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Father And Friend

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Standard Tuning
Capo 3
[Intro]
G Am7 Cadd9 D
G Am7 Cadd9 D
[Verse 1]
O, PGapa sit Am7down, and heCadd9ar my song.D  
O, and Gif you feel Am7like it then Cadd9please sing aloDng
No notGhing that I Am7wanna say, I Cadd9haven't said befDore
But to Guse your Am7words, you can Cadd9never be to Dsure
[Chorus 1]
See, Cadd9even though. I don't always sDhow..
I'm glad that you're around.G  Am7  Cadd9  D  
I said I'm glad that you around.G  Am7  Cadd9  D  
[Verse 2]
O Gson, it's so Am7strange, to Cadd9hear and Dsee
That a Gsomeone so Am7different is, a Cadd9soul like Dme.
You Gmay have gone Am7right, where I Cadd9would have gone Dleft.
But Gson, that's alrAm7ight. I will Cadd9always have your Dback
[Chorus 1]
See eCadd9ven though. I don't always Dshow.
I'm proud of that you're my son.G  Am  Cadd9  D  
Old dEays, and Amall of the Fnew. Wanted a bit like yoEu.
[Chorus 2]
AEvery time I look at yB7ou. I see myDself.
And I'm so Eproud of you.
For yAou have made me what I B7am. A better Dman.
I'm just so Eproud of you.
[Verse 3]
O Gdad, if using Am7life. Tell me Cadd9how they came it Dbe.
Well see,I Gdidn't know my Am7father like the Cadd9way that you know Dme.
Son, Glife is just too Am7short. For us Cadd9never be in Dtouch.
So that's Gwhy I wanna Am7tell you that I Cadd9love you very Dmuch.
Even tCadd9hough, I don't always Fshow. You Eknow
EAnd I want you to know that.
[Chorus 3]
EAvery time I look at B7you. I see mysDelf.
I'm so Eproud of you.
YAou have made me what I B7am. A better Dman.
I'm just so Eproud of you.
[Bridge]
I'm hEere. And I'll Ambe if I can. A Ffather and a Efriend.
BWooC#7oo hoEooo....E7  
F#Every time I look at you
[Chorus]
BEvery time I look at C#7you (what you see?)
I see myEself (oh yeah)
And I'm so F#proud of you
BFor you help make me what I C#7am
Son and a Efriend
I'm just so F#proud of you
[Outro]
BYou know that one day tooC#7  
C#7I'll be walking in your shoesE  
EYeah and I know that you'll do fineF#  
F#'Cause you're a son of mineB  
BOh hey papa tell me what you've C#7learned
C#7So that I don't get my fingers burnedE  
ESon you'll see that as you goF#  
F#You'll make mistakes of your own
BBut that's okay man
C#7See you live and you learn
EYou live and you leaF#rn
B  C#7  E  F#

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Father And Friend

by Alain Clark

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Cadd9

C#7

Standard Tuning

Capo 3

[Intro]

G Am7 Cadd9 D

[Verse 1]

G Am7 Cadd9 D

O, Papa sit down, and hear my song.

G Am7 Cadd9 D

O, and if you feel like it then please sing along

G Am7 Cadd9 D

No nothing that I wanna say, I haven't said before

G Am7 Cadd9 D

But to use your words, you can never be to sure

[Chorus 1]

Cadd9 D

See, even though. I don't always show..

G Am7 Cadd9 D

I'm glad that you're around.

G Am7 Cadd9 D

I said I'm glad that you around.

[Verse 2]

G Am7 Cadd9 D

O son, it's so strange, to hear and see

G Am7 Cadd9 D

That a someone so different is, a soul like me.

G Am7 Cadd9 D

You may have gone right, where I would have gone left.

G Am7 Cadd9 D

But son, that's alright. I will always have your back

[Chorus 1]

Cadd9 D

See even though. I don't always show.

G Am Cadd9 D

I'm proud of that you're my son.

E Am F E

Old days, and all of the new. Wanted a bit like you.

[Chorus 2]

A B7 D

Every time I look at you. I see myself.

And I'm so proud of you.

A B7 D

For you have made me what I am. A better man.

I'm just so proud of you.

[Verse 3]

G Am7 Cadd9 D

O dad, if using life. Tell me how they came it be.

G Am7 Cadd9 D

Well see,I didn't know my father like the way that you know me.

G Am7 Cadd9 D

Son, life is just too short. For us never be in touch.

G Am7 Cadd9 D

So that's why I wanna tell you that I love you very much.

Cadd9 F E

Even though, I don't always show. You know

And I want you to know that.

[Chorus 3]

A B7 D

Every time I look at you. I see myself.

I'm so proud of you.

A B7 D

You have made me what I am. A better man.

I'm just so proud of you.

[Bridge]

E Am F E

I'm here. And I'll be if I can. A father and a friend.

B C#7 E E7

Woooo hoooo....

Every time I look at you

[Chorus]

B C#7

Every time I look at you (what you see?)

I see myself (oh yeah)

And I'm so proud of you

B C#7

For you help make me what I am

Son and a friend

I'm just so proud of you

[Outro]

B C#7

You know that one day too

C#7 E

I'll be walking in your shoes

E F#

Yeah and I know that you'll do fine

F# B

'Cause you're a son of mine

B C#7

Oh hey papa tell me what you've learned

C#7 E

So that I don't get my fingers burned

E F#

Son you'll see that as you go

You'll make mistakes of your own

But that's okay man

C#7

See you live and you learn

E F#

You live and you learn

B C#7 E F#

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