(Verse 1)
When [G]I was just a kid
I couldn’t wait till I grow [Em]up.
Tried [G]walking in your shoes,
But I couldn’t even tie them [Em]up.
No matter how [C]big and tall I
[G]grew; I was always [Em]looking up to [C]you.
(Chorus)
You showed me that [Em]I was just a ‘[C]diamond in the [G]rough’[D].
You helped me to [Em]grow into the [C]man that I’ve [G]become[D].
We’ve been [Em]down,
we’ve been [C]up.
I hope I’ve [G]made you proud en[D]ough.
You make it look [Em]easy, even [C]when I’m hard to [G]love.
(Bridge)
[G] [D] [Em] [Em] [C] [G]
[G] [D] [Em] [Em] [C]
(Verse 2)
When [G]I dropped out of
school, you told me that my time was [Em]up.
I was a [G]‘rebel with a cause’
Just didn’t know what it [Em]was.
So I got a j[Em]ob that [C]barely [G]paid.
You said you did the [Em]same thing at my a[C]ge.
(Chorus)
You showed me that [Em]I was just a ‘[C]diamond in the [G]rough’[D].
You helped me to [Em]grow into the [C]man that I’ve b[G]ecome[D].
We’ve been [Em]down,
we’ve been [C]up.
I hope I’ve [G]made you proud e[D]nough.
You make it look [Em]easy, even w[C]hen I’m hard to [G]love.
We’ve been [Em]down,
we’ve been [C]up.
I hope I’[G]ve made you proud e[D]nough.
You make it look [Em]easy, even w[C]hen I’m hard to [G]love.
[G] [D] [Em] [Em] [C] [G]
[G] [D] [Em]
even w[C]hen I’m hard to [G]love.