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[Intro]
C F Am Am
C F Am Am
C F Am Am
C F Am Am
[Verse 1]
There's sCadness in the Ffamily, Dad Amtold me
Let's not Cspeak of it, it Fonly brings us Amdown
And there's Csadness in the FDNA, I've Amknown it
I've Cfelt it in the Fpavements of this Amtown
[Chorus]
I've lived my Flife with a backpack that was Gnever mine to Amcarry
Heard its constant Fwhine, smelled its body that was Gnever mine to Ambury
[Verse 2]
There's Ctrouble in the Fgenes, Dad Amtold me
Don't Cask again, best Fwe don't bring it Amup
[Chorus 2]
Dad, it seems you can't clear Faway the smoke of Gfires you can't Amfind
I-I-I've lived my Flife with a longing that I Gcan't identifAmy
I-I-I've been Fkept from, Gheld from Amknowing
Daddy, that's why it Fkeeps on Ggrowing
[Verse 3]
I Cfound the dead anFimal the smell sAmtems from
I Cfound the story from Fwhich the shadow was Amcast
[Bridge]
I searched and searched and Amnow that I found Fit
I Gwant to give it Cback
I searched and searched and Amnow that I found Fit
I Gwant to give it Cback
[Verse 4]
There's Ctrouble in the Ffamily, I tell Amyou
I Cknow and now that I FdoAm  
Kid, I'm Cpassing it on to FyouAm  
[Bridge 2]
But let's not Amspeak of it, Fson, Git only brings us Cdown
But let's not Amspeak of it, Fson, Git only brings us Cdown

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Dad Told Me

by Hello Saferide

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[Intro]

C F Am Am

[Verse 1]

C F Am

There's sadness in the family, Dad told me

C F Am

Let's not speak of it, it only brings us down

C F Am

And there's sadness in the DNA, I've known it

C F Am

I've felt it in the pavements of this town

[Chorus]

F G Am

I've lived my life with a backpack that was never mine to carry

F G Am

Heard its constant whine, smelled its body that was never mine to bury

[Verse 2]

C F Am

There's trouble in the genes, Dad told me

C F Am

Don't ask again, best we don't bring it up

[Chorus 2]

F G Am

Dad, it seems you can't clear away the smoke of fires you can't find

F G Am

I-I-I've lived my life with a longing that I can't identify

F G Am

I-I-I've been kept from, held from knowing

F G

Daddy, that's why it keeps on growing

[Verse 3]

C F Am

I found the dead animal the smell stems from

C F Am

I found the story from which the shadow was cast

[Bridge]

Am F

I searched and searched and now that I found it

G C

I want to give it back

Am F

I searched and searched and now that I found it

G C

I want to give it back

[Verse 4]

C F Am

There's trouble in the family, I tell you

C F Am

I know and now that I do

C F Am

Kid, I'm passing it on to you

[Bridge 2]

Am F G C

But let's not speak of it, son, it only brings us down

Am F G C

But let's not speak of it, son, it only brings us down

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