Tom: F
F C Dm C Bb C Dm Bb F C
[Verses 1-4]
F C
Have you ever walked alone at night
Dm C Bb
Like a man against the world?
C Dm C Bb
No one takes your side,
Bb C
A boat against the tide.
F C
When your faith is shaken, You start to break,
Dm C Bb
And your heart can't find the words.
C Dm
Tossed upon the sand
Gm7 F C F
I give you a man against the world
F C
All the people cheer till the end is near
Dm C Bb
Then the hero takes a fall.
C Dm C Bb
They'll drag you through the mud.
Bb C
You're only flesh and blood.
F C
Oh I've walked the path from dark to light
Dm C Bb
And have yet to come to terms.
C Dm
Alone I take my stand,
Gm7 F C F
I'm only a man against the world.
[Bridge]
C
But love!
Bb
Like a distant reminder,
F
It tugs at my shoulder,
C
It calls me home.
C
I shout!
Gm
Can a single voice carry?
Bb
Can I find sanctuary?
F C Eb
Within your arms?
F Eb
Someday when the answer's clearer
F Eb
Someday when I even the score
F
You'll reach and you'll find me near you
C
Right beside you
D C D
Forevermore
[Verses 5-6]
G D
But for now I walk the night alone,
Em D C
Like a man against the world.
D Em D
A brand new day will shine,
C D
Through the avalanche of time.
G
Though the road is long,
D
But the feeling's strong,
Em D C
And the fire within still burns.
C Em
Alone I take my stand,
Am7 G D G
I give you a man against the world
