The Man I'm Trying To Be chords by Teddy Swims

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.