Db
Db Db/C
These battered hand are all you own
Bbm Bbm/Ab
This broken heart has turned to stone
Gb Db
Go hang your glory on the wall
Bbm Fm Db
There comes a time when castles fall
Gb Fm Ebm Db Ab Db/Ab Ab
And all that's left is shifting in the sand
Db Ebm7
You're out of time, you're out of place
Db/F
Look at your face
Gb Ab Db
That's the measure of a ma---n
Db Db/C
This coat that fits you like a glove
Bbm Bbm/Ab
These dirty streets you learned to love
Gb Db
So welcome back my long lost friend
Bbm Fm Db
You've been to hell and back again
Gb Fm Ebm Db Ab Db/Ab Ab
God alone knows how you crossed that span
Db Ebm7
Back on the beat, back to the start
Db/F
Trust in your heart
Gb Ab Db Ebm7 Db/F Gb Ab
That's the measure of a ma---n
Db Ebm7 Fm
It's the fire in the eyes, the lines on the hand
Gb Ab Db
It's the things you understand
Ebm7 Db/F
Permanent ties from which you once ran
Gb Ab A B
That's the measure of a ma----n
E E E/D#
You've come full circle, now you're home
C#m C#m C#m/B
Without the gold, without the chrome
A E
And this is where you've always been
C#m G#m E
You had to lose so you could win
A G#m F#m E B E/B B
And rise above your troubles while you can
E F#m7
Now you can love, now you can lose
E/G#
Now you can choose
A B E F#m7 E/G# A B
That's the measure of a ma----n
E F#m7 G#m
It's the fire in the eyes, the lines on the hand
A B E
It's the things you understand
F#m7 E/G#
Permanent ties from which you once ran
A B E F#m7 E/G# A E F#m7 E/G# A B E
That's the measure of a ma----n
E E E/D#
You've come full circle, now you're home
C#m C#m C#m/B
Without the gold, without the chrome
A E
And this is where you've always been
C#m G#m E
You had to lose so you could win
A G#m F#m E B E/B B
And rise above your troubles while you can
E F#m7
Now you can love, now you can lose
E/G#
Now you can choose
A B E
That's the measure of a ma----n
Measure Of A Man chords
by Elton John
