Key: E major•
Intro 1
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Esus4
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Esus4
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Esus4
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Verse 1
His folks were divorced
His old man high on something
Came knocking at the door
She said boy dontcha let him in
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Verse 2
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Esus4
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On that linoleum floor
He took him back to his old apartment
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Turned off the TV
His beautiful broken hero on the couch
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Passed out asleep
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Esus4
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With tears in his eyes
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He said dad I love you,
goodbye
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Verse 3
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He headed out into the night
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Seventeen years old
Fired up that rusty old pickup
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Turned his collar to the cold
Verse 4
your heart
'Fore the demons got to him
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He said mom I love you,
Interlude 1
goodbye
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Esus4
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D
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Verse 5
Finding his life
By the grace of God he ended up
With a little boy and a wife
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It was that old familiar pain
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Verse 6
At the end of the service
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His father came up to him
Clear eyed and sober now he said
Boy Jesus took my sins
you'll forgive me too
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Esus4
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With tears in his eyes
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He said son I love you, goodbye
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Verse 7
His plane touched down in Texas
He pulled out his phone
Dialed in the number, got the machine
Of his old man's home
And your grandson has
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Couldn't say anything else
F#m
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And he choked out dad I love you,
goodbye
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Verse 8
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Dad I love you, goodbye
Outro 1
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsE A Esus4 F#m D
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