Intro
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D                                      G
Ronnie wasn't much on the thought of a coat and tie
D                                            G
'Cause they ain't much good to a man wearin' steel-toed boots from eight to five
C         Bm                        D
He's been known to pop the top on a brew
C                   G                  A
He came off a little rough sometimes, but folks that know him knew

[Chorus:]
D
If you can look past a dirty shirt
C
See beyond greasy hands
      G                    C
You'll find a heart hard at work
                D
In a damn good man

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D                                       G
Army green seemed to suit him more than college life
D                               G
That's what his old man did and he turned out alright
C                     Bm                 D
He never got him that great big house or fancy car
C                     G                       A
But ya'll, it ain't the neighborhood you're in, it's the neighbor that you are

[Chorus:]
D
If you can look past a dirty shirt
C
See beyond greasy hands
      G                    C
You'll find a heart hard at work
                D
In a damn good man

D

G                     A                   D
He's got scars and an angel on his arm he got in Saigon in '65
G                A                      Em                                 A
To most folks he ain't nothin' more than the ol' boy on the corner changin' tires

          D
But if you look past a dirty shirt
C
See beyond the greasy hands
            G                    C
You're gonna find a heart hard at work

[Chorus:]
D
If you can look past a dirty shirt
C
See beyond greasy hands
      G                    C
You'll find a heart hard at work
                D
In a damn good man