Tom: D
Gadd9 30020x
A7sus4 x02030
[Intro]
Gadd9
[Verse]
Gadd9 Dsus2
He was sixteen, tender and tough
Gadd9 A7
She was too, and he'd do anything to prove his love
G D/F# Em A7 Bm
With so much riding on the choice at hand
D/A G A7 Dsus2
The spirit of a boy or the wisdom of a man
Gadd9 Dsus2
Hearts caught fire and love ran wild
Gadd9 A7
She cried the day she called to say she was having his child
G D/F# Em A7 Bm
With so much riding on the choice at hand
D/A G A
The spirit of a boy or the wisdom of a man
[Bridge]
A/C# A G D
There's a constant contradiction, what feels good and what feels right
G D A
But you live with decisions that you make in your life
A/C# A Em Bm
And what steers your direction is hard to understand
D/A G A
The spirit of a boy or the wisdom of a man
[Verse]
Gadd9 Dsus2
Now he drives a diesel out of Dallas, hauling cars out to the coast
Gadd9 A A7sus4 A7
It ain't the dream that he remembered, just a few short years ago
G Dsus2
But tonight at a truck stop, while drinking a cup
G A7sus4 A7
The waitress grins and winks at him and says, "My shift's almost up"
G D/F# Em Bm
With so much riding on the choice at hand
D G A D
The spirit of a boy or the wisdom of a man
G D/F# Em Bm
With so much riding on the choice at hand
G D
The spirit of a boy or the wisdom of a man
