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Like My Father

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[Verse 1]
I Ccan’t help but Fbe like my fatheCr
But I’ve never been in a Fplace like this beforeC  
To watch his eFyes fill with water
To Cyears to the dFay since he last saw my mCother
And now that he lives here FaloneC  
Is the love tFhey had all but gone
ICt’s better to have it and lFeave it
CThen never to have it and nFeed it at allC  
[Bridge]
Is Amlife, my Clove, such a bFitter thing?
Well I cAman’t compreChend what I’m sFeeing
That this mAman that I hCold over eveFrything
Even he’Es weak
[Chorus]
So teFll me what you wCant to be, and anything you Gwant to see
Anywhere you want to gAmo and I’ll go with you nowF  
I’ve seen mCortality bring a stronger man tGo his knees
And I’m not iAmnclined to just wait aFround
When we were yoCung we could be anytGhing that we wanted to Ambe
With the world at our fFeet
CBut I just want to be mGe
[Instrumental]
F  C  G  Am
F  C  G
C  E  F  C
E  F  C
[Verse 2]
I can’t help but bFe like my fatherC  
But I’ve never bFeen in a place like tChis before
To have my eFyes fill with waterC  
To years to the daFy since I last saw my lCove
And now that I’m lFeft here aloneC  
Is the love we sFhared all but goCne
If someone lFoves you and leaves youC  
Well how do you Fknow if their love lives Con?
[Bridge]
Is liAmfe, my loCve, such a biFtter thing?
Well I cAman’t compreChend what I’m seFeing
That this Amman that I hCold over evFerything
Even he’s wEeak
[Chorus]
So teFll me what you wCant to be, and anything you Gwant to see
Anywhere you want to gAmo and I’ll go with you nowF  
I’ve seen mCortality bring a stronger man tGo his knees
And I’m not iAmnclined to just wait aFround
When we were yoCung we could be anytGhing that we wanted to Ambe
With the world at our fFeet
CBut I just want to be mGe
[Outro]
C   Em    F    C
C   Em    F
C   Em    F
C   Em    F

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Like My Father

by The 502s

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse 1]

C F C

I can’t help but be like my father

F C

But I’ve never been in a place like this before

To watch his eyes fill with water

C F C

To years to the day since he last saw my mother

F C

And now that he lives here alone

Is the love they had all but gone

C F

It’s better to have it and leave it

C F C

Then never to have it and need it at all

[Bridge]

Am C F

Is life, my love, such a bitter thing?

Am C F

Well I can’t comprehend what I’m seeing

Am C F

That this man that I hold over everything

Even he’s weak

[Chorus]

F C G

So tell me what you want to be, and anything you want to see

Am F

Anywhere you want to go and I’ll go with you now

C G

I’ve seen mortality bring a stronger man to his knees

Am F

And I’m not inclined to just wait around

C G Am

When we were young we could be anything that we wanted to be

With the world at our feet

C G

But I just want to be me

[Instrumental]

F C G Am

F C G

C E F C

E F C

[Verse 2]

F C

I can’t help but be like my father

F C

But I’ve never been in a place like this before

F C

To have my eyes fill with water

F C

To years to the day since I last saw my love

F C

And now that I’m left here alone

F C

Is the love we shared all but gone

F C

If someone loves you and leaves you

F C

Well how do you know if their love lives on?

[Bridge]

Am C F

Is life, my love, such a bitter thing?

Am C F

Well I can’t comprehend what I’m seeing

Am C F

That this man that I hold over everything

Even he’s weak

[Chorus]

F C G

So tell me what you want to be, and anything you want to see

Am F

Anywhere you want to go and I’ll go with you now

C G

I’ve seen mortality bring a stronger man to his knees

Am F

And I’m not inclined to just wait around

C G Am

When we were young we could be anything that we wanted to be

With the world at our feet

C G

But I just want to be me

[Outro]

C Em F C

C Em F

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