^CThese battered hand are all you own ^AmThis broken heart has turned to stone ^FGo hang y^Cour glory on the wall ^AmThere come^Ems a time when castles fall ^FAnd^Em all^Dm tha^Ct's l^Geft is shifting in the sand ^CYou're out o^Dmf time, you're out of place Look at ^Emyour face That'^Fs the^G me^Casure of a man

^CThis coat that fits you like a glove ^AmThese dirty streets you learned to love ^FSo welcome b^Cack my long lost friend ^AmYou've been t^Emo hell and back again ^FGod^Em alo^Dmne k^Cnows how^G you crossed that span ^CBack on the b^Dmeat, back to the start Trust in^Em your heart That'^Fs the^G me^Casure of a man

^CIt's th^Dme fire in ^Emthe eyes, the lines on the hand It'^Fs the^G th^Cings you understand ^AmPermanent ^Emties from which you once ran That'^Fs the^G me^D#asur^Cme of a man

^D#You've come full circle, now you're home ^CmWithout the gold, without the chrome ^G#And this i^D#s where you've always been You ha^Cmd to lose s^G#o you could win ^G#And ^Gmrise^Fm abo^D#ve you^A#r troubles while you can Now yo^D#u can lo^Cmve, now you can lose Now yo^Gmu can choose That'^G#s the ^A#meas^D#ure of a man

^D#It's the^Fm fire ^Gmin the eyes, the lines on the hand It'^G#s the ^A#thin^D#gs you understand ... REPEAT THE SAME SEQUENCE, REMEMBER THAT IN THIS SECOND PART THE KEY LIFTS TO D# The permanent ties from which you once ran That's the measure of a man You've come full cirlce, now you're home Without the gold, without the chrome And this is where you've always been You had to lose so you could win And rise above your troubles while you can Now you can love, now you can lose Now you can choose That's the measure of a man