Bennett - Old time father

Capo 6

*= one strum ^G3 ^Em3 ^C3 ^Dsus3 ^D2 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 3 x x 3 0 0 x x

Verse 1

^GWhen I was young my father said, ^GThere ain’t truth in the stars boy its all in your head ^GDon't waste your time on rhythm and rhyme. ^GDon’t listen to the beat boy you know they're lies.

^GMy father he was a very wise man. ^EmThere were just some things that he couldn’t understand. ^CHe told a lie when he took her hand. ^GAnd he broke a promise that he couldn’t mend.

Chorus

^GLord, I’m waiting for ya, ^EmDays are getting harder, ^CDreams ain’t getting farther, ^GBlame it on my old time ^Dsusfather. ^{D G}

Verse 2

^GBut to run away and never look back, ^GWell the story I told is a matter of fact. ^GDon’t need no life that would hold me down. ^GDidn’t want no father I would need to make proud.

^GHe told me how to be a man. ^EmAnd to face my trials with a firmer stand. ^CCuz i spent my years in a different way. ^GAnd he gave you rules that you couldn’t obey.

Chorus

^GLord, Im waiting for ya, ^EmDays are getting harder, ^CDreams ain’t getting farther, ^GBlame it on my old time ^Dsusfather. ^{D G G}Lord, Im waiting for ya, ^EmDays are getting harder, ^CDreams ain’t getting farther, ^GBlame it on my old time ^Dsusfather. ^{D G}

Bridge

^GRun, run boy run, ^Em Run until you can’t ru^Dn farther go ahead and te^Cll my father that I have run away. ^GRun, run boy run, ^Em Run until you can’t ru^Dn farther go ahead and te^Cll my father that I have run away. ^GRun, run boy run, ^Em Run until you can’t ru^Dn farther go ahead and te^Cll my father that I have run away. ^GRun, run boy run, ^Em Run until you can’t ru^Dn farther go ahead and te^Cll my father that I have run away.

Chorus

^GLord, Im waiting for ya, ^EmDays are getting harder, ^CDreams ain’t getting farther, ^GBlame it on my old time ^Dsusfather. ^{D G} G* Lord, Im waiting for ya, Em* Days are getting harder, C* Dreams ain’t getting farther, G* Dsus* D* G* Blame it on my old time father.