[Verso 1]
G D Em C G D C Matthew Ogston is my name, and you’ll not hear me mourn G Bm D Am G D I will never live in shame, I will not walk alone Bm Em G C For though my love took his own life because of bigotry
[Refrão]
G D Em C G D Em D I’ll be the man, be the man, be the man I was born to be G D G I was born to be
[Verso 2]
G D Em C G D C And my love, he was warm and kind, and my love, he was strong G Bm D Am G D And when his brown eyes first met mine, I knew he was the one Bm Em G C And though I walk a silent road, he will walk with me
[Refrão]
G D Em C G D Em D If I be the man, be the man, be the man I was born to be G D G I was born to be
[Verso 3]
G D Em C G D C There is a cross upon the hill, its arms are open wide G Bm D Am G D There’s a star upon a windowsill, that beckons me inside Bm Em G C But I’ll walk beneath a crescent moon, I’ll walk until they see
[Refrão]
G D Em C G D Em D That I’ll be the man, be the man, be the man I was born to be G D G I was born to be
[Verso 4]
G D Em C G D C For the man that I was born to be, is a man who lives for love G Bm D Am G D Kindness, and charity, but most of all, love Bm Em G C And there’s no God that I’ve heard of, who could disagree
[Refrão]
G D Em C G D Em D So I’ll be the man, be the man, be the man I was born to be G D G I was born to be
[Verso 5]
G D Em C G D C Wherever love is called a sin, and families are torn G Bm D Am G D Wherever mums can’t love their sons, because of how they’re born Bm Em G C Wherever there are hands to hold, that’s where I will be
[Refrão]
G D Em C G D Em D And I’ll be the man, be the man, be the man I was born to be G D I was born to
[Refrão]
G D Em C G D Em D Be the man, be the man, be the man I was born to be G D G I was born to be