{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1036162,"song":"He Didnt Have To Be","artist":"Brad Paisley","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11228640-he-didnt-have-to-be-chords-by-brad-paisley/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1036162?type=chord","rating":4.83753,"votes":194,"content":"He Didn't Have To Be - Paisley Brad\r\n\r\nCapo 2nd Fret\r\n\r\nMy first tab. Posted because I couldnt find a 'correct' version.\r\nSounds right to me playing it finger style. You can play C's or Cadd9 all the way, I like\r\nthe way the Cadd9 sounds where I have it.\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen a single mom goes out on a date with somebody new[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]\t\t\t\t\t[ch]Cadd9[/ch]\t    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt always winds up feeling more like a job interview[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMy momma used to wonder if she'd ever meet someone[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]Cadd9[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWho wouldn't find out about me and then turn around and run[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI met the man I call my dad when I was 5 years old[/tab]\r\n[tab]      \t    [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]Cadd9[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe took my mom out to a movie and for once I got to go[/tab]\r\n[tab]                              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nA few months later I remember lying there in bed[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                                [ch]Cadd9[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI overheard him pop the question and I prayed that she'd say yes... And then[/tab]\r\n\r\n(1st Chorus)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAll of a sudden oh it seemed so strange to me [/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                    \t\t [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHow we went from somethings missing to a family[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]                              [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nLooking back all I can say about all the things he did for me[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]\t\t\t   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIs I hope I'm at least half the dad that he didn't have to be[/tab]\r\n\r\n(Chords stay the same for next verse)\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI met the girl who's now my wife about three years ago[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                          \t    [ch]Cadd9[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe had the perfect marriage, but we wanted something more[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNow here I stand surrounded by our family and friends[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                               [ch]Cadd9[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCrowded round the nursery window as they bring the baby in... And now[/tab]\r\n\r\n(2nd Chorus) - (Chords Stay same - Words Change)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAll of a sudden oh it seemed so strange to me [/tab]\r\n[tab]       \t  [ch]G[/ch]                    \t\t    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHow we've gone from somethings missing to a family[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                         \t   [ch]D[/ch]                                   [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nLooking through the glass I think about the man who's standing next to me[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\t\t\t     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I hope I'm at least half the dad that he didn't have to be [/tab]\r\n\r\nStrum 4 bars: [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]                              [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nLooking back all I can say about all the things he did for me[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]\t\t\t   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIs I hope I'm at least half the dad that he didn't have to be[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBecause he didn't have to be[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou know he didn't have to be[/tab]","plain_text":"He Didn't Have To Be - Paisley Brad\n\nCapo 2nd Fret\n\nMy first tab. Posted because I couldnt find a 'correct' version.\nSounds right to me playing it finger style. You can play C's or Cadd9 all the way, I like\nthe way the Cadd9 sounds where I have it.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(1st Chorus)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(Chords stay the same for next verse)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(2nd Chorus) - (Chords Stay same - Words Change)\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStrum 4 bars: G C Am D","chords":["C","Cadd9","G","D","A","Am","Em"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Cadd9":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,0,3,0],"frets":[-1,3,2,0,3,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}