Tone chuan la Ebm. Capo 1 choi Dm
[Dm] Everyday my papa would work
[Gm] To try to make ends meet
[A7] To see that we would eat
Keep those [Dm] shoes upon my feet
[Dm] Every night my papa would take me
[Gm] And tuck me in my bed
[A7] Kiss me on my head
After [Dm] all my prayers were said
[Bb] And there were [C] years
Of [A7] sadness and of [Dm] tears
[Bb] Through it all
To[C] gether we were [F] strong
We were [A7] strong
[Bb] Times were [C] rough
But [A7] Papa he was [Dm] tough
[Bb] Mama stood be[Gm] side him all a[A7] long
[Dm] Growing up with them was easy
[Gm] The time had flew on by
The [A7] years began to fly
They [Dm] aged and so did I
[Bb] And I could [C] tell
That [A7] mama she wasn't [Dm] well
[Bb] Papa knew and [C] deep down so did [F] she
So did [A7] she
[Bb] When she [C] died
[A7] Papa broke down and he [Dm] cried
And [Bb] all he could say
was, [Gm] "God, why her? Take [A7] me!"
[Dm] Everyday he sat there
sleeping [Gm] in a rocking chair
[A7] He never went upstais
[Dm] Because she wasn't there
[Dm] Then one day my Papa said,
"Son, I'm [Gm] proud of how you've grown"
[A7] He said, "Go out and make it on your own.
Don't [Dm] worry. I'm O.K. alone."
He said, [Dm] "There are things that you must do"
He said, [Gm] "There's places you must see"
And his [A7] eyes were sad as he
As he [Dm] said goodbye to me
[Dm] Every time I kiss my children
[Gm] Papa's words ring true
He said, [A7] "Children live through you.
Let them [Dm] grow! They'll leave you, too"
[Dm] I remember every word [Gm] Papa used to say
I [A7] kiss my kids and pray
That they'll [Dm] think of [Bb] me [C]
That [Dm] way [G] [Dm]
Someday [Bb] [C] [D]