He Didn't Have To Be chords by Brad Paisley (Official Version)
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Intro 1
(A major) (D/A) (A major) (D/A)
Verse 1
When a (A major) single mom goes out on a date
with (D/A) 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/A) meet someone
Who wouldn't (E major) find out about me
and then turn around and run (A major) (D/A)
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Verse 2
I (A major) met the man I call my dad
when I (D/A) 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/A) 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 (Dadd9) (A/C#)
(B minor) Lookin' back all I can say
about (E major) all the things he did
for me (F sharp minor) (F sharp minor/E) (Dadd9) (A/C#)
Is (B minor) I hope I'm at least half the dad (E major)
that he didn't have to be
(A major) (D/A)
Verse 3
I (A major) met the girl that's now my wife
about (D/A) 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/A) 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 (Dadd9) (A/C#)
(B minor) Lookin' through the glass I think
about (E major) the man that's standin' next
(F sharp minor) to me (F sharp minor/E) (Dadd9) (A/C#)
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) (Dadd9) (A/C#)
(B minor) (Esus4) (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) (F sharp minor/E) (Dadd9) (A/C#)
Is (B minor) I hope I'm at least half the dad (Esus4)
that he (E major) 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/A) Because he didn't have to be
(A major) (D/A) You know he didn't have to be
Outro 1
(A major) (D/A) (A major) (D/A)
(A major) (D/A) (A major) (D/A)
[Repeat and fade]
He Didn't Have To Be
Brad Paisley
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