Stepdad chords by Alex Cameron

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: C

Difficulty: Novice

Chords:
C/E:  032010

Intro:
C    G     C    G
F    C/E   Am   G    (x2)

Verse 1:
C  G                  C    G
     And now that you know why I'm leavin'
F  C/E                              Am  G
    And your mum's yelling out that she hopes I don't come back
C G               C     G          F   C/E  Am  G
    Of course she would say that

Verse 2:
C G                   C    G
    Don't forget what I told you about your demons
F  C/E                                Am        G
   They're just thoughts in your head while you sleep, no more than that
C  G            C  G          F   C/E  Am  G
   Now fetch my duffle bag

Pre-Chorus 1:
Em           Am
  If my ride ain't here, then it's coming
F      C/E            Am  G
 I can feel it not so far away
Em                Am
And I know you're angry, young'n
F  C        F    C
   Dry your eyes up
       F     C
Or you won't see
        F   C  F  G
Big dog walkin-g  away

Chorus:
    F                            C/E
Now if you think I'm chasing the seasons
                            G
Like a van is some place to be
         Am  G
I'm your stepdad
      F                             C/E
And I know they say I'm scheming of leaving
            G             Am  G
Dreaming my life away
    F                             C/E
But if you see my name in the headlines
                           G                    Am G
And they're all pissing on me, I'm your stepdad
      F                           C/E
And I know they say I'm frail and broken
                         G            Am  G
But you can't treat your mom that way

Break:
C      G     C   G
F      C/E   Am  G   (x2)

Verse 3:
C  G                 C        G
   I'll tell you how I got to Memphis
F  C/E               Am          G
   Saw your mum on a TV show and that was that
C  G         C         G       F    C/E     Am  G
     Both my bags were packed

Verse 4:
C  G                  C      G
   I could put you to sleep just by reading
F  C/E              Am     G
   Turn the living room into an avalanche
C  G          C    G               F      C/E     Am  G
   I loved to make you laugh

Pre-Chorus 2:
Em            Am
  If the paps ain't here, then they're comin'
F  C/E                      Am    G
   I can hear their flashes blast away
Em         Am
And I know you're tired, young'n
F  C       F    C
   Time to wise up
       F     C
Or you won't see
          F   C    F   G
What your dad does for pay

Chorus:
    F                            C/E
Now if you think I'm chasing the seasons
                            G
Like a van is some place to be
         Am  G
I'm your stepdad
      F                             C/E
And I know they say I'm scheming of leaving
            G             Am  G
Dreaming my life away
    F                             C/E
But if you see my name in the headlines
                           G                    Am G
And they're all pissing on me, I'm your stepdad
      F                           C/E
And I know they say I'm frail and broken
                         G            Am  G
But you can't treat your mom that way

Outro:
C      G     C   G
F      C/E   Am  G   (x4)