Dad's Sailboat chords by Walker Hayes

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Verse 1
G 
Em 
There's a "For Sale" sign
D 
G 
on my dad's sailboat
Em 
Don't even ask mom why
D 
G 
'cause I already know
Am 
Yeah, I knew he'd get old,
D 
Em 
but I don't know, I guess
D 
Had no idea it was gonna
G 
hurt like this

Verse 2
Em 
We used to see who could hug the tightest
D 
G 
and  I couldn't take him
Em 
Now I barely even squeeze 'cause I
D 
G 
feel like I'm gon' break him
C 
Bet he wonders why it takes
D 
Em 
me so long to let go
There's a "For Sale" sign
D 
G 
on my dad's sailboat

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Verse 3
Em 
Part of me wants to tear it down
D 
G 
And let it drown in the river
Em 
Forget the inevitable
D 
G 
And pretend that heroes live forever
C 
Part of me wants to buy it
D 
Em 
And keep it like I wish I could him
But I know that ain't gon'
D 
G 
make dad young again
Em 
D 
Tears don't care if I don't
want 'em to come
G 
I'm tryna take it like a man
C 
Em 
but I'm taking it like a son
D 
G 
Taking it like a son
D 
G 

Verse 4
Em 
D 
G 
His hands shake just like his dad's did
Em 
When he was my age and
D 
G 
I was just a kid
C 
You can tell in that cellphone
D 
Em 
number that he wrote
On that "For Sale" sign on my
D 
G 
dad's sailboat
Em 
Part of me wants to tear it down
D 
G 
And let it drown in the river
Em 
Forget the inevitable
D 
G 
And pretend that heroes live forever
C 
Part of me wants to buy it
D 
Em 
And keep it like I wish I could him
But I know that ain't gon'
D 
G 
make dad young again
Em 
D 
Tears don't care if I don't
want 'em to come
G 
I'm tryna take it like a man
C 
Em 
but I'm taking it like a son
D 
Taking it like a son
G 
D 
G 

Verse 5

Guess I saw it coming, I just acted blind

Like my dad could beat up Father Time

Verse 6
Part of me wants to tear it down
D 
G 
And let it drown in the river
Em 
Forget the inevitable
D 
G 
And pretend that heroes live forever
C 
Part of me wants to buy it
D 
Em 
And keep it like I wish I could him
But I know that ain't gon'
D 
G 
make dad young again
Em 
D 
Tears don't care if I don't
want 'em to come
G 
I'm tryna take it like a man
C 
Em 
but I'm taking it like a son
D 
Taking it like a son