Conway Twitty - Thats my job

^GI woke up crying ^Clate at night ^Gwhen I was very ^Cyoung. ^GI had dreamed my ^Cfather ^Ghad passed away and ^Dgone.

^GMy world revolved ^Caround him I c^Gouldnt lay there any^Cmore. ^GSo I made my way down the ^Cmirrored hall ^Gand tapped ^Dupon his ^Gdoor.

And I said &^Bmquot;Daddy,^G I'm so afraid how will ^BmI go on with you ^Ggone that way' Don't wanna ^Bmcry anymore so ^Gmay I stay with ^Amyou'&q^Duot; And he said &^Gquot;Th^Dat'^Gs my job, that's ^Dwhat I ^Gdo. ^CEverything I ^Ddo is ^Gbecause of ^Cyou, ^GTo keep you ^Dsafe with ^Bmme. ^GThat's my ^Cjob you ^Gsee."

^GLater we barely got ^Calong ^Gthis teenage boy and ^Che. Most of the ^Gfights it seems were over ^Cdifferent dreams, ^Gwe each held for ^Dme. ^GHe wanted knowledge and ^Clearning. ^GI wanted to fly out ^Cwest. Said, "I c^Gould make it out there if I ^Cjust had the fare. ^GI got half, will you ^Dloan me the ^Grest'"

And I said &^Bmquot;Daddy,^G I'm so afraid, there's no ^Bmguarantee in the ^Gplans I've made and if ^BmI should fail, ^Gwho will pay my way back ^Amhome'&^Dquot;

And he said ^G"Th^Dat'^Gs my job that's ^Dwhat I ^Gdo. ^CEverything I ^Ddo is ^Gbecause of ^Cyou ^Gto keep you ^Dsafe with ^Bmme. ^GThat's my ^Cjob you ^Gsee."

^EmEvery person ^Dcarves his spot and ^Cfills the ^Dhole with ^Glight. And I ^Cpray som^Deday I ^Gmight light as ^Cbright as ^Dhe.

^GWoke up early one ^Cbright fall day ^Gto spread the tragic ^Cnews. After ^Gall my travel, ^CI settled down ^Gwithin a mile or ^Dtwo.

^GI make my living with ^Cwords and rhyme ^Gand all this trage^Ddy ^GShould go into my head and ^Cout instead ^Das bits of poe^Gtry.

But I say &^Bmquot;Daddy,^G I'm so afraid, how will ^BmI go on with you ^Ggone this way' ^GHow can I come up with a ^Dsong to say I ^Clove you'&^Dquot; ^GThat's ^Dmy ^Gjob, ^DThat's what I ^Gdo ^CEverything I ^Ddo is ^Gbecause of ^Cyou ^Gto keep you ^Dsafe with ^Bmme. ^GThat's my ^Cjob you ^Gsee. ^CEverything I ^Ddo is ^Gbecause of ^Cyou ^Gto keep you ^Dsafe with ^Bmme. GCG