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Oh Father

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[Intro]
  F    Bbsus2x8
 Eb   Fsus4   F     C/E   Bb   Am    Gx2
F C
[Verse 1]
It's fuBbnny that Dm7way, Fyou can get Cused
To the Ebtears and the Bbpain
FWhat a Cchild will beDmlieveBb  
You never Cloved F/Ame
[Chorus]
EbYou can't Fhurt me Cnow
I got aBbway from youAm, I never Gthought I would
EbYou can't Fmake me Ccry, you once had the BbpowerAm  
I never Gfelt so good about FmyselfC  
[Verse 2]
BbSeems like yesterDm7day
FI lay down Cnext to your Ebboots and I Bbprayed
FFor your Canger to DmendBb  
Oh, Father, CI F/Ahave sinned
[Chorus]
EbYou can't Fhurt me Cnow
I got aBbway from youAm, I never Gthought I would
EbYou can't Fmake me Ccry, you once had the BbpowerAm  
I never Gfelt so good about FmyselfC  
[Bridge]
 C   Am   G   C   G   Em   F    Cx2
AmOh, Father, Gyou never wanted to Clive that way
GYou never wanted to Emhurt me
FWhy am I running aCway
AmOh, Father, Gyou never wanted to Clive that way
GYou never wanted to Emhurt me
FWhy am I running aCway
Fadd9  C
[Verse 3]
BbMaybe someDm7day,
FWhen I look Cback I'll be Ebable to Bbsay
FYou didn't Cmean to be DmcruelBb  
Somebody Fhurt Cyou, too
[Outro]
EbYou can't Fhurt me Cnow
I got aBbway from youAm, I never Gthought I would
EbYou can't Fmake me Ccry, you once had the BbpowerAm  
I never Gfelt so good
EbYou can't Fhurt me Cnow
I got aBbway from youAm, I never Gthought I would
EbYou can't Fmake me Ccry, you once had the BbpowerAm  
I never Gfelt so good about myFsus4selfBbsus2  C  
Bb(repFeat Cto EbfadFe)C  

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Oh Father

by Madonna

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bbsus2

Fsus4

C/E

Dm7

F/A

Fadd9

[Intro]

F Bbsus2

Eb Fsus4 F C/E Bb Am G

F C

[Verse 1]

Bb Dm7 F C

It's funny that way, you can get used

Eb Bb

To the tears and the pain

F C Dm Bb

What a child will believe

C F/A

You never loved me

[Chorus]

Eb F C

You can't hurt me now

Bb Am G

I got away from you, I never thought I would

Eb F C Bb Am

You can't make me cry, you once had the power

G F C

I never felt so good about myself

[Verse 2]

Bb Dm7

Seems like yesterday

F C Eb Bb

I lay down next to your boots and I prayed

F C Dm Bb

For your anger to end

C F/A

Oh, Father, I have sinned

[Chorus]

Eb F C

You can't hurt me now

Bb Am G

I got away from you, I never thought I would

Eb F C Bb Am

You can't make me cry, you once had the power

G F C

I never felt so good about myself

[Bridge]

C Am G C G Em F C

Am G C

Oh, Father, you never wanted to live that way

G Em

You never wanted to hurt me

F C

Why am I running away

Am G C

Oh, Father, you never wanted to live that way

G Em

You never wanted to hurt me

F C

Why am I running away

Fadd9 C

[Verse 3]

Bb Dm7

Maybe someday,

F C Eb Bb

When I look back I'll be able to say

F C Dm Bb

You didn't mean to be cruel

F C

Somebody hurt you, too

[Outro]

Eb F C

You can't hurt me now

Bb Am G

I got away from you, I never thought I would

Eb F C Bb Am

You can't make me cry, you once had the power

I never felt so good

Eb F C

You can't hurt me now

Bb Am G

I got away from you, I never thought I would

Eb F C Bb Am

You can't make me cry, you once had the power

G Fsus4 Bbsus2 C

I never felt so good about myself

Bb F C Eb F C

(repeat to fade)

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