Everclear - Father of mine
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Some other uploaded versions of this song had some weird, unresolved formatting issues and were difficult to
read. Also, the only other "chords" version was a special acoustic arrangement in a different key. This is
really a simple song and probably the most difficult part is getting over the "wordiness" of it. Enjoy!
[Verse]
D Father of mine F# tell me where have you been
G You know I just closed by eyeEs my whole world disappeared
D Father of mine F# take me back to the day
G Yeah when I was still your goElden boy back before you went away
D I remember bluF#e skies walking the block
G I loved it when you helEd me high I loved to hear you talk
D You would take me to the mF#ovie you would take me to the beach
G You would take me F#to aF plEace inside that's so hard to reaDch
[Instrumental]
D A G F# G A (x2)
[Verse]
D Father of mine F# tell me where did you go
G Yeah you had the world inEside your hand but you did not seem to know
D Father of mine F# tell me what do you see
G When you look back at your wEasted life and you don't see me
D I was ten years oF#ld doin' all that I could
G It wasn't easy for me to be a Escared white boy in a black neighborhood
D Sometimes you would send me a F#birthday card with a five dollar bill
G I never undersF#toodF yoEu then and I guess I never will
[Chorus]
D A G F# Daddy gaGve me Aa name
D A G MyF# daddy gaGve me Aa name
D Then he walked aAway G F# Daddy gaGve me Aa name
D Then he walked aAway G MF#y daddy gaGve me Aa name
[Instrumental]
D F# G F# F E
[Chorus]
D A G F# Daddy gaGve me Aa name
D A G MyF# daddy gaGve me Aa name
D Then he walked aAway G F# Daddy gaGve me Aa name
D Then he walked aAway G MF#y daddy gaGve me Aa name
D Yeah. Yeah. Oh, Yeah.
[Verse]
D Father of mine F# tell me where have you been
G You know I just closed by eyeEs my whole world disappeared
D Father of mine F# tell me how do you sleep
G With the children you abaEndoned and the wife I saw you beat
D I will never be safe F# I will never be sane
G I will always be weiErd inside I will always be lame
D Now I'm a grown man F# with a child of my own
G And I swear I'llF# nevFer Elet her know all the pain I have knoDwn
[Instrumental]
D A G F# G A (x2)
[Chorus]
D Then he walked aAway G F# Daddy gaGve me Aa name
D Then he walked aAway G MF#y daddy gaGve me Aa name
D Then he walked aAway G MF#y daddy gaGve me Aa name
D Then he walked aAway G MF#y daddy gaGve me Aa name
D Then he walked away yeah
D Then he walked away yeah
D Then he walked away