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My Old Man

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Capo 1
[Intro]
 D-  G-  D- G  
[Verse 1]
DI got a pD/F#icture of him bGare foot in the Amud,
DBehind his gD/F#randpa's plow and tGwo gray mAules,
DWhen he tD/F#urned ten years old in GMay fifty thAree,
DHe grew up fD/F#earin  God in WaGshburn, TeAnnesee,
[Bridge]
The clF#mosest thing that he Bmhad to a dad was his Duncle ABob,
F#mAnd he could only dBmream of things like lGittle league basF#eball,
That litGtle boy with bAig blue eyes and caF#mllused hBmands,
                A    D-  G-  D- G  
mm became My Old Man,
[Verse 2]
DShe was a KD/F#entucky girl born on ValeGntine's dAay,
DA fourth cD/F#hild of five to my gGrandma Uma MAay,
DSo shy and beD/F#autiful with sunset hGair and emerald eAyes,
DDaddy spD/F#ent his life worGkin in the coal miAnes,
[Bridge]
F#mAnd in my eyes, all Bmof my life, my dDad's been a Asaint,
F#mBut even saBmints need angels to sGhow them the F#way,
And over thGirty-seven yAears ago he asked for MF#margaret Lynn's hBmand,
And that aGngel married AMy Old DMan,
[Bridge]
There were tiFmes I Amtried to buck the tGruthful things they said,
FNow I'm glad that mAmore than once they rGattled my stubborn head,
                   Bm                       E       A     C#m   F#m- E---walk down  
Cause my folks are just like mountains I look at from afar,
But now the clGoser I Bmget to them the bGigger they Aare,
[Verse]
F#mTime seens to fBmly anymore and the hoGlidays are so far aApart,
F#mThere's no way a pBmhone call could eGxpress what's in my F#heart,
GSo this is just a sAong to say How tF#mhankful I Bmam,
             G        A   Bm        A     G        A   D-  G-  D-    G  
For momma and My Old Man, for momma  and dad,

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My Old Man

by Rodney Atkins

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

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

F#m

C#m

Capo 1

[Intro]

D G D G

- - -

[Verse 1]

D D/F# G A

I got a picture of him bare foot in the mud,

D D/F# G A

Behind his grandpa's plow and two gray mules,

D D/F# G A

When he turned ten years old in May fifty three,

D D/F# G A

He grew up fearin God in Washburn, Tennesee,

[Bridge]

F#m Bm D A

The closest thing that he had to a dad was his uncle Bob,

F#m Bm G F#

And he could only dream of things like little league baseball,

G A F#m Bm

That little boy with big blue eyes and callused hands,

A D G D G

- - -

mm became My Old Man,

[Verse 2]

D D/F# G A

She was a Kentucky girl born on Valentine's day,

D D/F# G A

A fourth child of five to my grandma Uma May,

D D/F# G A

So shy and beautiful with sunset hair and emerald eyes,

D D/F# G A

Daddy spent his life workin in the coal mines,

[Bridge]

F#m Bm D A

And in my eyes, all of my life, my dad's been a saint,

F#m Bm G F#

But even saints need angels to show them the way,

G A F#m Bm

And over thirty-seven years ago he asked for Margaret Lynn's hand,

G A D

And that angel married My Old Man,

[Bridge]

F Am G

There were times I tried to buck the truthful things they said,

F Am G

Now I'm glad that more than once they rattled my stubborn head,

Bm E A C#m F#m

- E---walk down

Cause my folks are just like mountains I look at from afar,

G Bm G A

But now the closer I get to them the bigger they are,

[Verse]

F#m Bm G A

Time seens to fly anymore and the holidays are so far apart,

F#m Bm G F#

There's no way a phone call could express what's in my heart,

G A F#m Bm

So this is just a song to say How thankful I am,

G A Bm A G A D G D G

- - -

For momma and My Old Man, for momma and dad,

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