Chords for Father, I Won't Be Home Tonight

[Eb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
Father, I [Cm] won't be home tonight
[Fm] The gods, they came, [Bb] I didn't cry
[Eb] _
It happened like [Cm] you said it might
[Ab] And I [Eb] told them what you taught me
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] I said the earth [Cm] is one country
[Fm] And everyone [Bb] is family
_ [Eb] That all [Cm] nations should live in peace
[Ab] And [Bb] all religions [Eb] too
And now [Ab] I'm going to meet [Eb] my maker
I'm [Ab] going to meet my [Eb] lord
_ I'm [G] going to meet [Cm] my grandparents
[Ab] _ Much sooner than I [Bb] thought
_ [Ab] And I know that I am [Eb] favored
_ _ _ [Ab] Don't deserve this [Bb] gift
_ Father, [Eb] _ _ _
[Cm] please remember me
_ [Ab] _ Mother, [Bb] do [Eb] not [Bb] grieve
_ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ Sister, I [Cm] won't be home tonight
[Fm] There are some things [Bb] that I should write
[Eb] _ Yes, it was me [Cm] who broke your kite
[Ab] _ [Gm] Took your [Eb] colored pencils
_ I should have [Cm] told you long before
[Fm] _ Hope you won't [Bb] be bothered now
_ [Eb] I think of you [Cm] with fondest thoughts
_ [Ab] Please [Gm] think of [Eb] me that way
And now [Ab] I'm going to meet my [Eb] maker
I'm _ [Ab] going to meet my [Eb] lord
_ _ I'm [Gm] going to meet _ [Cm] Abdu'l-Baha
[Ab] Much sooner than [Bb] I thought
_ And [Ab] I know that I am [Eb] favored
_ _ [Ab] Don't deserve [Eb] this [Bb] gift
_ _ [Eb] _ _
Father, [Cm] please remember me
[Ab] _ [Bb] Mother, do [Eb] not grieve _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
Mother, I won't [Cm] be home tonight
[Fm] _
Gods, they came, [Bb] I didn't fight
[Eb] It happened like [Cm] you said it might
[Ab] And I told [Bb] them what you [Eb] told me _
I said the earth is [Cm] one country
[Fm] And everyone _ [Bb] is family
_ [Eb]
That all nations [Cm] should live in peace
[Ab] And [Bb] all religions [Eb] too
And now [Ab] I'm going to meet my [Eb] maker
I'm [Ab]
going to meet my [Eb] lord
_ [Gm] I'm going to meet [Cm] Abdu'l-Baha
_ [Ab] Much _ sooner than [Bb] I thought
_ And [Ab] I know that I am [Eb] favored _ _
[Ab] _ Don't deserve this [Bb] gift _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ Father, [Cm] please remember me
_ _ [Ab] Sweet mother, [Bb] do not _ [Ab] grieve _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
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