Be A Father To Your Child Chords by Ed O.G. & Da Bulldogs

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Ayo, be a [Cm] father.
If not, why bother, son?
A boy can make them, but a man can raise [Ab] one.
If you did it, [Eb] admit it and stick with it.
Don't say [Ab] it ain't [Cm] yours, cause all women are not yours.
90% represent a woman [Ab] that is [Eb] faithful.
Ladies, can I hear it?
Thank you.
[Ab] When a girl [Eb] gets pregnant, her man is gonna run [Ab] around.
This [Cm] and her phenomenas, when it's born, he wants to come around.
Talking at him, sorry for what I did.
And all of a sudden, he now wants to see his kid.
She had to bury it by herself.
And taking care of it by herself.
And giving her some money for milk won't really help.
Half of the fathers with sons who daughters don't even [Ab] want to [Cm] take them.
But it's so easy for them to make them.
It's true.
If it weren't for you, then the child wouldn't exist.
[Ab] After a skeeze, [Eb] there's responsibilities.
So don't resist.
Be a father [Abm] to your child.
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[Abm] Be a father to your child.
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[Abm] Be a father to your child.
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[Abm] Be a father to your child.
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You [Gb] see, I hate when a brother makes a child and then denies it.
Thinking that money is the answer, so he buys it.
A whole bunch of gifts and a lot of presents.
It's not the presents.
It's your presence and the [Ab] essence of being [Cm] there.
And showing the baby that you care.
[Ab] Stop sitting [Eb] like a chair and have your baby wondering where you [Ab] are or [Cm] who you are.
Fool your eyes, daddy.
Don't act like you ain't, because that really makes me mad, G.
To see a mother and a baby suffer.
I had enough of brothers who don't love [Ab] the fact [Eb] that a baby brings joy into your life.
[Ab] You can still be [Cm] called daddy if the mother's not your wife.
Don't be scared.
Be prepared.
Because love is [Ab] going to get you.
It'll always [Cm] be your child, even if she ain't with you.
So don't front on your child when it's your own.
Because if you front now, then you'll regret it when it's grown.
[Abm] Be a father to your child.
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[Abm] Be a father to your child.
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Be a father [Abm] to your child.
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[Abm] Be a father to your child.
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[Ab] Put yourself in [Eb] his position and see what you've done, [Ab] but just keep [Eb] in mind that you're somebody's son.
[Ab] How would [Cm] you like it if your father was a stranger and then tried to come into your
like you tried to change the way your mother raised you.
Now wouldn't that amaze you [Ab] to be or [Cm] not to be?
That is the question.
[Ab] When you're wrong, [Cm] you're wrong.
It's hard to make a correction, harassing the mother
for being with another man.
But if the brother man can do it better than you can, [Ab] let him.
Don't sweat him, Duke.
Let him do the [Eb] job that you couldn't do.
[Ab] You're claiming [Cm] you was there, but not when she needed [Ab] you.
And [Cm] now you want to come around for a day or two.
It's never too late to correct your mistakes.
[Ab] So get [Eb] yourself together for your child's sake.
And [Ab] be a [Eb] father to [Abm] your child.
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