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When he was Emonly five
his mom and Cdad would fight 
he saw it Gevery night
and thought that Dit was right
so later Emon in life
when he was Cthirty five 
he did the Gsame thing 
to his own Dkids and wife 
cryin EmFather Father 
I want my Csons and my daughters Gback 
cuz you cant and you wont Dcan you tell me what time it is 
EmFather Father can you Cforgive me for all Gthat?
And He can and He will and DHell tell you what time it is 
    EmYour love is taking Cover meG  D  
    EmNow I can Cfinally see Gwhat it Dmeans to be free 
    EmYour love is taking Cover me G  D  
    EmNow I can Cfinally see Gwhat it Dmeans to be free 
EmOh   oh    Coh    Goh D  D  D  D  
Now if you Emgot some time
Id like to Cshare my rhymes 
and bring the GSon inside 
and see your Dfaces shine 
but who am EmI to judge 
my only Cjob is love 
so if youre Gfeelin down 
I want to Dlift you up 
and say EmFather Father 
I see your Csons and daughters 
so Gbring it back its time to rock Dcan you tell me what time it is 
EmFather Father I see your Csons and daughters 
Its Gtime for love so when we rock Dcan you tell me what time it is 
    EmYour love is taking Cover meG  D  
    EmNow I can Cfinally see Gwhat it Dmeans to be free 
    EmYour love is taking Cover me G  D  
    EmNow I can Cfinally see Gwhat it Dmeans to be free 
C  Em  D  G
  CYou saw me    Emwaiting 
  Dmy heart was    Gbreaking 
  CYou taking     Emme over 
  Dso I can Gfall in love again 
  CYou saw me    Emwaiting 
  Dmy heart you    Ginvaded 
  CYou takin      Emme over 
  Dso I can Gfall in love again 
    C  Emfall in love Dagain
Gfall in love Cagain
Emfall in love agDainG  
    EmYour love is taking Cover meG  D  
    EmNow I can Cfinally see Gwhat it Dmeans to be free 
    EmYour love is taking Cover me G  D  
    EmNow I can Cfinally see Gwhat it Dmeans to be free 
Chords Used:
   Em022000  or 022030
    C032010  or 032030
    G320033
    D000232

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Taking Over Me

by Rootdown

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When he was only five

his mom and dad would fight

he saw it every night

and thought that it was right

so later on in life

when he was thirty five

he did the same thing

to his own kids and wife

cryin Father Father

C G

I want my sons and my daughters back

cuz you cant and you wont can you tell me what time it is

Em C G

Father Father can you forgive me for all that?

And He can and He will and Hell tell you what time it is

Em C G D

Your love is taking over me

Em C G D

Now I can finally see what it means to be free

Em C G D

Your love is taking over me

Em C G D

Now I can finally see what it means to be free

Em C G D D D D

Oh oh oh oh

Now if you got some time

Id like to share my rhymes

and bring the Son inside

and see your faces shine

but who am I to judge

my only job is love

so if youre feelin down

I want to lift you up

and say Father Father

I see your sons and daughters

G D

so bring it back its time to rock can you tell me what time it is

Em C

Father Father I see your sons and daughters

G D

Its time for love so when we rock can you tell me what time it is

Em C G D

Your love is taking over me

Em C G D

Now I can finally see what it means to be free

Em C G D

Your love is taking over me

Em C G D

Now I can finally see what it means to be free

C Em D G

C Em

You saw me waiting

D G

my heart was breaking

C Em

You taking me over

D G

so I can fall in love again

C Em

You saw me waiting

D G

my heart you invaded

C Em

You takin me over

D G

so I can fall in love again

C Em D

fall in love again

G C

fall in love again

Em D G

fall in love again

Em C G D

Your love is taking over me

Em C G D

Now I can finally see what it means to be free

Em C G D

Your love is taking over me

Em C G D

Now I can finally see what it means to be free

Chords Used:

022000 or 022030

032010 or 032030

320033

000232

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