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