All I Ever Wanted - (My Dad) by James E. Burns, September 26, 2002
( Intro ) (D) (Em) (A) (D)// (Em) (A) (D)
( 1 ) - (D) When I was young and (Em) just a wee lad,
I (A) wanted to grow up and (D) be like my Dad.
He (D) taught me things I would (Em) need to be
A (A) good provider for my (D) family. (D) (Em) (A) (D)
( 2 ) - (D) Ever since I was a (Em) very young man,
He (A) was always there with a (D) helping hand.
He (D) taught me how to sur(Em)vive and fight,
He (A) taught me how to treat a (D) lady right. (D) (Em) (A) (D)
( Chorus )
(D) All I ever wanted my (Em) Dad to be,
Was (A) just a little bit (D) proud of me.
(D) All I ever wanted my (Em) Dad to do,
Was to (A) show me how to be a (D) good man too. (D) (Em) (A) (D)
( 3 ) - (D) When I was young I (Em) remember he
(A) Was at times too (D) hard on me.
(D) Now I am older I (Em) know that he
(A) Did what he thought was (D) right for me. (D) (Em) (A) (D)
( 4 ) - (D) I�m sorry Dad for (Em) things I did bad,
It (A) broke my heart to (D) make you sad.
I (D) never once meant to (Em) cause you shame,
(A) I'm so damn proud to (D) share your name. (D) (Em) (A) (D) ( Chorus )
( 5 ) - I (D) looked into his eyes and (Em) I could see
The (A) hopes and dreams he (D) had for me.
To (D) say "I love you son� was (Em) hard to say
(A) He showed his love in his (D) own special way. (D) (Em) (A) (D) ( Chorus )
( Outro )
(D) When I think of my Dad and (Em) what I see,
I (A) see a little bit of (D) him in me.
(D) When I think of my Dad and (Em) what I see,
The (A) man who gave his love and his (D) name to me. (D) (Em) (A) (D)
Copyright � 2003 James E. Burns
[Thanks to Jim Burns for tabs]
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