The Man I'm Trying To Be Chords

INTRO: C# G# A#m F# (Mmm ) (It's time.) VERSE 1: C# Fm I was a heavy anchor, dragging you down F# C# You were the only light in a darkened town C# Fm You gave me your kindness when I had none to give F# C# You showed me the way that a good man should live C# Fm I took all your patience, I took all your grace F# C# And I left you with tears running down your face PRE-CHORUS: C# But I’m paying back the kindness, I’m evening the score! Fm I’m leaving all my demons right outside the door! A#m It’s a debt of the soul that I carry in my chest F# I’m giving you my heart and I’m giving you my best! C# I’m washing my hands, I’m clearing my name Fm D#m I’m done with the excuses, I’m done with the game!

[COMPLETE SILENCE] G# Watch me change. CHORUS: C# I’m stepping out the dark, I’m turning the key! Fm I’m breaking every chain that was holding onto me! A#m I might have a past that’s jagged and torn F# But right here today, a new rhythm is born! C# F I'm paying you back for the love that I see D#m F# And I’m finally meeting C# Fm The man I’m trying to be. F# C# (Yeah, the man I'm trying to be!) VERSE 2: C# It took hitting the bottom to open my eyes Fm To see through the smoke and my own foolish pride F# You stayed in my corner when everyone ran C# You held onto the boy so he could grow to a man C# Fm So I'm building a house with these two calloused hands F# C# A place where our future is finally safe to stand. PRE-CHORUS: C# But I’m paying back the kindness, I’m evening the score! Fm I’m leaving all my demons right outside the door! A#m It’s a debt of the soul that I carry in my chest F# I’m giving you my heart and I’m giving you my best! C# I’m washing my hands, I’m clearing my name Fm D#m I’m done with the excuses, I’m done with the game! [COMPLETE SILENCE] G# Watch me change. CHORUS: C# I’m stepping out the dark, I’m turning the key! Fm I’m breaking every chain that was holding onto me! A#m I might have a past that’s jagged and torn F# But right here today, a new rhythm is born! C# F I'm paying you back for the love that I see D#m F# And I’m finally meeting C# Fm A#m F# The man I’m trying to be. [GUITAR SOLO]. C# F7 A#m F# OUTRO: C# I owe you my life F7 A#m F# So I'm giving you my best. (Mmm ) C# F7 F# The man I'm trying to be. C# The man I'm trying to be.