Verse
Eb2 Bbsus Bb
He was the kind of man that good men talk about
Eb2 Bsus Bb
The way he showed his faith was how he lived it out.
F Eb6
His hands were rough and calloused and his shoes were old and torn
Cm7 Fsus4 F
And the lines that framed his smile were lines so well and deep and worn.
Gm Gm/A Bb Eb
So what will be remembered of what he left behind?
Cm7 Fsus4 F
What will stand the test of time?
Bb2 Cm7
How to love your neighbor and how to love your wife
Gm Fsus4 F
Wrap your arms around your children and pray with them each night.
Bb2 Cm7
Thank God for all the good things 'cause the good things are enough
Gm7 Eb2 Fsus4 F Bb
The ties that bind and leave behind a legacy of love.
Verse
Eb2 Bsus Bb
He worked a second job to make the ends all meet
Eb2 Bbsus Bb
But somehow managed to always be there for me.
F Eb6
Showed me how to listen and how to stand for what is right
Cm7 Fsus4 F
And taught me all the things that really matter in this life.
Bb2 Cm7
How to love your neighbor and how to love your wife
Gm Fsus4 F
Wrap your arms around your children and pray with them each night.
Bb2 Cm7
Thank God for all the good things 'cause the good things are enough
Gm7 Eb2 Fsus4 F Bb
The ties that bind and leave behind a legacy of love.
Bridge
Eb2 Bb2
As I look into the eyes of my daughters and my sons
Eb6 Gm F Bb Dm
I hope I've stood for something that they'll want to carry on
Eb/C Dm7 Gm7
'Cause life is far too short not to finally realize
Cm7 Dm Eb Fsus4 F F7
That its long enough to make a difference in someone's life.
C2 Dm7
So I'm gonna love my neighbor and I'm gonna love my wife
Am Gsus4 G
Wrap my arms around my children and pray with them each night.
C2 Dm7
Thank God for all the good things ‘cause the good things are enough
Am7 F2 Gsus4 G C
The ties that bind and leave behind a legacy of love
Tag
Am7 F2 Gsus4 (D E F G C
The ties that bind and leave behind a legacy……………………. a legacy of love