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                             Sum 41 - Dear Father
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*No Capo*
Tuning:  E   A   D   G   B   EStandard
(INTRO)
 BAddreF#/A#ss this letter 
to dear fG#mather
I know yEou was complete unknoBwn
I guess it's bF#/A#etter, you don't bG#mother
All our trEuths should be left alBone
F#    G#m    E
Be left alBone, F#/A#  G#m  F#  E  
be left alBone
(VERSE)
I learned the thinF#gs you never shoG#mwed me
Took the chaEnces you'd have bloBwn
And to this daF#y the one and oG#mnly
You remaiEn a complete unknoBwn
F#    G#m    E
Complete unknBown, F#/A#  G#m  F#  E  
complete unknBown
(CHORUS)
You're out there somewheF#re
I don't know if you caG#mre at all
IEt seems that you doBn't
It's as if the daF#y will never coG#mme
So you remaiEn a complete unknoBwn
(INTERLUDE)
F#    G#m    E
(VERSE)
 BSo many yeaF#rs 
have been ignoG#mred
You've been goEne without a trBace
I'm getting F#used to knowing yoG#mu're
Just a nEame without a fBace
F#    G#m    E
Without a fBace,F#/A#  G#m  F#  E  
without a fBace
(CHORUS)
You're out there somewheF#re
I don't know if you caG#mre at all
IEt seems that you doBn't
It's as if the daF#y will never coG#mme
So you remaiEn a complete unknoBwn
You're out there somewheF#re
I don't know if you caG#mre at all
IEt seems that you doBn't
It's as if the daF#y will never coG#mme
So you remaiEn a complete unknoBwn
(INTERLUDE)
F#    G#m    E
B     F#     G#m
E
(BREAK)
B    F#/A#    G#m    E
 BAddress this lF#/A#etter 
to dear fG#mather
I know yEou was complete unknoBwn
I guess it's bF#/A#etter, you don't bG#mother
All our trEuths should be left alBone
(CHORUS)
You're out there somewheF#re
I don't know if you caG#mre at all
IEt seems that you doBn't
It's as if the daF#y will never coG#mme
So you remaiEn a complete unknoBwn
You're out there somewheF#re
I don't know if you caG#mre at all
IEt seems that you doBn't
It's as if the daF#y will never coG#mme
            E                 B         (Let this ring out)
So you remain a complete unknown
You're out there somewhere
I don't know if you care
__________________________
Hope you enjoyed this one!
Stay KingerZ
-Matt

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Dear Father

by Sum 41

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F#/A#

G#m

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Sum 41 - Dear Father

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*No Capo*

E A D G B E

Tuning: Standard

(INTRO)

B F#/A#

Address this letter

G#m

to dear father

E B

I know you was complete unknown

F#/A# G#m

I guess it's better, you don't bother

E B

All our truths should be left alone

F# G#m E

B F#/A# G#m F# E

Be left alone,

be left alone

(VERSE)

F# G#m

I learned the things you never showed me

E B

Took the chances you'd have blown

F# G#m

And to this day the one and only

E B

You remain a complete unknown

F# G#m E

B F#/A# G#m F# E

Complete unknown,

complete unknown

(CHORUS)

You're out there somewhere

G#m

I don't know if you care at all

E B

It seems that you don't

F# G#m

It's as if the day will never come

E B

So you remain a complete unknown

(INTERLUDE)

F# G#m E

(VERSE)

B F#

So many years

G#m

have been ignored

E B

You've been gone without a trace

F# G#m

I'm getting used to knowing you're

E B

Just a name without a face

F# G#m E

B F#/A# G#m F# E

Without a face,

without a face

(CHORUS)

You're out there somewhere

G#m

I don't know if you care at all

E B

It seems that you don't

F# G#m

It's as if the day will never come

E B

So you remain a complete unknown

You're out there somewhere

G#m

I don't know if you care at all

E B

It seems that you don't

F# G#m

It's as if the day will never come

E B

So you remain a complete unknown

(INTERLUDE)

F# G#m E

B F# G#m

(BREAK)

B F#/A# G#m E

B F#/A#

Address this letter

G#m

to dear father

E B

I know you was complete unknown

F#/A# G#m

I guess it's better, you don't bother

E B

All our truths should be left alone

(CHORUS)

You're out there somewhere

G#m

I don't know if you care at all

E B

It seems that you don't

F# G#m

It's as if the day will never come

E B

So you remain a complete unknown

You're out there somewhere

G#m

I don't know if you care at all

E B

It seems that you don't

F# G#m

It's as if the day will never come

E B (Let this ring out)

So you remain a complete unknown

You're out there somewhere

I don't know if you care

__________________________

Hope you enjoyed this one!

Stay KingerZ

-Matt

About Dear Father Chords by Sum 41

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