Powerful Man chords by (sandy) Alex G

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro


e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------0------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------2----------------------------------------|
D|---------------0-------0--------------------------------------|
A|---------0h2-------------0----0-------------------------------|
E|----3----------------------0-----3----------------------------|
Optional - Repeat intro throughout song


I reccomend using a pick-and-strum sort of technique, especially on the d chord, such as the following

     D:                              G:

e|--------2----2----------------------------3------3----------|
B|--------3----3----------------------------0------0----------|
G|--------2----2----------------------------0------0----------|
D|-----0------------------------------------0------0----------|
A|-----------0------------------------------2----2------------|
E|---------------------------------------3--------------------|

Verse 1:

G
Davey broke the law again
G
Heard this time he's going to the pen
G
Guess I didn't need my lunch
G
'Cause I was going to miss him a whole bunch
G
Maybe he was out of line
G
But he was still a pretty close friend of mine
G
Maybe he had hurt me bad
G                                       D
But a brother is a brother and that is that


Verse 2:
G
Mom's in a mood this week
G
'Cause she thinks that her family is going crazy
G
Guess it started with the baby
G
She went in for a hug, then it bit her on the cheek
G
That was pretty funny to me
G
But I guess I should have more sympathy

I never raised a kid
G                                D
But I bet I'd do a good job if I did


Verse 3:
G
Had a dream about a promised land
G
Walkin' 'round with a big gun in my hand
G
And when I look you in the eye
G
You're gonna tell me that you love me and hold me tight

'Cause you know that I have no fear
 G
Ain't gonna walk into the river and disappear

I'm gonna be a powerful man
 G                                 D
Red blood running down the broken sand

G
I couldn't tell you
D
What it means to me