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A FATHER’S WAY  -       Seal
Intro:
 F#m/B–  C#m11/B–  B–                                                        F#/B  
                             Paadaadaadaah
        F#m/BPaadaapaapaah
          C#m11/BPaadaapaapaah
 B–                                                        F#/B  
          Paadaadaadaah
                 F#m/B   C#m11/B–                                      
        Paadaapaapaah 
    BI build a        F#/Bfence around you in a         F#m/Bfather’s way
         C#m11/BI try to fe –     Bel what it is your        F#/Bgoing through
Co’s         F#m/BI’ve played many ways C#m11/B  
When you     Bgrow F#/B  
How much will it         F#m/Btake to slow you do -           C#m11/Bwn
                 B   Bsus4–                                         B  
Half the     way 
 F#m/B–  C#m11/B– 
    BDo my        F#/Bbest to please you and I         F#m/Bdo what’s right
          C#m11/BI try to fi -     Bnd each word that        F#/BI’ll say to you
When         F#m/Byou come home tonight C#m11/B  
            B-                                           
And if so 
      F#/BHow hard will we         F#m/Bcry before our           C#m11/Bsound
                  B   Bsus4–                                        B  
Fades a -     way 
Ei – Esus4                   Ei                                      
            One day when the      fence is not so high
The road you     Btook
And how far will you       G#mgo
And how high will you           C#7sus4climb C#  
And when     Eall in life’s unfair
          F#7/E/                                               C#7sus4  
Are you           strong enough to find another           way
Another       Ebmway
Another          A6sus2way
A Father’s         F#m/Bway /
(Paadaadaadaah
          C#m11/BPaadaapaapaah)
   BHe –        F#/Beeyy 
                              F#m/B   C#m11/B-                           
Hee -         eyy (Paadaadaadaah) 
    BI build        F#/Ba fence around you in a         F#m/Bfather’s way
          C#m11/BJust like the     Bone who used to        F#/Bpreach to me
Now         F#m/BI’ve become that way C#m11/B  
But you     Bknow F#/B  
How soft now the         F#m/Bhand that used to stri -            C#m11/Bke
                    B   Bsus4–                                      B  
To the he -     art 
(I want you to  
Ei          Esus4                  Ei                               
     know)        One day when the      fence is not so high
The road you     Btook
And how far will you       G#mgo
And how high will you           C#7sus4climb C#  
And when     Eall in life’s unfair
          F#7/E/                                               C#7sus4  
Are you          strong enough to find another           way
Another       Ebmway
            A6sus2        B -                                    
A Father’s           way 
      F#/BFind another            C#7sus4way
Find another       Ebmway
                A6sus2       B -                                 
Oeh a father's          way 
      F#/BThere’s no             C#7sus4way
You will        Ebmstay
There’s no           A6sus2way
I know     Byou
There’s no           C#7sus4way
You will       Ebmstay
There’s no          A6sus2way
I know      Byou
There’s no           C#7sus4way
That your gonna       Ebmstay 
A6sus2                  b /                                     
         There’s no way 
 F#m/B-  C#m11/B–
   BI build a        F#/Bfence around you in a          F#m/Bfather’s way
C#7+9/B – f# - e – g# //
   F#m/Bx24222
 C#m11/Bx22122
       Bx24442
    F#/Bx24322
   Bsus4x24452
Ei      x79997
     G#m466444
 C#7sus4x46474
      C#x46664
       E022100
   F#7/E012322
        042322
     Ebmx68876
A6sus2  x02202
b       xxxxx7
 C#7+9/Bx22121
f#      xxxxx2
e       xxxxx0
g#      xxxx1x

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A Fathers Way

by Seal

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m/B

C#m11/B

F#/B

Bsus4

G#m

C#7sus4

F#7/E

Ebm

C#7+9/B

A FATHER’S WAY - Seal

Intro:

F#m/B C#m11/B B F#/B

– – –

Paadaadaadaah

F#m/B

Paadaapaapaah

C#m11/B

Paadaapaapaah

B F#/B

–

Paadaadaadaah

F#m/B C#m11/B

–

Paadaapaapaah

B F#/B F#m/B

I build a fence around you in a father’s way

C#m11/B B F#/B

I try to fe – el what it is your going through

F#m/B C#m11/B

Co’s I’ve played many ways

B F#/B

When you grow

F#m/B C#m11/B

How much will it take to slow you do - wn

B Bsus4 B

–

Half the way

F#m/B C#m11/B

– –

B F#/B F#m/B

Do my best to please you and I do what’s right

C#m11/B B F#/B

I try to fi - nd each word that I’ll say to you

F#m/B C#m11/B

When you come home tonight

And if so

F#/B F#m/B C#m11/B

How hard will we cry before our sound

B Bsus4 B

–

Fades a - way

Ei – Esus4 Ei

One day when the fence is not so high

The road you took

G#m

And how far will you go

C#7sus4 C#

And how high will you climb

And when all in life’s unfair

F#7/E C#7sus4

Are you strong enough to find another way

Ebm

Another way

A6sus2

Another way

F#m/B

A Father’s way /

(Paadaadaadaah

C#m11/B

Paadaapaapaah)

B F#/B

He – eeyy

F#m/B C#m11/B

Hee - eyy (Paadaadaadaah)

B F#/B F#m/B

I build a fence around you in a father’s way

C#m11/B B F#/B

Just like the one who used to preach to me

F#m/B C#m11/B

Now I’ve become that way

B F#/B

But you know

F#m/B C#m11/B

How soft now the hand that used to stri - ke

B Bsus4 B

–

To the he - art

(I want you to

Ei Esus4 Ei

know) One day when the fence is not so high

The road you took

G#m

And how far will you go

C#7sus4 C#

And how high will you climb

And when all in life’s unfair

F#7/E C#7sus4

Are you strong enough to find another way

Ebm

Another way

A6sus2 B -

A Father’s way

F#/B C#7sus4

Find another way

Ebm

Find another way

A6sus2 B -

Oeh a father's way

F#/B C#7sus4

There’s no way

Ebm

You will stay

A6sus2

There’s no way

I know you

C#7sus4

There’s no way

Ebm

You will stay

A6sus2

There’s no way

I know you

C#7sus4

There’s no way

Ebm

That your gonna stay

A6sus2 b /

There’s no way

F#m/B C#m11/B

- –

B F#/B F#m/B

I build a fence around you in a father’s way

C#7+9/B – f# - e – g# //

F#m/B

x24222

C#m11/B

x22122

x24442

F#/B

x24322

Bsus4

x24452

Ei x79997

G#m

466444

C#7sus4

x46474

x46664

022100

F#7/E

012322

042322

Ebm

x68876

A6sus2 x02202

b xxxxx7

C#7+9/B

x22121

f# xxxxx2

e xxxxx0

g# xxxx1x

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