{"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":1855112,"song":"Father Of Mine","artist":"Everclear","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1855112-father-of-mine-chords-by-everclear/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1855112?type=chord","rating":4.96684,"votes":88,"content":"Some other uploaded versions of this song had some weird, unresolved formatting issues and were difficult to\r\nread. Also, the only other \"chords\" version was a special acoustic arrangement in a different key. This is\r\nreally a simple song and probably the most difficult part is getting over the \"wordiness\" of it. Enjoy!\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                [ch]F#[/ch]\r\n  Father of mine    tell me where have you been[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                              [ch]E[/ch]\r\n  You know I just closed by eyes my whole world disappeared[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                [ch]F#[/ch]\r\n  Father of mine    take me back to the day[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                              [ch]E[/ch]\r\n  Yeah when I was still your golden boy back before you went away[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]               [ch]F#[/ch]\r\n  I remember blue skies walking the block[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]E[/ch]\r\n  I loved it when you held me high I loved to hear you talk[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]F#[/ch]\r\n  You would take me to the movie you would take me to the beach[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]F#[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]                               [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  You would take me to a place inside that's so hard to reach[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]F#[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch] (x2)\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                [ch]F#[/ch]\r\n  Father of mine    tell me where did you go[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]E[/ch]\r\n  Yeah you had the world inside your hand but you did not seem to know[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                [ch]F#[/ch]\r\n  Father of mine    tell me what do you see[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]E[/ch]\r\n  When you look back at your wasted life and you don't see me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]F#[/ch]\r\n  I was ten years old doin' all that I could[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                               [ch]E[/ch]\r\n  It wasn't easy for me to be a scared white boy in a black neighborhood[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                               [ch]F#[/ch]\r\n  Sometimes you would send me a birthday card with a five dollar bill[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]               [ch]F#[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\n  I never understood you then and I guess I never will[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]F#[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\n              Daddy gave me a name[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]F#[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\n         My daddy gave me a name[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]F#[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\n  Then he walked away       Daddy gave me a name[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]F#[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\n  Then he walked away   My daddy gave me a name[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]    [ch]F#[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]F#[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]F#[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\n              Daddy gave me a name[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]F#[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\n         My daddy gave me a name[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]F#[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\n  Then he walked away       Daddy gave me a name[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]F#[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\n  Then he walked away   My daddy gave me a name[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\n  Yeah. Yeah. Oh, Yeah.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                [ch]F#[/ch]\r\n  Father of mine    tell me where have you been[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                              [ch]E[/ch]\r\n  You know I just closed by eyes my whole world disappeared[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                [ch]F#[/ch]\r\n  Father of mine    tell me how do you sleep[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]E[/ch]\r\n  With the children you abandoned and the wife I saw you beat[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]F#[/ch]\r\n  I will never be safe    I will never be sane[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]E[/ch]\r\n  I will always be weird inside I will always be lame[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]F#[/ch]\r\n  Now I'm a grown man    with a child of my own[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]F#[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]                                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  And I swear I'll never let her know all the pain I have known[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]F#[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch] (x2)\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]F#[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\n  Then he walked away       Daddy gave me a name[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]F#[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\n  Then he walked away   My daddy gave me a name[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]F#[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\n  Then he walked away   My daddy gave me a name[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]F#[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\n  Then he walked away   My daddy gave me a name[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\n  Then he walked away yeah[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\n  Then he walked away yeah[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\n  Then he walked away[/tab]","plain_text":"Some other uploaded versions of this song had some weird, unresolved formatting issues and were difficult to\nread. Also, the only other \"chords\" version was a special acoustic arrangement in a different key. This is\nreally a simple song and probably the most difficult part is getting over the \"wordiness\" of it. Enjoy!\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nD    A  G  F#    G  A (x2)\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nD    F#    G    F#  F  E\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nD    A  G  F#    G  A (x2)\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["D","F#","G","E","F","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"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]}}}