Good Man

Tune down 1/2 step 

 
  F 
A harmless man is not a good man 
      C 
No, a good man is a dangerous man 
     G 
That practices self-discipline 
Am                            Am 
Young man, are you listenin'? 
 

 
Am 
I've been a poor man 
Am 
When all I had was my last name 
             Em 
And it ain't fancy 
Em 
But it's mine just the same 
         G 
If you'd asked me 
G 
I wouldn't have changed a thing 
           Dm 
Ain't that strange? 
 

 
            Am 
I've been a rich man 
                                          Em 
And I've seen wealth untold and I've seen fancy 
Em 
It's something to behold, let me tell you 
                                       D 
It ain't good for the soul, fire melts gold 
 

 
C                 G 
Rich or poor, all roads end the same 
    Dm 
Not doing nothing about it 
      F 
Don't exempt you from the flame 
G          F 
A harmless man is not a good man 
   C 
No good man is a dangerous man 
     G 
That practices self-discipline 
Am 
Young man, are you listenin'? 
F                               C 
Only speak the truth to you for you 
                        G 
I've bled these lessons learned 
                             Am 
Will you believe or will you burn? 
 

 
Am 
I'm an old man 
                                          Em 
And I pray I make it there that I've left behind me 
                                    G 
My awards and my affairs are all in order 
                                      Dm 
Sure as you're sittin' right there in that chair 
             Am 
You're goin' look back 
                                          Em 
And see memories on a shelf and some were happy 
                                 G 
Some you're mad as hell but just remember 
                                  Dm 
Each conversation you've had with yourself 
 

 
C                 G 
Rich or poor, all roads end the same 
Dm 
Not doing nothing about it 
      F                   G 
Don't exempt you from the flame 
           F 
A harmless man is not a good man 
   C 
No good man is a dangerous man 
     G 
That practices self-discipline 
Am 
Young man, are you listenin'? 
F                               C 
Only speak the truth to you for you 
                        G 
I've bled these lessons learned 
                             Am 
Will you believe or will you burn?  


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Am7  Em7  G   Am 

 
C                          G 
It's okay to take the long way to get home 
Dm                                  F               G 
The harder way comes easy when it's all you've ever known 
 

 
           F 
A harmless man is not a good man 
   C 
No good man is a dangerous man 
     G 
That practices self-discipline 
Am 
Young man, are you listenin'? 
F                               C 
Only speak the truth to you for you 
                        G 
I've bled these lessons learned 
 

 
        F                                      C 
Game of life you play a dangerous game, you'll pay a heavy price to play 
G 
You'll make mistakes that you can't fix 
Am 
Young man, are you listenin'? 
F                                      C                      G 
Someday soon, you'll be the man you'll see when you take your turn 

 
           F 
A harmless man is not a good man 
      C 
No, a good man is a dangerous man 
     G 
That practices self-discipline 
Am 
Young man, are you listenin'? 
F                               C 
Only speak the truth to you for you 
                        G 
I've bled these lessons learned 
                                   Am 
Will you believe or will you burn?