My Old Man Was Right ukulele

My Old Man Was Right

• Intro

Intro
| D | G | D | D |
| D | G | D | D |

Verse
          D               G                  D
He handed me the keys and knew I’d take some wrong turns
D                   G                A
He quit smoking and begged me not to try
         Bm                   A                    G
He’d say get too close to the fire and son, you’ll get burned
              D                G           D
But I was too young to know my old man was right

Verse
D                      G                    D
I cranked that car and swore I’d never come back
     D                G                    A
As I took a drag of a half-smoked Marlboro Light
             Bm                  A               G
Well I could take the heat, so I held on to that lit match
                 D                G           D
‘Cause I was too young to know my old man was right

Chorus
        G                                  D        Bm
He said lessons, they ain’t gotta come the hard way
           G                                Bm A
But you’ll be hellbent to learn ‘em on your own
       G                           Bm
It may take your whole life, but I bet in due time
            A         G           D
Son, you’ll find your old man was right

Verse
        D                      G                   D
He said stand your ground, but let your heart fall in love
         D              G            A
And that breaking, it’s just part of life
        Bm               A                  G
And the good ones always love you just like Jesus does
              D                G           D
But I was too young to know my old man was right

Chorus
        G                                  D        Bm
He said lessons, they ain’t gotta come the hard way
           G                                Bm A
But you’ll be hellbent to learn ‘em on your own
       G                           Bm
It may take your whole life, but I bet in due time
            A         G           D
Son, you’ll find your old man was right

Solo
| D | G | D | D |
| D | G | D | D |

Outro
    D                G               D
Now it’s his turn to watch me be the old man
        D        G           A
With my baby boy lying by my side
          Bm             A                   G
And every lesson that he taught me, I hope I teach him
               D                 G           D
‘Cause I’m old enough to know my old man was right

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