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   Fm7[X-7-9-7-8-7]
 Fm7b5[X-7-8-7-8-X]
 Emaj7[X-6-8-7-8-6]
 Dmaj7[X-5-7-6-7-5]
  C#m7[X-4-6-4-5-4]
  G#m7[4-X-4-4-4-X]
[Intro]
    Fm7       Fm7b5     Emaj7   Dmaj7(x4)
[Verse 1]
Fm7Little Fm7b5boy now he Emaj7was so Dmaj7scared
Fm7Sic monFm7b5ths later Emaj7Dad had Dmaj7less hair
Fm7Fair is Fm7b5foul but Emaj7foul is Dmaj7not fair
Fm7Wish I Fm7b5was god so Emaj7I don't Dmaj7care
[Chorus]
C#m7If I could eat your caG#m7ncer
C#m7Your heart wouldn't leG#m7t me do it
C#m7These wicked witches oG#m7f answers
C#m7Are either stupid or cG#m7lueless
[Verse 2]
Fm7Older mFm7b5an now he Emaj7had less Dmaj7fear
Fm7In the Fm7b5thought of Emaj7his nexDmaj7t years
Fm7But he'Fm7b5s better nEmaj7ow and dDmaj7rinks beer
Fm7All thaFm7b5t's left aEmaj7re just Dmaj7some dry tears
[Chorus]
C#m7If I could eat your caG#m7ncer
C#m7Your heart wouldn't leG#m7t me do it
C#m7These wicked witches oG#m7f answers
C#m7Are either stupid or cG#m7lueless
[Outro]
C#m7 G#m7 C#m7 G#m7 C#m7 G#m7

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Father

by Michael Seyer

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fm7

Fm7b5

Emaj7

Dmaj7

C#m7

G#m7

Fm7

[X-7-9-7-8-7]

Fm7b5

[X-7-8-7-8-X]

Emaj7

[X-6-8-7-8-6]

Dmaj7

[X-5-7-6-7-5]

C#m7

[X-4-6-4-5-4]

G#m7

[4-X-4-4-4-X]

[Intro]

Fm7 Fm7b5 Emaj7 Dmaj7

(x4)

[Verse 1]

Fm7 Fm7b5 Emaj7 Dmaj7

Little boy now he was so scared

Fm7 Fm7b5 Emaj7 Dmaj7

Sic months later Dad had less hair

Fm7 Fm7b5 Emaj7 Dmaj7

Fair is foul but foul is not fair

Fm7 Fm7b5 Emaj7 Dmaj7

Wish I was god so I don't care

[Chorus]

C#m7 G#m7

If I could eat your cancer

C#m7 G#m7

Your heart wouldn't let me do it

C#m7 G#m7

These wicked witches of answers

C#m7 G#m7

Are either stupid or clueless

[Verse 2]

Fm7 Fm7b5 Emaj7 Dmaj7

Older man now he had less fear

Fm7 Fm7b5 Emaj7 Dmaj7

In the thought of his next years

Fm7 Fm7b5 Emaj7 Dmaj7

But he's better now and drinks beer

Fm7 Fm7b5 Emaj7 Dmaj7

All that's left are just some dry tears

[Chorus]

C#m7 G#m7

If I could eat your cancer

C#m7 G#m7

Your heart wouldn't let me do it

C#m7 G#m7

These wicked witches of answers

C#m7 G#m7

Are either stupid or clueless

[Outro]

C#m7 G#m7 C#m7 G#m7 C#m7 G#m7

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