Chords for John Mcdermott -my old man

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_ _ The tears have [Eb] all been shed now, _ [F] we've said our last [Bb] goodbye. _ _
_ [G] His soul's been blessed [Cm] and he's laid to rest, [C] and it's now I feel [F] alone. _
He [Bb] was more than just [A] a [Eb] father, _ [F] a teacher, my [Bb] best friend. _
[G] He can still be heard [Cm] in the tunes we shared [C] _ when we play them [F] on our own. _
_ _ _ [Eb] I never will [Bb] forget him, for [Eb] he made me [Bb] what I am.
Though [Eb] he may be gone, [Bb] memory [F] lingers [Gm] on, _ _ [Cm] and I miss him, [F] _ _ the [Bb] old man.
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[Bb] As a boy he'd [Eb] take me walking _ [F] by mountain, field [Bb] and stream. _
_ [G] And he'd show me things _ [Cm] not known to kings, _ [C] _ and secret between [F] him and me. _
_ [Bb] _ Like the colours [A] of the [Eb] pheasants as [F] he rises in [Bb] the dawn. _ _
_ [G] How to fish [Cm] and make a wish _ [C] _ beside the [F] holy tree. _
_ _ _ I [Eb] never _ will [Bb] forget him, for [Eb] he made me what [Bb] I am.
Though [Eb] he may be gone, [Bb] memory [F] [Gm] lingers on, _ _ [Cm] and I miss him, _ [F] _ _ the old [Bb] man.
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_ [Bb] _ I thought he'd [Eb] live forever, _ _ [F] cause he seemed so [Bb] big and strong. _
_ [G] But the minutes fly, [Cm] and the years roll by, _ [C] _ for a father and [F] his son. _ _
_ [Bb] _ And suddenly when [A] it happened, [Eb] _ _
[F] there was so much left [Bb] unsaid. _
[G] No second chance to [Cm] tell him thanks [C] for _ everything [F] he'd done. _
_ _ _ I [Eb] never will [Bb] forget him, [Eb] for he made me what I [Bb] am.
_ [Eb] Though he may be gone, memory [Bb] _ [Dm] [Gm] lingers on, _ _ [Cm] and I miss him, _ [F] _ _ _
my old man.
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