Chords
[Verse 1]
Db Father of mine F
Tell me where have you been? Gb
You know I just closed my eyes Eb
My whole world disappeared Db
Father of mine F
Take me back to the day Gb
Yeah, when I was still your goldEben boy
Back before you went away
Db I remember blueF skies walking the block
Gb I loved it when you heldEb me high
I loved to hear you talk Db
You would take me to the moFvie
You would take me to the beach Gb
Take me Fto a EplaceEb inside
That's so hard to reach
[Bridge]
Db Ab Gb F Gb Ab Db Gb F Gb Ab
[Verse 2]
Db Father of mine F
Tell me where did you go? Gb
Yeah, you had the world insideEb your hand
But you did not seem to know Db
Father of mine F
Tell me what do you see? Gb
When you look back at your wastEbed life
And you don't see me
Db I was ten years old F
Doin' all that I could
Gb It wasn't easy for me to be a Ebscared white boy
In a black neighborhood
Db Sometimes you would send me a Fbirthday card
With a five dollar bill Gb
You are never unFderEstood Ebyou then
And I guess I never will Db Ab Gb
[Chorus]
F Daddy gave Gbme a Abname Db Gb
FMy daddy gave Gbme a AbnameDb Then he walked Abaway
Gb
F Daddy gave Gbme a name Ab
Db Then he walked awayGb FMy daddy gave Gbme a Abname Db
[Solo]
DadFdy gaveGb F E Eb me
[Chorus]
Db Ab Gb F a name
GbDaddy Abgave meDb Gb F a name Gb
Then Abhe Dbwalked away DadAbdy gave Gb
meF a name Then Gbhe walked a Ab
Db way My daddy gave Gb
Fme a name
GbYeah
Yeah
AbOh Dbyeah
[Break]
Father of mine Db
[Verse 3]
Tell me where Fhave you been?
Yeah, I just Gbclosed by eyes
And the world Ebdisappeared
Father of Dbmine
Tell me how doF you sleep?
With the childrenGb you abandoned
And the Ebwife I saw you beat
I will neDbver be safe
I will neFver be sane
I will alwaysGb be weird inside
I Ebwill always be lame
Now I'm a grownDb man
With a child of myF own
And I swear, I'llGb never let her Fknow E
All Ebthe pain I have known
[Chorus]
Db Ab Gb F Gb Ab
Db Then Gb
he Fwalked aGbwayAb Db Daddy Abgave me a Gb
F name Then Gbhe walked a Ab
Db way My daddy gave Gb
me Fa name
Then he Gbwalked aAbwayDb My dadAbdy gave Gb
me Fa name
Then Gbhe walked AbawayDb My daddy gave me Gb
Fa name
Then Gbhe walked Aba_wDbay
Yeah
Then he walked away
Yeah
Then he walked away
