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