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Darrell Scott       My Father's House  written by Darrell Scott   
EHe sang a walk on the AwildBside lasts a lifetime with Eme 
EI was Aborn and Eraised in Bmy father's hEouse 
ACan catching Erain in the Bkitchen 
He said a Agood song never Ecomes to tBhose who cEhase 
It Acomes to Ethose who Blisten 
And I'd listen to him 
AWaking Eup in the Bmiddle of the Enight 
AI know he Ethought we were sBleeping 
And with an Aold Emelody and a Bguitar in Ehand 
SomewhAere between Edreaming and Bweeping 
He'd sing a walk on the wAildBside lasts a lifetime with Eme 
I Agrew up Equick in my Bfather's Ehouse 
AMama she Egave him no Bdaughters 
Just a F#mlook in the Eeye of a Bwoman in Eneed 
To be Afree of a Elove grown Bharder 
So she F#mhit the Eroad in a BGalaxy EFord 
AThe one that my Edaddy had Bbought her 
And she cF#mrossed the Etracks and Bnever looked C#mback 
She was Ahummin' a Esong he had Btaught her 
She sang a walk on the AwildBside lasts a lifetime with Eme 
SOLO:  A   E   B   E   A   E   B...  F#m   E   B   E   A   E  B  
BThere was this big Ablack Etrunk in my fBather's hEouse 
Where he Akept all the Eledgers he'd Bwrite in 
So  I F#mbroke into Eit Bbefore I moved Eout 
ATo see if I could Efind out more Babout him 
There were F#mletters Ewritten, never Bsent to my Emom 
AIt's a wonder it Enever Bkilled him 
And there were F#mlines, and Esongs, anBd poEetry 
ADamn near as Egood as Hank WBilliams 
(pick strings slowly)
Sing a walk on the AwildsBide lasts a lifetime with Eme 
REPRISE:  A   E   B   E   A   E   B...  F#m   E   B   E   A   E   B(repeat and fade)

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My Fathers House

by Darrell Scott

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C#m

Darrell Scott My Father's House written by Darrell Scott

E A B E

He sang a walk on the wildside lasts a lifetime with me

E A E B E

I was born and raised in my father's house

A E B

Can catching rain in the kitchen

A E B E

He said a good song never comes to those who chase

A E B

It comes to those who listen

And I'd listen to him

A E B E

Waking up in the middle of the night

A E B

I know he thought we were sleeping

A E B E

And with an old melody and a guitar in hand

A E B

Somewhere between dreaming and weeping

A B E

He'd sing a walk on the wildside lasts a lifetime with me

A E B E

I grew up quick in my father's house

A E B

Mama she gave him no daughters

F#m E B E

Just a look in the eye of a woman in need

A E B

To be free of a love grown harder

F#m E B E

So she hit the road in a Galaxy Ford

A E B

The one that my daddy had bought her

F#m E B C#m

And she crossed the tracks and never looked back

A E B

She was hummin' a song he had taught her

A B E

She sang a walk on the wildside lasts a lifetime with me

A E B E A E B F#m E B E A E B

SOLO: ...

B A E B E

There was this big black trunk in my father's house

A E B

Where he kept all the ledgers he'd write in

F#m E B E

So I broke into it before I moved out

A E B

To see if I could find out more about him

F#m E B E

There were letters written, never sent to my mom

A E B

It's a wonder it never killed him

F#m E B E

And there were lines, and songs, and poetry

A E B

Damn near as good as Hank Williams

(pick strings slowly)

A B E

Sing a walk on the wildside lasts a lifetime with me

A E B E A E B F#m E B E A E B

REPRISE: ... (repeat and fade)

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