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He Didn't Have To Be easy guitar chords by 
Brad Paisley
Intro 1
G
C
G
C
Verse 1
G
When a single mom goes out on a date
C
with somebody new
D
It always winds up feelin' more
G
like a job interview
My momma used to wonder
C
if she'd ever meet someone
D
Who wouldn't find out about me
G
C
and then turn around and run
Verse 2
G
I met the man I call my dad
C
when I was five years old
D
He took my mom out to a movie
G
and for once I got to go
A few months later I remember
C
lyin' there in bed
D
I overheard him pop the question
G
and I prayed that she'd say yes
Chorus 1
Am
And then all of a sudden,
D
oh, it seemed so strange to me
G
How we went from something's missin'
C
G
to a family
Am
Lookin' back all I can say
D
about all the things he did
Em
C
G
for me
Am
D
Is I hope I'm at least half the dad
that he didn't have to be
G
C
Verse 3
G
I met the girl that's now my wife
C
about three years ago
D
We had the perfect marriage
G
but we wanted somethin' more
Now here I stand
C
surrounded by our family and friends
D
Crowded 'round the nursery window
G
as they bring the baby in
Chorus 2
Am
And now all of a sudden,
D
oh, it seems so strange to me
G
How we've gone from something's missin'
C
G
to a family
Am
Lookin' through the glass I think
D
about the man that's standin' next
Em
C
G
to me
Am
D
And I hope I'm at least half the dad
Interlude 1
that he didn't have to be
G
C
G
Am
D
Chorus 3
Am
And lookin' back all I can say
D
about all the things he did
Em
C
G
for me
Am
D
Is I hope I'm at least half the dad
G
that he didn't have to be
Am
D
Yeah, I hope I'm at least half the dad
that he didn't have to be
G
C
Because he didn't have to be
G
C
You know he didn't have to be
Outro 1
G
C
G
C
G
C
G
C
[Repeat and fade]
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