[D] nI came home from college to see my old man n[D] nHe was sitting on the porch swing a book in his hand n[D] nHe stared at my earring and at my tattoo n[D]                                             [Em] nSmiled, shook his head, said It's good to see you. n[D]                                         [A] nHe chose his words carefully For it was hard for me to come n        [Em]                                      [D] nAnd he knew I had a temper and where I got it from n[D]                                    [A]  nI waited for the sermon.  The one I knew so well n          [Em]                                        [D] nBut this time he wasn't preaching about heaven or hell He said n nCHORUS: n    [G   D              A          D] nA real man knows the value of a woman n    [G    D          A        Em] nA real man's got nothing to prove    (man's - contraction for man has) n         [G          D             A        G] nHe's strengthen by love and the Lord up a-bove n           [D        A           G    D] nTo do the best you can To be a real man n n n[D]                               [A] nCould it be that I saw just a glimpse of his soul n[G]                                           [A] nOr maybe losing momma had just taken it's toll n     [D]                               [A] nHe gave me his bible, stained with tears he had cried n[G]                             [D] nI open up the cover where he wrote inside And it said, n n nGo to chorus, to ending n nENDING: n            [D        A           G   D] nTo do the best you can to be a real man