I Love My Dad Chords by Sun Kil Moon

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_ _ _ _ When I was young, my father taught [A] me _ not [E] to gloat.
_ _ If I came home too proud of myself, I'd [A] get wrestled to the floor [B] and choke.
_ _ _ [A] But I forgive him [E] for that.
_ He was [A] an eighth grade dropout, [B] and I was being [A] a brat.
I forgive him, [E] I do.
I [A] know that he loves me, and [B] he knows I love him too.
[E] When I was young, my father told [A] me, _ teach [E] his own.
_ _ The lady said as she kissed the cat, _ [A] some like [B] a fiddle, some like a [A] trombone.
And I live by [E] that rule.
Your trip is your [B] trip, and my trip is my trip too.
Yeah, I mind my [E] own business.
_ [A] I'll have a noodle, and [B] my friend here will have [D] a kiss.
I love [A] my dad.
I love my [D] dad.
I [Em] love my dad.
[A] I love my [D] dad.
I love [E] my dad.
I love my dad. _ _
_ _ _ _ Your kid goes to the private Berkeley [A] school, one [E] black kid.
_ _ _ My kid goes to the public school, [A] came home with cracked [B] ribs.
_ _ _ [A] And when my kid's [E] 18, he'll be [A] out there like I was,
[B] probably chasing [A] his dreams.
And when your kid's [E] 22, he'll have an [A] internship at [B] a law firm.
And hey, that's [E] okay too.
When I was five, I came home from kindergarten crying,
[A] because they sat me next to [E] an albino.
_ _ My dad said, son, everyone's different.
You've [A] got to love them all [B] _ equally, you [A] know.
My dad sat me [E] down.
He [A] said, you've got to love all people, [B] pink, red, black, or [A] brown,
and then just [E] dab it in.
He played me [B] the [A] album, They Only [B] Come Out at Night by Edgar [E] Wynn. _ _
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_ When _ _ I was young, my dad taught me [A] the _ beauty [E] of visions.
_ We'd go and hang with his friend Billy Brislin [A] all day in a [B] Steubenville pizzeria.
_ [A] We'd watch wrestling [E] matches on TV, [A] and Billy couldn't move [B] cars.
He was _ [A] handicapped, and I learned to [E] shoot the shit.
Not [A] a kid for [F#m] those [B] in need, and to show [E] respect.
When I was a kid, my dad brought home a [A] guitar he got [E] from a seed.
_ _ I took lessons from the neighbor [A] lady, but it wasn't going any.
[B] _ _ _ [A] He went and got me a [E] good teacher, and [A] in no time at all, [B] I was getting [A] better.
I can play [E] just fine.
I still [A] practice a lot, but [B] not as much as [C#] Nils [D] Klein. _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ When I was young, my dad told [A] me to play _ gossip [E] no more.
_ _ _ _ When people talk bad on you, you've [A] got to flick it off your shoulder [G#m] like a fly.
_ _ [A] _ Learn to pick your [E] punches.
_ [A] Don't get no tussles [B] and _ dead [A]-ended shoes.
Life is short, [E] young man.
Get [A] out there and make [B] the best of it while you can.
[E] I ain't trying to say my dad was some [A] kind of a perfect [E] saint.
_ _ _ Some [Em] said I'm on fire, hit the floor [A] quicker than what my [B] Tyson did to Ricky [A] Spain.
I hit the floor [E] so fast, _ [A] but that was so long ago.
[B] And we both [A] moved fast, and my life was [E] pretty good.
But [A] I owe it to him.
[B] My dad did the best he could.
[D] _ I love you, [A] dad.
_ _ [D] _ I love [A] you, dad.
_ _ [D] _ I love you, [A] dad.
I love you, [E] dad. _
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