The Man I Want to Be – Tossing Copper This tab is based off of the harmony. The piano will do slightly different chord progressions, especially at the beginning. If you don't have a capo the chords are as follows: D#min B F# C# Capo 2 Verse: C#m A E B If I become the choices that I make C# A E B Am I on the road that I should take? C#m A E B A E Cause I’ve got all of these ambitions but I’m afraid to take them down C#m A E But I don’t want to end up wishing B A E For the life I could have found Chorus: C#m A E B If these dreams get so bright that they’re blinding C#m A E Will I still know how to see? C#m A E B When I write the last words of this story C#m A E Will I be the man I want to be? C#m A E Oh will I be the man I want to be? C#m A E C#m A E Woah oh ooh! Woah oh ooh. Verse: C#m A E B Many men have tried and lost their way C#m A E B Sold their souls for fortunes made of flames C#m A E B A E And I don’t want to follow footsteps of tragedies and chasing things C#m A E B A E But I don’t want to miss the first step and never live cause I was too afraid Chorus: C#m A E B If these dreams get so bright that they’re blinding C#m A E Will I still know how to see? C#m A E B When I write the last words of this story C#m A E Will I be the man I want to be? C#m A E Oh will I be the man I want to be? C#m A E C#m A E C#m A E Woah oh ooh! Woah oh ooh. Woah oh ooh! Bridge: C#m A E If I got everything I wanted C#m A E And stood beneath the lights on the stage C#m A Would the boy when I was young E Love the man that I’d become? C#m A E Would he even recognize my face? Chorus: C#m A E B If these dreams get so bright that they’re blinding C#m A E Will I still know how to see? C#m A E B When I write the last words of this story C#m A E Will I be the man I want to be? C#m A E Oh will I be the man I want to be? C#m A E Oh will I be the man I want to be?
