G F G F   G F G F


[Verse 1]
G  F                   G         F G     F        G   F
Ooh, when I was just a little boy,  when I didn't know
G   F            G      F   G     F                    G F
 My daddy put me on his knee, and showed me the way to go
       G   F         G       F   G           F           G  F
He said "A woman will do her best, to make a fool out of you
G         F       G         F   G              F       G
 So, be a man and stand the test, and see what you can do"


[Chorus]
           C         G
I'm glad I am born a man
           D  C      G  F G F
I'm glad I am born a man


[Verse 2]
G   F            G           F  G         F      G     F
 If you got what it takes my boy, you can always choose
G        F                   G       F  G      F              G
 Work it out before it's too late my boy, make sure you never lose


[Chorus]
           C         G
I'm glad I am born a man
           D  C      G  F G F
I'm glad I am born a man


[Bridge]
G          F           G           F
 Born a man, born a man, born a man, born a man
G          F           G                 F
 Born a man, born a man, born a man I'm a, born a man I'm a
G                F                 G                 F
 Born a man I'm a, born a man I'm a, born a man I'm a, un-hun


[Instrumental]
G F G F   G F G F
G F G F   G F G F
G F G F


[Verse 3]
G      F    G          F  G             F     G      F
 Every woman wants her man, to live and learn on her land
G        F G            F G  F                  G
 Where I go, baby you go,  arrangement, man and wife


[Chorus]
           C         G
I'm glad I am born a man
           D  C      G  F     G  F G   F
I'm glad I am born a man, ooh yea, ooh yea


[Outro]
G          F           G           F
 Born a man, born a man, born a man, born a man
G          F           G           F
 Born a man, born a man, born a man, born a man
G          F           G           F
 Born a man, born a man, born a man, born a man
G          F           G F   G           F
 Born a man, born a man, well, born a man
G   F   G   F G   F G
Oh, oh, oh, oh, well