father chords by Robert Ellis

SimplifiedD · F#m · G · Bm · Asus4 …

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D
F#m
G
Bm
Asus4
A
Bb
Bbdim
F#

Intro 1

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Asus4

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Asus4

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Verse 1
D 
Well, hello,
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G 
it's been  such a long day
A 
Bm 
F#m 
G 
I  got your address from a cousin    who said
Asus4 
you might live here
D 
F#m 
I don't know exactly why I'm writing
G 
A 
Bm 
I guess I want you to know that I
F#m 
G 
A 
Bb 
still think about you after all these years

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Verse 2
Bm 
F#m 
And I   have got so many questions
G 
D 
Some are rather serious an
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A 
Bbdim 
d others just for fun
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F#m 
I   just want you to listen
G 
D 
And then I'll leave it up to you
G 
what happens when I'm done
A 
F# 
Bm 
I want a father,
D 
but I'll settle for a friend
G 

Verse 3
Asus4 
D 
What was      my mother like way
F#m 
G 
back  when you first met her?
A 
Bm 
F#m 
Were you in love? And if so,
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A 
where did it all go wrong?
Asus4 
D 
Do you re member
F#m 
any Christmases together?
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A 
Bm 
F#m 
Did you dance around the living
G 
room when she played your
A 
Bb 
favorite song?
Bm 
F#m 
Well, I   just saw a picture
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D 
You were holding up a fishing pole,
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A 
it was just out of my reach
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Bm 
F#m 
And who's that man in the pickup?
G 
D 
Do you re member any details from
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Asus4 
that day spent on the beach?
D 
F#m 
Do you bite your lip whenever
you are thinking?
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A 
Bm 
F#m 
Somebody told me once I did that  and
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Asus4 
it reminded them of you
D 
F#m 
Lately it's been hard to
G 
keep from drinking
A 
Bm 
F#m 
Well, I hear it runs in the family
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A 
Bb 
and I wonder if it's true

Verse 4
Bm 
F#m 
Well, I have got so many questions
G 
D 
Did you think that I'd be better off
G 
A 
Bb 
not having you around?
Bm 
Well, I   just wanna know
F#m 
where I come from
G 
And why you had to drive
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G 
away and never turn around
A 
Bbdim 
Bm 
D 
G 
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D 
F#m 
Well, I wanted a father, but I'll settle for a friend
G 
A 
Bm 
F#m 
G 
A 
D 
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G 
A 
Bm 
F#m 
G 
A 
Bbdim 
Bm 
F#m 
I   just wanna forgive you
G 
Well, I'm sure you had your
D 
G 
reasons for leaving me behind
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Bb 
Bm 
Well, tell me and I'll believe you
F#m 
G 
D 
I just wanna get to know you
G 
while we still have time
A 
F# 
Bm 
I wanted a father,
D 
G 
but I'll settle for a friend
A 
Bm 
Well, I wanted a father,
D 
G 
but I'll settle for a friend
A 
Bm 
Well, I wanted a father,
D 
G 
but I'll settle for a friend
A 
Bm 
Well, I wanted a father,
D 
but I'll settle for a friend