Old Fear of Father chords by Jesca Hoop

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Em
D
C
B
F
Dm
Csus4
Bm
Esus4

Verse 1
Em 
I love my boys more than I love my girl
D 
Try not to show it,
Em 
C 
B 
she knows like I knew
Em 
I have my father's legs,
F 
long kissed with summer
D 
Old fear of Father keeps me
C 
Em 
in Mother's mirror
Sing to my boys,
back to your own bed, girl
D 
Cold fills the bottle,
Em 
C 
B 
he'll get the swaddling and my milk
Em 
I have my mother's gaze,
F 
pastures and  towers
Dm 
D 
Soft drawing him near to
Em 
her down cast severe

Verse 2
Em 
Oh, Valerie, Valerie
F 
Csus4 
F 
Csus4 
Know the      hand that feeds you
F 
The hand that keeps you
C 
Em 
The hand that owns the keys
Keeps you pretty
F 
Csus4 
F 
Don't look to       me to hold you
Csus4 
F 
I shape and mould you
Csus4 
F 
Em 
So you can get the ring
C 
While you're still pretty
Csus4 
C 
Dm 

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Verse 3
Em 
B 
Em 
Rock a bye boys,
run along daddy's girl
D 
You're blushing youthful dewy
C 
Em 
B 
bloom cut from my tree
Em 
You'll learn your mother's game
F 
Em 
D 
Seal your re flection for his affection
Dm 
F 
Now against me, you'll play
Em 
So on it goes, never to trust a girl
Dm 
D 
C 
All system rivals to be expected
B 
Bm 
in his world
Em 
Esus4 
Em 

Verse 4
Valerie
F 
Csus4 
F 
Know the      hand that feeds you
Csus4 
F 
Csus4 
The hand that keeps you
C 
Em 
Can put you on  the street
At least you're pretty
F 
Csus4 
Don't look to       me
F 
for sweetness
Csus4 
F 
C 
This borrowed dress
Em 
holds nothing sweet