capo 1 intro: D A G D D x2 D G D A D When I was smaller wishing I was taller D A D I woke up one morning and my mama was gone D G D A D I tried to talk to my father he told me not to bother him D A D he said boy being a man means being strong no chords Now leave me alone D G D chorus D G D D G A D So you say you wanna see behind the curtain D G D A D you wanna know why I don't show it when I'm hurting A G D It never did me any good before so long ago I locked that door D G D But please don't think I'm pushing you away D no chords It's just the man I am today intro Before I was loved by you I didn't know how to Love was nothing to me but a four letter word But I'm learning being strong don't mean being alone So just hold on girl and soon you're gonna know The man I'll be tomorrow chorus chorus D The man I am today A D A oh i'm not gonna stay this way its just the man i am today oh i'm not gonna stay this way D the man i am today and fade