Skip Ewing - Dad

I re^Gmember we’d leave early, in the^C Carolina rain ^GGo catchin’ frogs and fishin’ off t^Che peer That was b^Dack in ’67^D7; haven’t thought about those days i^Gn ye^Cars^{G C} And I m^Gust have been a sight to see, with a dirty face and skinned up knees Reachin’ up so I could hold your^C hand I w^Dish I’d said I love you then, but I^D7 didn’t know just how to tell y^Gou d^Cad ^{G C} I re^Gmember goin’ through my teens in tennis shoes and faded jeans Thinkin’ you could never und^Cerstand Wish I’d ^Dknown what I was missi^D7n’ when I didn’t wanna listen t^Go yo^Cu da^Gd

And the p^Bmages of my l^Cife just keep on t^Gurnin’ The ^Bmway you always t^Cold me they would ^Gdo There’s^Bm lessons in this^C life that I’m sti^Gll learnin’ Oh, I w^Amish I ^G/Bwas a l^Cittle more like y^Dou

Well I was j^Gust now thinkin’ ‘bout you; so^C I took this time to write ^GWrite me back or call me when you c^Can ^DThings back here are goin’ wel^D7l; there’s really not much more to tell y^Gou d^Cad ^{G D}I just wanted you to know, ^D7that you’re the best friend I’ve ev^Ger h^Cad ^{G C G C}

I re^Gmember we’d leav^Ce early, in th^Ge Carolin^Ca ra^Gin ^{C G C G}