D
When I was just a kid
                       G
I couldn't wait til I grew up
 D
Tried walking in your shoes
                  G
But couldn't even tie them up
              Bm              D
No matter how big and tall I grew
              G              D
I was always looking up to you


[Chorus]
Am                  Em            D             G
 You showed me that I was just a diamond in the rough
                       Am        D             Am
You helped me to grow into the man that I've become
            Am             G
We've been down, we've been up
             G              D
I hope I've made you proud enough
                  Am        G                  D
You make it look easy even when I'm hard to love


[Verse 2]
    D
When I dropped out of school
                     G
You told me that my time was up
    D
I was a rebel with a cause
                       G
Just didn't quite know what it was
                   Bm          D
So I got a job that barely paid
                      G                  D
You said you did the same thing at my age


[Chorus]
Am                  Em            D             G
 You showed me that I was just a diamond in the rough
                       Am        D             Am
You helped me to grow into the man that I've become
            Am             G
We've been down, we've been up
             G              D
I hope I've made you proud enough
                  Am        G                  D
You make it look easy even when I'm hard to love

            Am             G
We've been down, we've been up
             G              D
I hope I've made you proud enough
                  Am        G                  D
You make it look easy even when I'm hard to love
                        D
Even when I'm hard to love