Old Oak

B B Morning stories B/D# E Turn a page another day’s begun B Silly voices B/D# E Bring to life the characters you want C#m F# When you smile B E It's like my bitter world will be fine for a while C#m F# And when you laugh I come alive E B/D# I'll be that old oak tree G#m B Who's branches will hold you while you swing E B/D# I'll be that mountain peak G#m B That you can stand upon and watch the world beneath E G#m B Oh my child oh my child oh my son E G#m B Oh my child oh my child you are loved B Freeze frames take me B/D# E B Back to yesterday when you were small B I will always B/D# E B Be right there to catch you when you fall C#m F# And when you cry B E I’ll pick you up and hold you close til it’s alright C#m Then when you smile F# I come alive E B/D# I'll be that old oak tree G#m B Who's branches will hold you while you swing E B/D# I'll be that mountain peak G#m B That you can stand upon and watch the world beneath E G#m B Oh my child oh my child oh my son E G#m B Oh my child oh my child you are loved C#m F# And as you grow B E You will always have a place to call your home C#m F# Beneath the branch of this old oak.