The Father Needs A Man chords by Rex Allen Jr.
Verse 1
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There was a time
my father told me, son,
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Go into the world and do
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what must be done.
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And as I sit here in my cell,
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I can hear my paw cry in pain
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It's al right my son, you can start again
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No paw, it's too late,
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cause here comes the man
With a book that my ma would
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read nights on the farm
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I could have done most anything
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to please the ones that I love
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Say you're sorry my son,
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the father can use a man
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There's a woman somewhere cryin'
For one she'll never see again
For I killed her son
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in a far off place called Vietnam
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And the time she spent giving her love
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And I destroyed it with
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my own two hands
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Bb
Say you're sorry my son,
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you can start again
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No pa, don't let it happen,
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to me I'm too young
To die for the wrong things
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that I have done
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Well, I could have done most anything
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To please the ones that I love
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Say you're sorry, my son
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The father can use a man
Say you're sorry, my son
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Eb
B
The father can use a man you
The Father Needs A Man
Rex Allen Jr.
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