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A Fathers Love

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[Intro]
(G)  | (G)  | (G)  | (G)  | (Gm)  | (Gm)  | (A)  | (A)
[Verse]
For the Glongest time, I guess I thought he didn't give a damn
DHard to read, hard to please, yeah, Bmthat was my old Aman
On the Gday I left for college, it was nothing new
We Gmnever had that heart-to-heart, he Ahad too much to do
[Chorus]
He checked the Bmair in my tires, the Gbelts and all the spark plug wires
Said, D"When the hell's the Emlast time, you Ghad this oil changed"A  
And as BmI pulled out the drive, he said, "Be Gsure and call your mom sometime"
And I Ddidn't hear it then, but I hear it Anow
He was sayin', Em"I love F#myou"G  
The only Away he knew Ghow | G| G| G| Gm| | Gm|A  A  
A Ghundred twenty thousand miles, six years down the road
A Dbrand new life and a brand new wife, we'd Bmjust bought our first Ahome
When he Gfinally came to visit, I thought he'd be so proud
He Gmnever said he liked the place, he just Agot his tool belt out
[Chorus]
And put new Bmlocks on the doors, went back and Gforth to the hardware store
Said, D"Come and hold this Emflashlight," as he Gcrawled beneath the sinkA  
And "These old Bmwires ain't up to code" and "That Gcircuit box is gonna overload"
And I Ddidn't hear it then, but I hear it Anow
He was sayin', Em"I love F#myou"G  
The only Away he knew Dhow
Last FSunday, we all gathered for his sixty fifth birthday
CAnd I knew he'd stiffen up, but I hugged him anyway
When it was Ffinally time to say goodbye, I knew what was next
EmJust like he always does, Aright before we left
[Chorus]
He checked the Bmair in my tires, the Gbelts and all the spark plug wires
Said, D"When the hell's the Emlast time, you Ghad this oil changed"A  
And as BmI pulled out the drive, he said, "Be Gsure and call your mom sometime"
And I Ddidn't hear it then, but I hear it Anow
He was sayin', Em"I love F#myou"G  
[Tag]
He was sayin', Em"I love F#myou"G  
The only Away he knew Ghow
[Outro]
| (G)  | (G)  | (G)  | (Gm)  | (Gm)  | (A)  | (A)  | (D) -----

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A Fathers Love

by Bucky Covington

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

[Intro]

G G G G Gm Gm A A

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[Verse]

For the longest time, I guess I thought he didn't give a damn

D Bm A

Hard to read, hard to please, yeah, that was my old man

On the day I left for college, it was nothing new

Gm A

We never had that heart-to-heart, he had too much to do

[Chorus]

Bm G

He checked the air in my tires, the belts and all the spark plug wires

D Em G A

Said, "When the hell's the last time, you had this oil changed"

Bm G

And as I pulled out the drive, he said, "Be sure and call your mom sometime"

D A

And I didn't hear it then, but I hear it now

Em F#m G

He was sayin', "I love you"

A G G G G Gm Gm A A

A hundred twenty thousand miles, six years down the road

D Bm A

A brand new life and a brand new wife, we'd just bought our first home

When he finally came to visit, I thought he'd be so proud

Gm A

He never said he liked the place, he just got his tool belt out

[Chorus]

Bm G

And put new locks on the doors, went back and forth to the hardware store

D Em G A

Said, "Come and hold this flashlight," as he crawled beneath the sink

Bm G

And "These old wires ain't up to code" and "That circuit box is gonna overload"

D A

And I didn't hear it then, but I hear it now

Em F#m G

He was sayin', "I love you"

A D

The only way he knew how

Last Sunday, we all gathered for his sixty fifth birthday

And I knew he'd stiffen up, but I hugged him anyway

When it was finally time to say goodbye, I knew what was next

Em A

Just like he always does, right before we left

[Chorus]

Bm G

He checked the air in my tires, the belts and all the spark plug wires

D Em G A

Said, "When the hell's the last time, you had this oil changed"

Bm G

And as I pulled out the drive, he said, "Be sure and call your mom sometime"

D A

And I didn't hear it then, but I hear it now

Em F#m G

He was sayin', "I love you"

[Tag]

Em F#m G

He was sayin', "I love you"

A G

The only way he knew how

[Outro]

G G G Gm Gm A A D

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