Intro:
Dm A Gm
Dm A Gm

               C                      F
One day he'll walk from out of this place.
              Eb           F             C
You'll see a quiet determination on his face.
              C                F
He'll toe no lines. Suffer no fools.
                        Eb                  F                     C
But he'll raise three cheers to the losing team from the other school.
Ab Ab Bb Bb
           A little dedication.
Ab Bb                           Eb      C
     A little pair of daddy's shoes to fill.
Ab Ab Bb Bb
           Compleat education.
Ab Bb                            Eb    F
     One day he'll be a man of principle.
 

                 C                      F
And the battle's on. And he'll play to win.
           Eb                F                  C
Feel the blue blood rushing quick beneath his skin.
                C                   G
And grim they stand. And hard they fall.
         Eb               F                        C
Harder still, when their backs are up against the wall.
Ab Ab Bb Bb
           Gonna get your attention.
Ab Bb                                   Eb     C
     But he's carrying his cross to the other hill.
Ab Ab Bb Bb
           With divine intervention,
Ab Bb                     Eb    F
     he can be a man of principle.
 

Flute part:
Cm G Fm
Dm A Gm

                C                         F
In the evening light, with a fair-ground girl
             Eb          F               C
he stops himself as his head begins to whirl.
                  C                            F
And he walks her home. And there's a kiss goodbye.
              Eb          F               C
She feels a chill as she looks him in the eye.
Ab Ab Bb Bb
           Well, there's a time and a place now
Ab Bb                             Eb       C
     and it's not tonight she'll bend his will.
Ab Ab Bb Bb
           Slow realization
Ab Bb                            Eb    F
     she's looking at a man of principle.
 

Instrumental verse:
C F Eb F C
C G Eb F C

Ab Ab Bb Bb
           Hung from the highest station
Ab Bb                          Eb        C
     by his old school tie undressed to kill
Ab Ab Bb Bb
           He could be a real sensation.
Ab Bb                    Eb    F
     But he's a man of principle.
 

Cm... Ab Bb
           A little dedication.
Ab Bb                           Eb      C
     A little pair of daddy's shoes to fill.
Ab Ab Bb Bb
           Compleat education.
Ab Bb                            Eb    F
     One day he'll be a man of principle.
 

Ab Ab Bb Bb
           Gonna get your attention.
Ab Bb                                   Eb     C
     But he's carrying his cross to the other hill.
Ab Ab Bb Bb
           With divine intervention,
Ab Bb                     Eb    F
     he can be a man of principle.
 

Dm A  Dm