Frank Turner – Fatherless (Guitar)
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Chords
[Intro]
Fmaj7
[Verse 1]
Am7 A7sus Am7 A7sus Well here's a tale I've not yet told G G6sus G G6sus I was a victim when I was eight years old D Dsus4 D Dsus4 I was shipped off to a dormitory D Dsus4 Em Full of kids who made no sense to me Am7 A7sus Am7 A7sus And I cried myself to sleep each night G G6sus G G6sus For three straight weeks 'til I was dead inside D Dsus4 D Dsus4 But I'm not asking for your pity D Dsus4 Em C/G It's just that fairy tales about fathers make me angry
[Chorus]
C/G G I was never taught how to deal with this E Am But I soldier on with it nonetheless Fmaj7 C/G I'm fatherless and it makes me feel like I'm an alien G Oh Lord what I wouldn't give E Am For a caregiver who had care to give Fmaj7 Am7 I'm alone and I don't know how I'll live to be a man
[Hook 1]
A7sus Am7 A7sus
G G6sus G G6sus Look at me now
D Dsus4 D Dsus4
D Dsus4 D Dsus4
[Verse 2]
A5 N.C.
Vacancy, job vacancyN.C.
I need somebody to be the making of me
A5 N.C.
Someone to take me fishingN.C.
You can't blame a grown up kid for wishing
A5 N.C. Someone to teach me how to shave E5 N.C. To touch over the mistakes I've made Asus2 N.C. To offer some fatherly advice Esus2 N.C. E5 N.C. C/G Some sort of acknowledgement would be nice
[Chorus 2]
C/G G I was never taught how to deal with this E Am But I soldier on with it nonetheless Fmaj7 C/G I'm fatherless and it makes me feel like I'm an alien G Oh Lord what I wouldn't give E Am For a caregiver who had care to give Fmaj7 Am7 I'm alone and I don't know how I'll live to be a man
[Hook 2]
A7sus Am7 A7sus
G G6sus G G6sus Look at me now
D Dsus4 D Dsus4
D Em Am7 Do I make you proud?
A7sus Am7 A7sus
G G6sus G G6sus Oh look at me now
D Dsus4 D Dsus4
D Dsus4 Em
[Bridge]
Em C/G Have you heard the news Em Am Asus2 Am I finally found Jesus Dm C He locked himself into the bathroom at the party F G C/G I had to talk him down, he was having a whitey and he said Em Am Asus2 Am Francis I don't need this Dm C The epectations and relentless pressure F G C/G Of a distant and judgemental father and I said Em Am Asus2 Am I can see what mean, JC Dm C But at least he's paying some kind of attention F G C/G To his miraculously spoilt conception but with some of us Em Am Asus2 Am We struggle to be seen Dm C And I sold my soul to rock and roll F G Am7 In a desperate throw to even be noticed at all
[Outro]
A7sus Am7 A7sus
G G6sus G G6sus Look at me now
D Dsus4 D Dsus4
D Em Am7 Am I enough of a man?
A7sus Am7 A7sus
G G6sus G G6sus Oh look at me now
D Dsus4 D Dsus4
D Dsus4 D Dsus4
End on: Em