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[INTRO]
G Bm Am D
G Bm Am D
[VERSE 1]
GThese days my life seems Amsomehow like a Dtired old cliGché
A bad Ammovie scene that Djust goes on and Gon
With dialogue like " AmIt's so sad how Dfast time slips Gaway"
Or "You Amnever really miss Dthem until they're Ggone"
AmFunny how those Dold clichés come Gtrue
AmI never thought I'd Cmiss him, but I Ddo
[CHORUS]
GMy father died in Amsummer, Gand all he left AmbehindD  
GWere little scraps of Ampaper, Glittle Bmscraps of AmrhymeD  
I Amread them and felt Dsomething inside me Gbreak
And Bmangrily cried out "Too late, too Amlate!"D  
GSurely there Bmmust be something Ambetter?D  
GSurely there Bmmust be something Ambetter?D  
[VERSE 2]
He and GI were always Amstrangers, Dsearching for someGone
I was Amlooking for a Dhero, and he a Gfriend
So while I searched for my Amfather, he was Dlooking for his Gson
And sAmtrangers we reDmained until the Gend
But the Amman who wrote his Dheart into these Grhymes
I know that Amhe could have Cbeen a good friend of Dmine
[CHORUS]
GMy father died in Amsummer, Gand all he left AmbehindD  
GWere little scraps of Ampaper, Glittle Bmscraps of AmrhymeD  
I Amread them and felt Dsomething inside me Gbreak
And Bmangrily cried out "Too late, too Amlate!"D  
GSurely there Bmmust be something Ambetter?D  
GSurely there Bmmust be something Ambetter?D  
[VERSE 3]
GSo I sit here where he Amlived and died as the Dghosts around me Gweave
And the Amevening shadows Dlengthen on the Gwall
And in this dark and Amempty room it's Deasy to beGlieve
That he Amnever, really Dlived at Gall
But the Amlittle scraps of Dpaper in my Ghand
AmProve he lived to Cme — a father and a maDn
[CHORUS]
GMy father died in Amsummer, Gand all he left AmbehindD  
GWere little scraps of Ampaper, Glittle Bmscraps of AmrhymeD  
I Amread them and felt Dsomething inside me Gbreak
And Bmangrily cried out "Too late, too Amlate!"D  
GSurely there Bmmust be something Ambetter?D  
GSurely there Bmmust be something Ambetter?D  

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Scraps Of Paper

by Eric Bogle

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[INTRO]

G Bm Am D

[VERSE 1]

G Am D G

These days my life seems somehow like a tired old cliché

Am D G

A bad movie scene that just goes on and on

Am D G

With dialogue like " It's so sad how fast time slips away"

Am D G

Or "You never really miss them until they're gone"

Am D G

Funny how those old clichés come true

Am C D

I never thought I'd miss him, but I do

[CHORUS]

G Am G Am D

My father died in summer, and all he left behind

G Am G Bm Am D

Were little scraps of paper, little scraps of rhyme

Am D G

I read them and felt something inside me break

Bm Am D

And angrily cried out "Too late, too late!"

G Bm Am D

Surely there must be something better?

G Bm Am D

Surely there must be something better?

[VERSE 2]

G Am D G

He and I were always strangers, searching for someone

Am D G

I was looking for a hero, and he a friend

Am D G

So while I searched for my father, he was looking for his son

Am D G

And strangers we remained until the end

Am D G

But the man who wrote his heart into these rhymes

Am C D

I know that he could have been a good friend of mine

[CHORUS]

G Am G Am D

My father died in summer, and all he left behind

G Am G Bm Am D

Were little scraps of paper, little scraps of rhyme

Am D G

I read them and felt something inside me break

Bm Am D

And angrily cried out "Too late, too late!"

G Bm Am D

Surely there must be something better?

G Bm Am D

Surely there must be something better?

[VERSE 3]

G Am D G

So I sit here where he lived and died as the ghosts around me weave

Am D G

And the evening shadows lengthen on the wall

Am D G

And in this dark and empty room it's easy to believe

Am D G

That he never, really lived at all

Am D G

But the little scraps of paper in my hand

Am C D

Prove he lived to me — a father and a man

[CHORUS]

G Am G Am D

My father died in summer, and all he left behind

G Am G Bm Am D

Were little scraps of paper, little scraps of rhyme

Am D G

I read them and felt something inside me break

Bm Am D

And angrily cried out "Too late, too late!"

G Bm Am D

Surely there must be something better?

G Bm Am D

Surely there must be something better?

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