G]enough

 

You [G#dim]make it look [Am]easy even [F]when I'm hard to love

 

[C]　[G]We've been down, [Am]we've been [F]up

I hope I've [C]made you proud [G]enough

 

You [G#dim]make it look [Am]easy even [F]when I'm hard to love

 

[C]Ooh, [G]ooh,[F] ooh[Em]

[C]　[G]　[F]　[Em] 

 

[F]Even when I'm [Em]hard to [C]love