Key: C major
Intro 1
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Ab
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Verse 1
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I've seen my
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mama cry for days,
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cause she knew my dad was weak
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Bb
And soon his name became a word
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we both were ashamed to speak
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Bb
Just before he went away,
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Ab
he set me on his knee
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He said, son, I'm bad,
but I'm still your dad
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And I wish you'd listen to me
Cause I know what I am for, just no good
And I don't want you to turn out like that,
uh -uh
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Don't do like I've done, son
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Don't you throw your life away
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Don't do like I did, kid
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F
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Do like I say
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Now they say I'm like my daddy,
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my kind of life is bad
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I got me a woman that hates me,
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and a son that calls me dad
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My worried mind grows heavy
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as I take him on my knee
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To tell him that I'm leaving
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and not to be like my dad and me
I say, look at me boy, I'm a mess
And I don't want you to turn out like this,
no sir
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Don't do like I done, son
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Eb
Bb
Don't you throw your life away
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Don't do like I did, kid
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Do like I say
Outro 1
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Db
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsBb Eb Ab Db F
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