Song For My Father Chords by Leon Thomas
Tempo:
105.15 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Cm
Eb
F
Bbm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F] [C]
[F] [Ab]
[Fm] [Ab]
If [F] there was ever [Ab] a man who was generous, gracious, [Bb] and [Bbm] good, [Db] that was my [Cm] dad, [Dbm] [Ab] the man.
[Cm] [C]
A [F] human [Ab] being so true, he could live like a king, cause he [Eb] knew [Bbm]
[Db] the real [Abm] pleasure [C] [Bb]
[F] in
[Ab] life to [Eb] be [Bbm] devoted to.
He would be true and [D] [Ab] always stand by me, so I'd be [G] unafraid [Db] [Bb]
and [Ab] free.
If there was ever a man who was generous, gracious, [Eb] [Bbm] and good, [Dbm] that was [Abm] my dad, [Cm] [Bb] [Ab] the man.
[Bbm] [Eb] [G] [Db]
[Abm] [Cm] [Ab] A human being so true, [C] [Ab]
he could live like [Eb] a king, [G] cause [Ab] he knew the real [Dbm] pleasure in
life to be [Fm] devoted to.
[Ab]
[F] [Ab] [Bbm]
[C] [Ab]
He would be true and [Db] [Dbm] always stand by me, so [Cm] I'd be unafraid [F]
[Cm] and free.
[Gm] [Ab]
[Eb]
[B] [C]
[Bb] [Cm] If
[D] [Ab]
[G]
[Abm] [C]
[Ab] [Fm] [F]
[Ab] [Eb]
[G] [Cm] [G] [Abm]
[C] [Ab]
[Fm] [Ab] [Eb]
[G] [Cm] [Ab]
[Cm] [Bbm]
[Eb] [Cm]
[Ab]
[Eb] [G]
[Eb]
[C] [Eb]
[Cm] [Gm] [Ab] there was ever a man who was generous, gracious, [Eb] and good,
[Bbm] [Abm] that was my [Cm] dad, the man.
[Ab] A [F] human [Gb] being [Ab] so true, he could live like a [Eb] king, cause he knew [Bbm]
[Db] the real pleasure
[C] [Bb] in
[Ab]
life to [Bbm] be devoted to.
[Bb] And always [Ab] [D] stand by me, [Ab] so [Eb] I'd [Bbm] be unafraid
[Db] [Bb] and [Ab] [Fm] free.
[Ab] If there was ever a [Bb] man who was [Ab] generous, gracious, [Bbm] and good, [Db] that was my [D] dad, [Bb] [Fm] the man.
[Ab] [F] The [Cm] man.
[F] The [Cm] man.
[F]
The man.
[F] [Ab]
[Fm] [Ab]
If [F] there was ever [Ab] a man who was generous, gracious, [Bb] and [Bbm] good, [Db] that was my [Cm] dad, [Dbm] [Ab] the man.
[Cm] [C]
A [F] human [Ab] being so true, he could live like a king, cause he [Eb] knew [Bbm]
[Db] the real [Abm] pleasure [C] [Bb]
[F] in
[Ab] life to [Eb] be [Bbm] devoted to.
He would be true and [D] [Ab] always stand by me, so I'd be [G] unafraid [Db] [Bb]
and [Ab] free.
If there was ever a man who was generous, gracious, [Eb] [Bbm] and good, [Dbm] that was [Abm] my dad, [Cm] [Bb] [Ab] the man.
[Bbm] [Eb] [G] [Db]
[Abm] [Cm] [Ab] A human being so true, [C] [Ab]
he could live like [Eb] a king, [G] cause [Ab] he knew the real [Dbm] pleasure in
life to be [Fm] devoted to.
[Ab]
[F] [Ab] [Bbm]
[C] [Ab]
He would be true and [Db] [Dbm] always stand by me, so [Cm] I'd be unafraid [F]
[Cm] and free.
[Gm] [Ab]
[Eb]
[B] [C]
[Bb] [Cm] If
[D] [Ab]
[G]
[Abm] [C]
[Ab] [Fm] [F]
[Ab] [Eb]
[G] [Cm] [G] [Abm]
[C] [Ab]
[Fm] [Ab] [Eb]
[G] [Cm] [Ab]
[Cm] [Bbm]
[Eb] [Cm]
[Ab]
[Eb] [G]
[Eb]
[C] [Eb]
[Cm] [Gm] [Ab] there was ever a man who was generous, gracious, [Eb] and good,
[Bbm] [Abm] that was my [Cm] dad, the man.
[Ab] A [F] human [Gb] being [Ab] so true, he could live like a [Eb] king, cause he knew [Bbm]
[Db] the real pleasure
[C] [Bb] in
[Ab]
life to [Bbm] be devoted to.
[Bb] And always [Ab] [D] stand by me, [Ab] so [Eb] I'd [Bbm] be unafraid
[Db] [Bb] and [Ab] [Fm] free.
[Ab] If there was ever a [Bb] man who was [Ab] generous, gracious, [Bbm] and good, [Db] that was my [D] dad, [Bb] [Fm] the man.
[Ab] [F] The [Cm] man.
[F] The [Cm] man.
[F]
The man.
Key:
Ab
Cm
Eb
F
Bbm
Ab
Cm
Eb
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
If [F] there was ever [Ab] a man who was generous, gracious, [Bb] and _ [Bbm] good, _ _ _ [Db] that was my _ _ [Cm] dad, [Dbm] _ [Ab] the man.
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [C] _
A [F] human [Ab] being so true, he could live like a king, cause he [Eb] knew _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ [Db] the real [Abm] pleasure _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _
[F] in
_ [Ab] life _ _ to [Eb] be [Bbm] devoted to.
He would be true _ and _ [D] [Ab] always stand by _ me, so I'd be [G] unafraid _ [Db] _ _ [Bb]
and [Ab] _ free. _ _ _
If there was ever a man who was generous, gracious, [Eb] [Bbm] and good, _ _ _ _ [Dbm] that was [Abm] my dad, [Cm] _ _ [Bb] [Ab] the man. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Db] _
[Abm] _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Ab] A human being so true, [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab]
he could live like _ _ [Eb] a king, _ _ _ [G] cause _ [Ab] he knew the real [Dbm] pleasure in
life to be [Fm] devoted to.
[Ab] _ _
_ [F] _ [Ab] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ He would be true and [Db] [Dbm] always stand by me, so [Cm] I'd be unafraid _ _ [F] _
[Cm] and free.
[Gm] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ _ _ If _
[D] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [Cm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Fm] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ [Ab] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [C] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ [Gm] [Ab] there was ever a man who was generous, gracious, [Eb] and good, _
_ [Bbm] _ _ [Abm] that was my _ [Cm] dad, _ _ the man. _ _
_ [Ab] _ A [F] human [Gb] being [Ab] so true, he could live like a [Eb] king, cause he knew [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ [Db] the real pleasure _
[C] _ _ [Bb] in
[Ab] _ _ _ _
life to [Bbm] be devoted to.
_ _ _ [Bb] And always [Ab] [D] stand by me, [Ab] so [Eb] I'd [Bbm] be unafraid _
[Db] _ _ [Bb] and [Ab] _ _ [Fm] free.
_ [Ab] _ If there was ever a [Bb] man who was [Ab] generous, gracious, [Bbm] and good, _ _ _ _ [Db] that was my _ [D] dad, _ [Bb] _ [Fm] the man. _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [F] The _ [Cm] man.
_ _ _ [F] The [Cm] man. _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
The man. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
If [F] there was ever [Ab] a man who was generous, gracious, [Bb] and _ [Bbm] good, _ _ _ [Db] that was my _ _ [Cm] dad, [Dbm] _ [Ab] the man.
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [C] _
A [F] human [Ab] being so true, he could live like a king, cause he [Eb] knew _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ [Db] the real [Abm] pleasure _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _
[F] in
_ [Ab] life _ _ to [Eb] be [Bbm] devoted to.
He would be true _ and _ [D] [Ab] always stand by _ me, so I'd be [G] unafraid _ [Db] _ _ [Bb]
and [Ab] _ free. _ _ _
If there was ever a man who was generous, gracious, [Eb] [Bbm] and good, _ _ _ _ [Dbm] that was [Abm] my dad, [Cm] _ _ [Bb] [Ab] the man. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Db] _
[Abm] _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Ab] A human being so true, [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab]
he could live like _ _ [Eb] a king, _ _ _ [G] cause _ [Ab] he knew the real [Dbm] pleasure in
life to be [Fm] devoted to.
[Ab] _ _
_ [F] _ [Ab] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ He would be true and [Db] [Dbm] always stand by me, so [Cm] I'd be unafraid _ _ [F] _
[Cm] and free.
[Gm] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ _ _ If _
[D] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [Cm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Fm] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ [Ab] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [C] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ [Gm] [Ab] there was ever a man who was generous, gracious, [Eb] and good, _
_ [Bbm] _ _ [Abm] that was my _ [Cm] dad, _ _ the man. _ _
_ [Ab] _ A [F] human [Gb] being [Ab] so true, he could live like a [Eb] king, cause he knew [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ [Db] the real pleasure _
[C] _ _ [Bb] in
[Ab] _ _ _ _
life to [Bbm] be devoted to.
_ _ _ [Bb] And always [Ab] [D] stand by me, [Ab] so [Eb] I'd [Bbm] be unafraid _
[Db] _ _ [Bb] and [Ab] _ _ [Fm] free.
_ [Ab] _ If there was ever a [Bb] man who was [Ab] generous, gracious, [Bbm] and good, _ _ _ _ [Db] that was my _ [D] dad, _ [Bb] _ [Fm] the man. _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [F] The _ [Cm] man.
_ _ _ [F] The [Cm] man. _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
The man. _ _ _ _ _ _