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Tears For A Father

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Capo 1st fret
[Intro]
Am
[Verse]
CWhat's going Gon inside of yAmou...G  
GStill wondering
If my vCoice is reaching thrGough to youF...G  
First Amday of school todGay
And I was lFate
'Cause of the glGass
By mama's Ambed
I think she's mGissing youF  G  
[Pre-chorus]
Miss AEngel told us
FWrite some lines
CAbout your familGies
I finished fiAmrst...C  
I turned in blGank...
[Chorus]
Don't Cwant to play
Another day wAmithout you
Oh dDmaddy
Open up your tired Geyes
Want Cyou to watch my games
And say you're Amproud of me
Want Dmyou to do what ever fathers doC...G  
[Verse 1]
AmToday my best friend CTim and me
Stole Fapples from the MiGlhouse tree
Please dAmon't tell...C  
I know you wGon't tell
[Verse 2]
If she finds Cout that GI've been Ambad
She gets so Gsad and when she Amdoes
The muddy Gwater helps her smEile...
A whAmile.....C  F  G  
[Outro]
But I won't Ccry
No, I Fwon't
I'll be sGtrong, goodCnight dad
I will Fturn the Gradio Con

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Tears For A Father

by Seventh Wonder

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 1st fret

[Intro]

[Verse]

C G Am G

What's going on inside of you...

Still wondering

C G F G

If my voice is reaching through to you...

Am G

First day of school today

And I was late

'Cause of the glass

By mama's bed

G F G

I think she's missing you

[Pre-chorus]

Miss Angel told us

Write some lines

C G

About your families

Am C

I finished first...

I turned in blank...

[Chorus]

Don't want to play

Another day without you

Oh daddy

Open up your tired eyes

Want you to watch my games

And say you're proud of me

Dm C G

Want you to do what ever fathers do...

[Verse 1]

Am C

Today my best friend Tim and me

F G

Stole apples from the Milhouse tree

Am C

Please don't tell...

I know you won't tell

[Verse 2]

C G Am

If she finds out that I've been bad

G Am

She gets so sad and when she does

G E

The muddy water helps her smile...

Am C F G

A while.....

[Outro]

But I won't cry

No, I won't

G C

I'll be strong, goodnight dad

F G C

I will turn the radio on

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