Everclear – Father Of Mine (Guitar)

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Some other uploaded versions of this song had some weird, unresolved formatting issues and were difficult to read. Also, the only other "chords" version was a special acoustic arrangement in a different key. This is really a simple song and probably the most difficult part is getting over the "wordiness" of it. Enjoy! [Verse]
D                F#
  Father of mine    tell me where have you been

G                              E
  You know I just closed by eyes my whole world disappeared

D                F#
  Father of mine    take me back to the day

G                              E
  Yeah when I was still your golden boy back before you went away

D               F#
  I remember blue skies walking the block

G                        E
  I loved it when you held me high I loved to hear you talk

D                           F#
  You would take me to the movie you would take me to the beach

G                   F#  F  E                               D
  You would take me to a place inside that's so hard to reach
[Instrumental] D A G F# G A (x2) [Verse]
D                F#
  Father of mine    tell me where did you go

G                          E
  Yeah you had the world inside your hand but you did not seem to know

D                F#
  Father of mine    tell me what do you see

G                             E
  When you look back at your wasted life and you don't see me

D                  F#
  I was ten years old doin' all that I could

G                               E
  It wasn't easy for me to be a scared white boy in a black neighborhood

D                               F#
  Sometimes you would send me a birthday card with a five dollar bill

G               F#  F  E
  I never understood you then and I guess I never will
[Chorus]
D    A  G  F#         G     A
              Daddy gave me a name

D    A  G  F#       G     A
         My daddy gave me a name

D                 A   G  F#         G     A
  Then he walked away       Daddy gave me a name

D                 A   G  F#        G     A
  Then he walked away   My daddy gave me a name
[Instrumental] D F# G F# F E [Chorus]
D    A  G  F#         G     A
              Daddy gave me a name

D    A  G  F#       G     A
         My daddy gave me a name

D                 A   G  F#         G     A
  Then he walked away       Daddy gave me a name

D                 A   G  F#        G     A
  Then he walked away   My daddy gave me a name

D
  Yeah. Yeah. Oh, Yeah.
[Verse]
D                F#
  Father of mine    tell me where have you been

G                              E
  You know I just closed by eyes my whole world disappeared

D                F#
  Father of mine    tell me how do you sleep

G                          E
  With the children you abandoned and the wife I saw you beat

D                      F#
  I will never be safe    I will never be sane

G                     E
  I will always be weird inside I will always be lame

D                     F#
  Now I'm a grown man    with a child of my own

G                 F#  F  E                                   D
  And I swear I'll never let her know all the pain I have known
[Instrumental] D A G F# G A (x2) [Chorus]
D                 A   G  F#         G     A
  Then he walked away       Daddy gave me a name

D                 A   G  F#        G     A
  Then he walked away   My daddy gave me a name

D                 A   G  F#        G     A
  Then he walked away   My daddy gave me a name

D                 A   G  F#        G     A
  Then he walked away   My daddy gave me a name

D
  Then he walked away yeah

D
  Then he walked away yeah

D
  Then he walked away