Chords with lyrics
Intro - C majorC - G+G - A minorAm - FF
(verse 1)
C majorC G+G
My daddy was blue collar,
A minorAm FF
He worked for the man all of his life,
C majorC G+G
He showed up when he didn't want to be there,
A minorAm FF
A augmentedA man of his word, believed in doing things right,
(bridge)
A minorAm G+G
I remember when I was a kid,
FF D7D7
He'd say time and time again,
C majorC G+G
It's a good life, it's a real good life,
FF G+G C majorC
And I'm a thankful man,
(chorus)
A minorAm FF
I'm a thankful man for every turn,
G+G C majorC
On every highway I've been down,
A minorAm FF
Every mile I've lost, every crossroad stop,
C majorC G+G
Every storm that turned me around,
A minorAm G+G FF
Oh, it's better than I could have planned,
A minorAm G+G FF
It's made me who I am,
C majorC G+G
It's a good life, it's a real good life,
FF G+G C majorC - G+G - A minorAm - FF
And I'm a thankful man,
(verse 2)
My mama was a dreamer,
But she was the rock that we all leaned on,
She taught me about the lessons in life,
The difference between what's right and wrong,
(bridge)
And every word was a gift from her,
That helped me understand,
It's a good life, it's a real good life,
And I'm a thankful man,
(chorus)
A minorAm FF
I'm a thankful man for every turn,
G+G C majorC
On every highway I've been down,
A minorAm FF
Every mile I've lost, every crossroad stop,
C majorC G+G
Every storm that turned me around,
A minorAm G+G FF
Oh, it's better than I could have planned,
A minorAm G+G FF
It's made me who I am,
C majorC G+G
It's a good life, it's a real good life,
FF G+G C majorC
And I'm a thankful man,
(lead chords - A minorAm - FF - C majorC - G+G - A minorAm - FF - C majorC - G+G)
(ending)
A minorAm G+G FF
It's better than I could have planned,
A minorAm G+G FF
It's made me who I am,
C majorC G+G
It's a good life, it's a real good life,
A minorAm FF
And I'm a thankful man,
C majorC G+G
It's a good life, it's a real good life,
FF G+G C majorC - G+G - A minorAm - FF - C majorC