Anais Mitchell - He did

^G L^Dsus4ove you, love you, love you ^G He ^Dsus4did, he did, he di^Gd He ^Dsus4stood high above yo^Gu You wer^Dsus4e just a little kid

Your daddy was a ^Bmfarmer His ^Aback was burnished ^Asus4red and gold And every ^Bmtime he closed his eyes a ^Arooster crowed^Asus4 He sowed a ^Bmhundred rows of corn The ^Asummer yo^Asus4u were born And^Bm wondered what your life would yield^{A Asus4} How it ^Bmfe-e-e-e^A-el^Asus4s to be a child of^Bm his, ^{A Asus4} how it ^Bmfe-e-e-e^A-el^Asus4s

Your daddy was a ^Bmbuilder He ^Aswung his hammer^Asus4 brown and silver E^Bmvery time he closed his eyes ^Aa nail was drove^Asus4 And you were ^Bmalways underfoot L^Aike a splinter i^Asus4n the wood He couldn't ^Bmpull you from his heels ^{A Asus4} How it ^Bmfe-e-e-e^A-el^Asus4s, how it feel^Gs

L^Dsus4ove you, love you, love you^G Dus4 G He did, he did, he did H^Dsus4e stood high ab^Gove you ^Dsus4 Sky around his^G head ^Dsus4 Sawdust in his^G hair A^Dsus4 scarecrow of a^G man ^Dsus4 He couldn't dra^G-a-w you n^Dsus4ear to hi^Bmm

Aaaaaa^Aah-aah-aah^Asus4-aah Bm A Asus4 Bm A Asus4 Bm A Asus4

But you grew up ^Bmstraight and you grew up true He ^Akept a blue-gr^Asus4ay eye on you Un^Bmtil the day he closed his eyes and ^Aleft them closed^Asus4 Your daddy d^Bmidn't leave a will He left a ^Ashovel and a hole t^Asus4o fill And ^Bmhow it feels,^A how it fe^Asus4els How it^Bm fe-e-e-e^A-els ^Asus4to be a child of ^Bmhis ^{A Asus4} How it^Bm fe-e-e-e^A-els ^Asus4to be alive like t^Ghis ^Dsus4

^G(Oo^Dsus4oooooooooooooh,) ^G(Oo^Dsus4ooooooo^Gooh^Dsus4) G Dsus4 G Dsus4

But^Bm who gave you an axe to grind? ^AWho gave you a ^Asus4path to find? He^Bmy yah yah yah-ah-ah-ah-ah He^Ay yah yah ^Asus4yah-ah-ah-ah-ah W^Bmho gave you a row to hoe? ^AWho gave you ^Asus4your sorrow? H^Bmey yah yah yah-ah-ah-ah-ah H^Aey yah yah ^Asus4yah-ah-ah-ah-ah W^Bmho gave you the break of dawn? A^A pleasure just to ^Asus4look upon H^Bmey yah yah yah-ah-ah-ah-ah H^Aey yah yah ^Asus4yah-ah-ah-ah-ah W^Bmho gave you a barn to build? A Asus4 (hold) Bm And an empty pa-a-a-a-a-ge, to fill?