IntroA G D x2Verse 1A G DI rolled my daddy's truck off the Dixonville curve after drinkin' my fifth beer.A G DAnd I played hoss trying to pay him off for most of my senior year.A G DI got my jaw jacked by a big ole boy for messing 'round with his girlfriend.A G DBut she was tall and tight and she kissed just right but I'll never do that again.ChorusA G D AHeeyyyyy I've done some pretty stupid things but heyyyGI'm a little bit harder and whole lot smarterDThat's how I got to be this way.Verse 2A G DI've been kicked in the face by horse cause I ran up to fast behind himA G DAnd I shook hands on a deal with a man just to find out that he was lying.A G DI've broken a couple good girls hearts cause I said I loved em knowin' I couldn'tA G DAn I've given my heart to a woman who said she would stay when I knew she wouldn'tChorusA G D AHeeyyyyy I've done some pretty stupid things but heyyyGI'm a little bit harder and whole lot smarterDThat's how I got to be this way.RefrainG DI've been bit I've been burnedG D ABut I've lived and I've learned from itG D G D EI've made some mistakes but that's what it takes to make a man out of a kidChorusA G D AHeeyyyyy I've done some pretty stupid things but heyyyGI'm a little bit harder and whole lot smarterDThat's how I got to be this way.A G D AHeeyyyyy I've done some pretty stupid things but heyyyGI'm a little bit harder and whole lot smarterDThat's how I got to be this way.
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