Conway Twitty - Thats my job

^GI woke up cr^Emying late^C at^D ni^Gght when I was very young ^CI had dreame^Gd my ^Amfather had passe^Dd away and gone

^GMy world revo^Emlved around him, I co^Culdn't^D li^Ge there anymore ^CSo I made my way down^G the mirrored h^Amall and^D tapped^G upon his door

And I said, &q^Cuot;Daddy, ^GI'm so afraid, ^Amhow will I go on ^Gwith you gone that way' Don't wanna ^Ccry anymore^G so may I stay^Am with yo^Du'"

And he said, &^Cquot;Tha^Dt's^G my ^Cjob, th^Dat's w^Ghat^C I do. ^DEverything I do is ^Gbecaus^Ce of you, to ke^Dep you sa^Emfe wi^Cth me. ^DThat's m^Gy job you see."

^GLater we barel^Emy got along^C, t^Dhis^G teenage boy and he Most of the ^Cfights it seems were over^G different dreams ^Amwe each held^D for me

^GHe wanted knowledge^Em and lea^Crning, I w^Dant^Ged to fly out West Said, "I c^Could make it out^G there if I just had the fare.

I got h^Amalf, will ^Dyou loan me th^Ge rest." And I said, &qu^Cot;^GDaddy, I'm so a^Amfraid. There's no g^Guarentee in the plans I've made. An^Cd if I should fail, wh^Go will pay my w^Amay back home'"

And he said, &q^Cuot;Th^Dat's^G my ^Cjob, tha^Dt's what^G I d^Co. Eve^Drything I do is ^Gbecaus^Ce of you, to ke^Dep you sa^Emfe wi^Cth me. ^DThat's m^Gy job you see."

^Em Every per^Dson carves his ^Cspot and ^Dfills the h^Gole with light And I ^Cpray someday I m^Emight light as br^Cight a^Ams he^D

^GWoke up earl^Emy one bright fa^Cll day, to sp^Dread^G the tragic news After al^Cl my tr^Gavels I settle^Amd down within a m^Dile or two

^G I make my living ^Emwith words a^Cnd rhyme ^Dand all ^Gthis tragedy Shoul^Cd go into my h^Gead and o^Amut ins^Dtead ^Gas bits of poetry

But I said, &^Cquot;Daddy,^G I'm so afraid,^Am how will I go on^G with you gone this way' How^C can I come ^Gup with a ^Amsong to sa^Dy I love you.......'"

^C&qu^Dot;^GTha^Ct's my job^D, that'^Gs what^C I do. Eve^Drything I do is ^Gbecause^C of you, to keep^D you safe^Em with^C me. Th^Dat's my ^Gjob you see."

^CEverythi^Dng I d^Go is beca^Cuse of you, to kee^Dp yo^Emu safe with me.... C D G