Chords for Paul Anka - Papa

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_ _ _ [Ebm] _ Time was easy, [Abm] time just flew [Eb] on by.
[Bb] The years began to fly.
[Ebm] They aged, but so did I.
_ [B] I could [Db] tell, [Bb] Mama wasn't [Ebm] well.
[B] And Papa knew, [Db] and deep down, so [Gb] did she.
[Bb] So did she.
_ [B] And when she [Db] died, [Bb] Papa broke down and [Ebm] he cried.
[B] And all he could say [Abm] was, God, why her?
[Bb] Take me.
_ _ [Ebm] Every day, he sat there sleeping [Abm]
in his [Eb] walking chair.
[Bb] He never went upstairs, [Ebm] because she wasn't there.
_ Then one day, my Papa said, son, [Abm] I'm proud of how you've grown.
[Bb] He said, go make it on your own.
And [Ebm] don't worry, I'm OK alone.
He said, there are things you must do, [Abm]
places you must see.
[Bb] His eyes were sad, I see.
[Ebm] As he said goodbye to me, every time I kiss my children,
[Abm]
Papa's words ring true.
He [Bb] said, your children, they live through you.
And they [Ebm] grow, they leave you too.
I remember every word [Abm] my Papa used to say.
[Bb] I kiss my kids and I pray that [Ebm] they'll think, think of me that way [Ab] _ _ [Ebm]
someday.
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