A
Mama don't you worry bout your daughter
                             F#7#9     Bm7
'cause you're leaving her in real good hands
      F#7#9     Bm7
I'm a real good man
        Dmaj7           C#m7   Bm7           D/E   A     D/A A
Now the picture of this man is slowly coming into view
A                                                         F#7#9  Bm7
Papa don't you fret and don't forget that one day you was in my shoes
            F#7#9      Bm7
Somehow you paid your dues
                Dmaj7         C#m7        Bm7    D/E     A    D/A A
Now you're the picture of the man that I someday want to be

[Chorus]
    E/G#    F#m                C#m
I know it's hard, watching the changes in our lives
F#m              E/G#   A      A#dim           D/E
   But I want to make     your daughter my wife

[Verse 2]
A
Mama don't you worry bout your daughter
                             F#7#9     Bm7
'cause you're leaving her in real good hands
      F#7#9     Bm7
I'm a real good man
        Dmaj7           C#m7    Bm7          D/E  A     D/A A
Now the picture of this love is slowly coming into view
A                                                         F#7#9  Bm7
Papa don't you fret and don't forget that one day you was in my shoes
            F#7#9    Bm7
Somehow you pay your dues
               Dmaj7          C#m7       Bm7     D/E       A D/A Amaj7
Now you're the picture of the man that I someday want to be

[Instrumental]
A     F#7#9 Bm7 F#7#9 Bm7    Dmaj7 C#m7 Bm7 D/E A D/A A  (2x)

[Chorus]
  E/G#      F#m                C#m
I know it's hard, watching the changes in our lives
F#m              E/G#  A            A#dim            D/E
   But I want to make,   Wanna make your daughter my wife

[Verse 3]
A              D/A   A
Mama don't you worry bout your daughter
                             F#7#9     Bm7
'cause you're leaving her in real good hands
      F#7#9     Bm7
I'm a real good man
        Dmaj7           C#m7    Bm7           D/E   A    D/A   A
Now the picture of this love is surely coming into view
A                                                         F#7#9 Bm7
Papa don't you fret and don't forget that one day you was in my shoes
               F#7#9     Bm7
Somehow you've paid your dues
               Dmaj7          C#m7       Bm7     D/E   A   D/A A
Now you're the picture of the man that I someday wanna be

[Outro]
        Dmaj7           C#m7   Bm7           D/E    A     A7
And the picture of this man is surely coming into view
        Dmaj7         C#m7     Bm7           D/E    A     G/A
And the picture of my wife is slowly coming into view
        Dmaj7           C#m7     Bm7          D/E    A    G/A A9
And the picture of this love is surely coming into view
         Dmaj7           C#m7     Bm7           D/E   A   G/A A9
Yeah the picture of this love is surely coming into view
              Dmaj7  C#m7         Bm7            D/E  A   G/A A7
And I'm sure enough, sure that's exactly what I wanna do
    Dmaj7           C#m7     Bm7         D/E    A
The picture of this man is surely coming into view