{"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":2673324,"song":"Like My Father","artist":"The 502s","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11522096-like-my-father-chords-by-the-502s/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2673324?type=chord","rating":4.42267,"votes":5,"content":"[Verse 1]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI can’t help but be like my father[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]F[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut I’ve never been in a place like this before[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nTo watch his eyes fill with water[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTo years to the day since he last saw my mother[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd now that he lives here alone[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]F[/ch]\r\nIs the love they had all but gone[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]                          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nIt’s better to have it and leave it[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                          [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThen never to have it and need it at all[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]\r\nIs life, my love, such a bitter thing?[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWell I can’t comprehend what I’m seeing[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThat this man that I hold over everything[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nEven he’s weak[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSo tell me what you want to be, and anything you want to see[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]Am[/ch]                         [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnywhere you want to go and I’ll go with you now[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]                              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI’ve seen mortality bring a stronger man to his knees[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Am[/ch]                    [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd I’m not inclined to just wait around[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWhen we were young we could be anything that we wanted to be[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWith the world at our feet[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut I just want to be me[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]F[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n[ch]F[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]E[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI can’t help but be like my father[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]F[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut I’ve never been in a place like this before[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTo have my eyes fill with water[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]F[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTo years to the day since I last saw my love[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd now that I’m left here alone[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIs the love we shared all but gone[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]F[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIf someone loves you and leaves you[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]F[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWell how do you know if their love lives on?[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]\r\nIs life, my love, such a bitter thing?[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWell I can’t comprehend what I’m seeing[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThat this man that I hold over everything[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nEven he’s weak[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSo tell me what you want to be, and anything you want to see[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]Am[/ch]                         [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnywhere you want to go and I’ll go with you now[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]                              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI’ve seen mortality bring a stronger man to his knees[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Am[/ch]                    [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd I’m not inclined to just wait around[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWhen we were young we could be anything that we wanted to be[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWith the world at our feet[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut I just want to be me[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]","plain_text":"[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nF  C  G  Am\nF  C  G\nC  E  F  C\nE  F  C\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\nC   Em    F    C\nC   Em    F\nC   Em    F\nC   Em    F","chords":["C","F","Am","E","G","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]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}