D D

  D
I put down my razor
And toweled off my face.
          Bm
Thought I saw a new wrinkle.
And another strand of grey.
     G
That one little scar kept catching my eye.
   E                        A
Re minding me how time does fly

      D
I was only a kid
When I had that first fight.
      Bm
But I still don't give in
When I believe that i'm right.
       G
And at least I can stand here and like what I see.
       E                         A
In the man that he turned out to be.

                   G
Lookin' back at my self.
              Bm
It's plain to see.
                       Em
That the cold hands of time
A                       D
Ain't had much mercy on me.
      C           G
But I played a st raight game.
A                        Bm
With the cards that were delt.
                          Em
But I can look straight a head
G       A          D
Looking back at my self.

      D
Now I ain't been no angel
But I've learned right from wrong.
          Bm
Thanks to Mamma and a hickory
And a love so strong.
        G
Yes she taught the rules that life is lived by.
          E                    A
Ain't for got what you get for gettin' out a line
             D
Now this ol' world throws some punches
And I've taken a few.
       Bm
Now my skins tuff as leather
But I've grown strong with the truth.
             G
There's been so many times I coulda just stepped aside.
       E                               A
Ah but then I couldn't stand here with this piece of mind.
                   G
Lookin' back at my self.
              Bm
It's plain to see.
                       Em
That the cold hands of time
A                       D
Ain't had much mercy on me.
      C           G
But I played a st raight game.
A                        Bm
With the cards that were delt.
                          Em
But I can look straight a head
G       A          D
Looking back at my self.

                      Em
Still look straight a head
G       A          D
Looking back at my self.