The Shoes You're Wearing
By Clint Black
Intro: G C G C
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We've all seen enough wrong and right
C G
To know everything is not black and white
C
There's always something in between
G
No matter how long or well you live
C G
You don't get anything you don't give
C C B A
Still no slate is clean
Am
For better of worse anybody can
D
Take a look around and find a better man
Am
Upright no matter how he's fearing
G
No matter what kind of shoes he's wearing
C G
The shoes he's wearing, it don't make the man
G
So many people out running around
C G
Handicap before they hit the ground
C
Thinking there's no where to go
G
Shouldn't we all be looking for ways
C G
To keep on seeing our better days
C C B A
We're not chained to what we know
Am
But if your eyes are open
And your mind is free
D
There's no telling what a man can be
Am
Upright no matter how you're fearing
G
No matter what kind of shoes your wearing
G C G
The shoes you're wearing, it don't make the man
Em D G
But if you can't walk
D
In the best of times, in the worst of times
Am
Find your feet still walking the line
D
You never carry the load worth bearing
G
No matter what kind of shoes your wearing
The shoes you're wearing
It don't make the man
The shoes you're wearing
It won't make the man