Written by Garth Brooks
[Intro]
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[Verse]
B E
You're gonna get a million answers, to what's the measure of a man
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From the softness of his heart, to the hardness of his hand
G#m E B E
It’s always been the same old question ever since this world began
G#m E F# B
But a man can't learn a lesson that he don't understand
[Verse]
B E
Any fool can pull the trigger, anyone can start a fight
B F#
But to love is so much bigger, it’s so beyond what’s black or white
G#m E B E
And if we're gonna give our children a future that is bright
G#m E F# B B F# G#m
Then the truth must be the answer, and love must be the light
[Chorus]
G#m E B B F# G#m
The hardest thing you'll ever do is tell someone you're sorry
G#m E B F#
You'll never be the bravest man if you can't admit your scared
G#m F#
In what you do, in what you say
E B
The strength it's gonna take to stay
C#m B
Comes from somewhere high above
F# B
That's the courage to love
[Bridge]
D#m E B F#
If you're gonna give yourself to somebody else
D#m E B F#
Then you gotta love someone more than yourseeeelf
[Chorus]
G#m E B
The hardest thing you'll ever do is tell someone you're sorry
G#m E B F#
You'll never be the bravest man if you can't admit your scared
G#m F#
In what you do, in what you say
E B
All the praying to walk away
C#m B E F#
Comes from somewhere high above
B B/D# E
It's the power, it's the courage
B F#
Oh it's beautiful!
B
It's the courage to love