[INTRO]
[G] [Em] [G] [Em]
[VERSE]
The [G]children are laugh[Em]ing
In the [G]schoolyard next [Em]door
You can [G]hear 'em through the [Em]stone walls
St[G]ained glass [Em]as they play[C] [Am] [C]
Seems like yester[Am]day [G] [Em] [G] [Em]
[VERSE]
Your [G]mother she's [Em]shaking
Like a [G]baby bird [Em]
[G]Perched in the front [Em]pew of the church [G]
Where they [Em]said their vows [C] [Am]
And you're the [C]man of the [Am]family now [G] [Em] [G]
[CHORUS]
You're the [Am]man of the family [D]now
No, you [C]can't let 'dm see you break [Em]down [D]
When you don't[C] know what to do
You're gonna [A7]have to muddle through, some[F]how [D]
You're the [C]man of the family n[G]ow [Em] [G] [Em]
[VERSE]
Your [G]mother seems [Em]older
Now her [G]hair's gone [Em]grey
She's [G]passing out roses from the [Em]casket bouquet [G]
You give [Em]one to your [C]wife [Am] [C]
But you [Am]don't know what to [G]say [Em] [G] [Em]
[VERSE]
'Cause you [G]just had a baby[Em]
You [G]bought your first ho[Em]use
[G]All you can do to tread [Em]water
Without [G]feeling like you're gonna [C]drown [Am] [C]
Every [Am]day brings another [G]doubt [Em] [G] [Em]
[CHORUS]
You're the [Am]man of the family [D]now
No, you [C]can't let 'dm see you break [Em]down [D]
When you don't[C] know what to do
You're gonna [A7]have to muddle through, some[F]how [D]
You're the [C]man of the family n[G]ow [Em] [G] [Em]
[BRIDGE]
Oh, and there's a [C]little voice inside you
Saying, you [Em]ain't paid your [D]dues
You ain't [C]big enough to fill the old [Em]man's shoes [D]
There's a [C]picture on the mantle, where he's [Em]reaching out to you
So you'll [F]follow his example, what [D]else can you [G]do..[C] ..
[VERSE]
You're going [G]bald just like [Em]he did
But [G]that ain't no shock[Em]
So you [G]take his old [Em]toolbox
Make a [G]few small re[Em]pairs around the house [C] [Am] [C]
That should [Am]hold for now [G] [Em] [G] [Em]
[CHORUS]
You're the [Am]man of the family [D]now
No, you [C]can't let 'dm see you break [Em]down [D]
When you don't[C] know what to do
You're gonna [A7]have to muddle through, some[F]how [D]
You're the [C]man of the family n[G]ow [Em] [G] [Em]
[G] [Em] [G] [Em]
[VERSE]
The [G]children are laugh[Em]ing
In the [G]schoolyard next [Em]door
You can [G]hear 'em through the [Em]stone walls
St[G]ained glass [Em]as they play[C] [Am] [C]
Seems like yester[Am]day [G] [Em] [G] [Em]
[VERSE]
Your [G]mother she's [Em]shaking
Like a [G]baby bird [Em]
[G]Perched in the front [Em]pew of the church [G]
Where they [Em]said their vows [C] [Am]
And you're the [C]man of the [Am]family now [G] [Em] [G]
[CHORUS]
You're the [Am]man of the family [D]now
No, you [C]can't let 'dm see you break [Em]down [D]
When you don't[C] know what to do
You're gonna [A7]have to muddle through, some[F]how [D]
You're the [C]man of the family n[G]ow [Em] [G] [Em]
[VERSE]
Your [G]mother seems [Em]older
Now her [G]hair's gone [Em]grey
She's [G]passing out roses from the [Em]casket bouquet [G]
You give [Em]one to your [C]wife [Am] [C]
But you [Am]don't know what to [G]say [Em] [G] [Em]
[VERSE]
'Cause you [G]just had a baby[Em]
You [G]bought your first ho[Em]use
[G]All you can do to tread [Em]water
Without [G]feeling like you're gonna [C]drown [Am] [C]
Every [Am]day brings another [G]doubt [Em] [G] [Em]
[CHORUS]
You're the [Am]man of the family [D]now
No, you [C]can't let 'dm see you break [Em]down [D]
When you don't[C] know what to do
You're gonna [A7]have to muddle through, some[F]how [D]
You're the [C]man of the family n[G]ow [Em] [G] [Em]
[BRIDGE]
Oh, and there's a [C]little voice inside you
Saying, you [Em]ain't paid your [D]dues
You ain't [C]big enough to fill the old [Em]man's shoes [D]
There's a [C]picture on the mantle, where he's [Em]reaching out to you
So you'll [F]follow his example, what [D]else can you [G]do..[C] ..
[VERSE]
You're going [G]bald just like [Em]he did
But [G]that ain't no shock[Em]
So you [G]take his old [Em]toolbox
Make a [G]few small re[Em]pairs around the house [C] [Am] [C]
That should [Am]hold for now [G] [Em] [G] [Em]
[CHORUS]
You're the [Am]man of the family [D]now
No, you [C]can't let 'dm see you break [Em]down [D]
When you don't[C] know what to do
You're gonna [A7]have to muddle through, some[F]how [D]
You're the [C]man of the family n[G]ow [Em] [G] [Em]
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