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The Em is played on the 7th fret as a barre chord
[Intro]
C  Dm  C  Dm
[Verse]
CThere's a man at my house, Dmhe's so big and strong
CHe goes to work each day, and he Dmstays all day long
CHe comes home each night Dmlooking tired and beat
CHe sits down at the dinner table and Dmhas a bite to eat
CNever a frown Dmalways a smile
CWhen he says to me Dmhow's my child
CI said that I've been studying Dmhard all day in school
CTryin' very hard to Dmunderstand the golden rule
[Chorus]
CI think I'll color him Ffather
CI think I'll color him Glove
CI'm gonna color him Ffather
CI think I'll color him Glove
[Verse]
EmHe says education is a Dmthing to complete
EmBecause without it, life Dmjust ain't very sweet
EmI love this man Dmand I don't know why
EmExcept I'll need his strength Dmuntil the day that I die
[Chorus]
CI think I'll color him Ffather
CI'm gonna color him Glove
CI got to color him Ffather
CI think I'll color him Glove
[Verse]
COur real old man he got Dmkilled in the war
CAnd momma and seven kids couldn't Dmgotten very far
CShe said she thought that she could Dmnever love again
CAnd then there he stood Dmwith that big wide grin
EmHe married my mother, Dmhe took us in
EmAnd now we belong to the man Dmwith that big wide grin
[Chorus]
CI got to color him Ffather
CI'm gonna color him Glove
CI got to color him Ffather
CI think I'll color him Glove

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Color Him Father

by Linda Martell

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Chords in this song · guitar

The Em is played on the 7th fret as a barre chord

[Intro]

C Dm C Dm

[Verse]

C Dm

There's a man at my house, he's so big and strong

C Dm

He goes to work each day, and he stays all day long

C Dm

He comes home each night looking tired and beat

C Dm

He sits down at the dinner table and has a bite to eat

C Dm

Never a frown always a smile

C Dm

When he says to me how's my child

C Dm

I said that I've been studying hard all day in school

C Dm

Tryin' very hard to understand the golden rule

[Chorus]

C F

I think I'll color him father

C G

I think I'll color him love

C F

I'm gonna color him father

C G

I think I'll color him love

[Verse]

Em Dm

He says education is a thing to complete

Em Dm

Because without it, life just ain't very sweet

Em Dm

I love this man and I don't know why

Em Dm

Except I'll need his strength until the day that I die

[Chorus]

C F

I think I'll color him father

C G

I'm gonna color him love

C F

I got to color him father

C G

I think I'll color him love

[Verse]

C Dm

Our real old man he got killed in the war

C Dm

And momma and seven kids couldn't gotten very far

C Dm

She said she thought that she could never love again

C Dm

And then there he stood with that big wide grin

Em Dm

He married my mother, he took us in

Em Dm

And now we belong to the man with that big wide grin

[Chorus]

C F

I got to color him father

C G

I'm gonna color him love

C F

I got to color him father

C G

I think I'll color him love

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