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Dear Old Dad

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   F133211 
   Ax02220
  Bb688766 
[Intro]
F A Bb F
[Verse 1]
FGood old dad, he Ashowed his hand
BbHe poured his drink on the cFarpet
FAnd outside I was Awatching the fireworks
BbBurn out above like a Fcard trick
FAnd when we slept you Aleft your bed
And Bbran to the arms of a Fgrown man
FAnd all that night you Aleft your light in
BbThe back of Vanessa Martin's Fmom's vanF  
[Chorus]
And you Dmstill just bAorrow what you caBbnnot sFteal
DmYou will Aask what Bbisn't owed
DmWhen you Afind out tBbhat none of that is Freal
Come back and Dmdance the Anight away in dirty Bbclothes
[Bridge]
F A Bb F  F A Bb F
[Verse 2]
FOne by one we Aall moved on
WhBbile you just clung to your Fchildhood
FAnd all that shame you Aprick your veins with
WilBbl never love you likFe I do
FSomeone stands to hAold your hand
dBbown there deep in the Fbarroom
FAll the night look Aleft and right
Love, Bbtell me, tell me, where Fare you?
[Chorus]
And you Dmstill just bAorrow what you caBbnnot sFteal
DmYou will Aask what Bbisn't owed
DmWhen you Afind out tBbhat none of that is Freal
Come back and Dmdance the Anight away in dirty BbclothesBb  
[Bridge]
F A Bb F  F A Bb F
F A Bb F  F A Bb F
[Chorus]
And you Dmstill just bAorrow what you caBbnnot sFteal
DmYou will Aask what Bbisn't owed
DmWhen you Afind out tBbhat none of that is Freal
Come back and Dmdance the Anight away in dirty BbclothesBb  F  

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Dear Old Dad

by Ezra Bell

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

133211

x02220

688766

[Intro]

F A Bb F

[Verse 1]

F A

Good old dad, he showed his hand

Bb F

He poured his drink on the carpet

F A

And outside I was watching the fireworks

Bb F

Burn out above like a card trick

F A

And when we slept you left your bed

Bb F

And ran to the arms of a grown man

F A

And all that night you left your light in

Bb F F

The back of Vanessa Martin's mom's van

[Chorus]

Dm A Bb F

And you still just borrow what you cannot steal

Dm A Bb

You will ask what isn't owed

Dm A Bb F

When you find out that none of that is real

Dm A Bb

Come back and dance the night away in dirty clothes

[Bridge]

F A Bb F F A Bb F

[Verse 2]

F A

One by one we all moved on

Bb F

While you just clung to your childhood

F A

And all that shame you prick your veins with

Bb F

Will never love you like I do

F A

Someone stands to hold your hand

Bb F

down there deep in the barroom

F A

All the night look left and right

Bb F

Love, tell me, tell me, where are you?

[Chorus]

Dm A Bb F

And you still just borrow what you cannot steal

Dm A Bb

You will ask what isn't owed

Dm A Bb F

When you find out that none of that is real

Dm A Bb Bb

Come back and dance the night away in dirty clothes

[Bridge]

F A Bb F F A Bb F

[Chorus]

Dm A Bb F

And you still just borrow what you cannot steal

Dm A Bb

You will ask what isn't owed

Dm A Bb F

When you find out that none of that is real

Dm A Bb Bb F

Come back and dance the night away in dirty clothes

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