'A Man Ill Never Be' by Boston - Guitar Tutorial

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Author/Artist: Boston
Title: A Man I'll Never Be
Album: Don't Look Back
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 If I said what's on my mind                you'd turn  and walk away

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 disappearing way back   in your dreams                          It's so

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 hard  to be unkind                so easy just to say                that

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 every thing is jkust the way it seems

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 You look up at me              and somewhere in your mind you'll see

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  a man                      I'll never be

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  Lead Fig 1

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                                       If only I could find a way

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 I'd feel like I'm the man you believe I am   It's gettin' harder everyday

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 for me               to hide behind this dream you see   a man I'll neverbe

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 I'll never be                       tr=trill

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                                                                 Lead fig 1

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 dream you see a man I'll neverbe  Guitar Solo

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