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For My Father

Chords
Amajor
90BPM
Lyrics & ChordsClick chords to see diagrams
Throughout the song, alternate hammering on and off E7 and A7 to make E and A.
Strum 7th chord, hammer on, strum, pull off, repeat.
Capo 2nd fret
[Intro]
E7 E E7 E E7 E E7 E
[Verse]
I'm gonna E7spend all my money
Gonna E7spend all my time
I'm E7gonna spend the music
E7'Cause the music is mine
I'm E7gonna spend myself
For the E7sake of the rhyme
But I'll A7save a little bit for my E7father
Gonna A7save a little bit for my E7father
[Chorus]
I'm E7gonna pack my suitcase
Gonna E7run to the sea
I'm E7gonna run as far
As I E7can away from me
I'm E7gonna take comfort
In the E7town of the tree
I would A7stop but then I wouldn't go E7farther
And that would A7really break the heart
Of my E7father
La la la da da da...
[Verse]
Gonna E7spend all my money
Gonna E7spend all my time
I'm A7gonna spend the music
'Cause the E7music is mine
I'm E7gonna spend myself
For the E7sake of the rhyme
But I'll A7save a little bit for my E7father
[Chorus]
I'm E7gonna pack a suitcase
Gonna E7run to the sea
And I'm E7gonna run as far
As I A7can away from me
I'm E7gonna take comfort
In the E7town of the tree
I would A7stop but then I wouldn't go E7farther
And that would A7really break the heart of my E7father
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