The Best Man

Copyright:2004 Back In The Saddle Songs(ASCAP) Tabbed By:gegnja e--------------------------3-------------------------------------------- B--------------------------3-------------------------------------------- G------0-----00----0-------0-------------------------------------------- D----2---0h2---------3-2---0-------------------------------------------- A--3-----------------------2-------------------------------------------- E--------------------------3-------------------------------------------- Intro: My mama got married to someone I barely knew They had me and then they had my sister too I was too young to understand why he left But how it broke Mama's heart, I'll never forget It was three years before she met somebody new And though I didn't have much to compare him to Chorus: He was the best man, my mama ever loved Not the kind that walks away, but the kind that don't give up Devoted and true, someone to look up to Even a boy of eight could understand Intro He was the best man He called me his son and I called him my dad He was the like no friend I had ever had He taught me how to drive a nail and how to build a go-cart And how to love a women with all of my heart One night we watched him get down on one knee And ask mama to be his wife, then he asked me To be the best man, and I stood by his side As he lifted the veil of that beautiful bride He said I do, then she did too And she walked back down the aisle holding hands Solo Chords With the best man **The Chords for the solo are: (x2)** He said I do, and then she did too And she walked back down the aisle holding hands Intro With the best man End On