Modern Man - Michael Peterson
**CAPO ONE**
Intro:
A D (x2)
[Verse]
A Bm7
Everybody wants to be a hero, tough guy just like DeNiro
Asus D E
Muscles and money riding into the sun
A Bm7
Everybody wants fifteen minutes, to play every game and win it
Asus D E
Feel like McGwire hitting sixty-two homeruns
F#m C#m
Do you feel like all that matters, is bigger, better faster
D E
And you wonder if you really measure up
D
Well I do, and I will
C#m
Keep trying but still
G E
Sometimes I need to be reminded who I truly am
[Chorus]
A Bm7
I'm a brother, I'm a father, I'm a husband, I'm a son
Asus D E
A man who's work can not be measured just by work his hands have done
F#m C#m
I'm a dreamer, I'm a lover, I'm a fighter, I'm a friend
G E
And I'm doing the best I can
(no chord) A
To be a modern man
[Verse]
A Bm7
You say you want man who's gentle, understanding and sentimental
Asus D E
Someone strong enough to let you be you
A Bm7
Lord knows baby I keep trying, and you know that I'd be lying
Asus D E
To say it's easy what I'm going through
D
But I do and for you
C#m
I'll keep trying but still
G E
Sometimes I need to be reminded that you know who I am
[Chorus]
C#m D C#m D
I don't have all the answers but I've got a plan
Bm7 Asus D E
Yeah I'm gonna love you and be who I am (oh who I am)
B C#m7
I'm a brother, I'm a father, I'm your husband, I'm a son
Bsus E F#
A man who's work can not be measured just by work his hands have done
G#m D#m
I'm a dreamer, I'm a lover, I'm a fighter, I'm a friend
A F#
And I'm doing the best I can
(no chord) B C#m7
To be a modern man
Bsus E
Oh woah
F# B C#m7 Bsus E F# B
I'm a modern ma----n
*Note-if you want to make the key change easier to play just move the capo up 2 notches
before the last chorus.
Chords:
A = x02220
Asus= x02200
B = x24442(bar chord) or xx4442
Bsus= x24422(bar chord) or xx4422
Bm7 = x24232(bar chord)
C#m = x46654(bar chord) or xx6654
C#m7= x46454(bar chord) or xx6454
D = xx0232
D#m = x68876(bar chord) or xx8876
E = 022100
F# = 244322(bar chord)
F#m = 244222(bar chord)
G = 320003
G#m = 466444(bar chord)