My Fathers Songs

G D Em C D G G D Em I would listen to my father C D G When he talked about the road Em Bm C G He’d say all you do is hurry up C D And hang around some more Em Bm C G And I’d wait for him to call each night C D And say he won’t be long G D Em But I never knew my father C D G 'Til I sang my father’s songs G D Em My mother always told me C D G That I sang before I could talk Em Bm C G She said life’s a dance you have to learn C D Don’t run before you walk Em Bm C G So I spent my childhood singing along C D Learning right from wrong G D Em But I never knew my father C D G 'Til I sang my father’s songs G D Em C D G G D Em The summer days were golden C D G On the road my dad and me Em Bm C G Loaded up on hopes and dreams C D From Fife to Tennessee Em Bm C G I was searching for a place to land C D Somewhere to belong G D Em But I never knew my father C D G 'Til I sang my father’s songs Em Bm C G Oh to me he'll be forever young Em Bm D Dsus4 D As I carry him in me G D Em And my journey's just beginning C D G Now through his eyes I see Em Bm C G Em Bm D Dsus4 G D Em Em7 C D G G D Em I listen to my father C D G With the wind howling through the trees Em Bm C G From heroes tales to pain and truth C D Sweet Celtic melodies Em Bm C G I don’t have all the answers and C D Some things are best unknown G D Em But I never knew my father C D G 'Til I sang my father’s songs G D Em But I never knew my father C D G 'Til I sang my father’s songs G D Em But I never knew my father C D G 'Til I sang my father’s songs G D Em C D G Mark W