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Running From Your Dad

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Aminor

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Its best if you use bar chords for this but you don't have to.
Standard tuning
Intro: Am  
Verse 1:
AmRemember the summer time, we were Gswinging
AmOn the front porch out in the Grain
AmIt was sunday you were alGl dressed up again
AmWe made out under the window Gpane
Chorus
FAnd I can Gstill see your dad
FRunning after me with the Gshovel in his handFs
I dont remGember much after that
Bridge: 
AmLa la la Cla, La La La GLa
Whoaoh, oh , oh
ALa La La CLa, La la la Gla
Whoaoh, oh , oh
End bit:
F G
Verse:
AmRemember on Christmas eve you were Gcryin'
AmI guess you didn't really like the Ggifts
AmPorno DVD's and sGee-through underwear
AmShould've saved all that for your sGis
Chorus
FAnd I can Gstill see your dad
FRunning after me with the Gshovel in his handFs
I dont remGember much after that
Bridge: 
AmLa la la Cla, La La La GLa
Whoaoh, oh , oh
ALa La La CLa, La la la Gla
Whoaoh, oh , oh
Next bit:
FSo I Gguess I'll just run Caway, rBun away, run away
He's starting to catch Fup, run aGway run awCay
I think I might throw uFp, run awGay run awaCy
FAnd I can Gstill see your dad
FRunning after me with the Gshovel in his handFs 
FAnd I can Gstill see your dad
FRunning after me with the Gshovel in his handFs
I dont remGember much after that
I dont remGember much after that
AmLa la la Cla, La La La GLa
Whoaoh, oh , oh
ALa La La CLa, La la la Gla
Whoaoh, oh , oh ( repeat ' la la ' bit a few times )

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Running From Your Dad

by Bowling for Soup

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Its best if you use bar chords for this but you don't have to.

Standard tuning

Intro:

Verse 1:

Am G

Remember the summer time, we were swinging

Am G

On the front porch out in the rain

Am G

It was sunday you were all dressed up again

Am G

We made out under the window pane

Chorus

F G

And I can still see your dad

F G F

Running after me with the shovel in his hands

I dont remember much after that

Bridge:

Am C G

La la la la, La La La La

Whoaoh, oh , oh

A C G

La La La La, La la la la

Whoaoh, oh , oh

End bit:

F G

Verse:

Am G

Remember on Christmas eve you were cryin'

Am G

I guess you didn't really like the gifts

Am G

Porno DVD's and see-through underwear

Am G

Should've saved all that for your sis

Chorus

F G

And I can still see your dad

F G F

Running after me with the shovel in his hands

I dont remember much after that

Bridge:

Am C G

La la la la, La La La La

Whoaoh, oh , oh

A C G

La La La La, La la la la

Whoaoh, oh , oh

Next bit:

F G C B

So I guess I'll just run away, run away, run away

F G C

He's starting to catch up, run away run away

F G C

I think I might throw up, run away run away

F G

And I can still see your dad

F G F

Running after me with the shovel in his hands

F G

And I can still see your dad

F G F

Running after me with the shovel in his hands

I dont remember much after that

Am C G

La la la la, La La La La

Whoaoh, oh , oh

A C G

La La La La, La la la la

Whoaoh, oh , oh ( repeat ' la la ' bit a few times )

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