Like My Father

C F C I can’€™t help but be like my father F C But I’ve never been in a place like this before F To watch his eyes fill with water C F C To years to the day since he last saw my mother F C And now that he lives here alone F Is the love they had all but gone C F It’s better to have it and leave it C F C Then never to have it and need it at all Am C F Is life, my love, such a bitter thing? Am C F Well I can’t comprehend what I’m seeing Am C F That this man that I hold over everything E Even he’s weak F C G So tell me what you want to be, and anything you want to see Am F Anywhere you want to go and I’ll go with you now C G I’ve seen mortality bring a stronger man to his knees Am F And I’m not inclined to just wait around C G Am When we were young we could be anything that we wanted to be F With the world at our feet C G But I just want to be me F C G Am F C G C E F C E F C F C I can’t help but be like my father F C But I’ve never been in a place like this before F C To have my eyes fill with water F C To years to the day since I last saw my love F C And now that I’m left here alone F C Is the love we shared all but gone F C If someone loves you and leaves you F C Well how do you know if their love lives on? Am C F Is life, my love, such a bitter thing? Am C F Well I can’t comprehend what I’m seeing Am C F That this man that I hold over everything E Even he’s weak F C G So tell me what you want to be, and anything you want to see Am F Anywhere you want to go and I’ll go with you now C G I’ve seen mortality bring a stronger man to his knees Am F And I’m not inclined to just wait around C G Am When we were young we could be anything that we wanted to be F With the world at our feet C G But I just want to be me C Em F C C Em F C Em F C Em F