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| NOFX- My Orphan Year |
"For once I'm sincere, 2006 my orphan year..."
Tuning: EADGBe
Chords used in this song:
Em:  022000
F:   133211
Fm:  133111
G:   320003
Am:  x02210
B7:  x21201
C:   x32010
Dm:  xx0231
Intro
 C-  Am-  F- G  
Verse
My Cfather had dementia
He Emlied in bed for months
Once Amin a while he'd call me
And Fask me to Fmfly down
I Dmtold him that I'd love to
But FI had things to do
And so he Cdied Gwithout his Amson
I Fheard about it drunk after a Fmshow
My Cmother battled cancer
For Emover seven years
I Amnursed her and I held her
When Ftime was running Fmout
The Dmnight before she left me
I drank Fscotch all night
And thanked her for CeveryGthing she'd Amdone
FRaising me alone wasn't much Fmfun
Chorus
So Cdad I can forgive you,
But GI'll never forget, 
DmMonths I wouldn't see you and Fwhen I did
You'd be Cout with your friends all night
AGlone and only nine
I Dmwatched the outer limits
And Fscared out of my mind
I Cwonder if you felt the same
The days before you died
I Amwonder if you even knew
Why I wouldn't come around
I Dmbet if you had been there,
There wouldn't be this song
Outro
  C2006 goodbye paAmrents
For once I'm sinFcere
2006 that was my orphan Cyear
 C-  B7- Em  

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My Orphan Year

by NOFX

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| NOFX- My Orphan Year |

"For once I'm sincere, 2006 my orphan year..."

Tuning: EADGBe

Chords used in this song:

: 022000

: 133211

: 133111

: 320003

: x02210

: x21201

: x32010

: xx0231

Intro

C Am F G

- - -

Verse

My father had dementia

He lied in bed for months

Once in a while he'd call me

F Fm

And ask me to fly down

I told him that I'd love to

But I had things to do

C G Am

And so he died without his son

F Fm

I heard about it drunk after a show

My mother battled cancer

For over seven years

I nursed her and I held her

F Fm

When time was running out

The night before she left me

I drank scotch all night

C G Am

And thanked her for everything she'd done

F Fm

Raising me alone wasn't much fun

Chorus

So dad I can forgive you,

But I'll never forget,

Dm F

Months I wouldn't see you and when I did

You'd be out with your friends all night

Alone and only nine

I watched the outer limits

And scared out of my mind

I wonder if you felt the same

The days before you died

I wonder if you even knew

Why I wouldn't come around

I bet if you had been there,

There wouldn't be this song

Outro

C Am

2006 goodbye parents

For once I'm sincere

2006 that was my orphan year

C B7 Em

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