E
When I was seventeen
A                B7     E
I asked my daddy
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What does it take to be a man
              E7
He said sit down son
        A7          C
Let's have a little talk
      E7              B7                E7
I'll try and make you understand

[Verse 1]
E7
Then he said years won't do it, tears won't do it
E7
And sittin down to drink a thousand beers won't do it
A7
Tattoos won't do it, and booze won't do it
E7
And puttin little lifts in your shoes won't do it
B7
I'm gonna tell you the thing that can
E7
He said you get a good woman and she'll make you a man

[Chorus 1]
        A       G       D       E
He said only, a good woman can
A                                               B7
That's the only thing, that's gonna make you a man

[Verse 2]
E7
He said a scar won't do it fast cars won't do it
E7
And kickin someone's ass in a bar won't do it
A7
You aint gonna do it as an army private or
E7
A captain or lieutenant, no just won't buy it
B7
Listen son you'd better get yourself a plan
E7
He said you get a good woman and she'll make you a man

[Chorus 2]
        A       G       D       E
He said only, a good woman can
A                                               B7
That's the only thing, that's gonna make you a man

[Verse 3]
E7
Now I was runnin around all through my twenties
E7
Just to prove I had the stuff
E7
Then one day I met this brown eyed girl
E7
She said to me boy you aint so tough
A7
She said that walk won't do it, talk won't do it
A7
And struttin in here like a chicken hawk won't do it
E7
Or bein a sexist, or drivin that Lexus
E7
Or tellin people you were born and raised in Texas
B7
Come over here boy if you think you can
E7
She said you get a good woman and she'll make you a man

[Chorus 3]
        A       G       D       E
He said only, a good woman can
A                                               B7
That's the only thing, that's gonna make you a man

[Verse 4]
E7
My daddy died when I was thirty one
E7
And that brown eyed girl gave me a brown eyed son
E7
And when he comes to me wonderin how you do it
E7
I'll say now sit down son cause I've been through it
A7
Drugs won't do it, and hugs won't do it
A7
And hangin on the corner with the thugs won't do it
E7
The preacher won't do it and the teacher won't do it
E7
And stayin up to watch the creature feature won't do it
B7
Boy just look at your momma and you'll understand
E7
You get a good woman and she'll make you a man

[Chorus 4]
        A       G       D       E
Son, only, a good woman can
A                                               B7
That's the only thing, that's gonna make you a man

[Verse 4]
E7
Eatin snakes won't do it, Body By Jake won't do it
E7
And puttin a lot of birthday candles on your birthday cake won't do it
E7
Wearin cowboy boots won't do it, Armani suits won't do it
E7
Sittin there puffin on that Cuban cheroot won't do it
E7
A new PC won’t do it, or a Mac won’t do it
E7
Talking smack behind your brother’s back won’t do it
E7
Facts are facts, this won’t do it, Cheatin’ on your taxes won’t do it,
E7
In fact Brazillian waxes won’t do it
E7
A shiney gun won’t do it, A 26 mile run won’t do it,
E7
Or poppin that Cialis just for fun won’t do it
E7
Bein rich won't do it, bein poor won't do it
E7
Playin this song on the radioooo.....might do it
E7
Actually, that might do it