Tom: E
Intro - E - B - A - C#m - B = 2x's
(verse 1)
A
I'm a Blue collar man had a hammer in my hand,
E
For the last few years of my life,
A
Workin double over-time while you sleep alone at night,
C#m B
baby I know it's been a long hard ride,
(pre-cho)
E A
Sometimes I forget to say I love you,
E A B
but baby please know that I do yea,
(chorus)
E B A
I live this life everyday I make my share of mistakes,
B A B
and every lesson I've learned I've learned the hard way,
E B A
I do the the best that I can and I hope you understand,
B A B - E - B - A - C#m - B
After all I'm just a man,
(verse 2)
I found a postcard that you saved just turned yellow with age,
of a beautiful place in the sun,
we've been sayin every year that we're gonna go there and runa away,
just the two of us,
(pre-cho)
well I put that picture back on the dresser,
grabed my key's I gotta get back to work yea,
(chorus)
E B A
I live this life everyday I make my share of mistakes,
B A B
and every lesson I've learned I've learned the hard way,
E B A
I do the the best that I can and I hope you understand,
B A B
After all I'm just a man,
(lead - E - B - A - B - 2x's)
(chorus)
E B A
I live this life everyday I make my share of mistakes,
B A B
and every lesson I've learned I've learned the hard way,
E B A
I do the the best that I can and I hope you understand,
B
After all I'm just a man,
A B E - B A
After all, I'm just a man, That's all I am,
C#m B E - B - A - C#m - B - E
Baby I'm just a man,
