Chords with lyrics
Intro
Verse
G+G
For the longest time, I guess I thought he didn't give a damn
D MajorD 
B minorBm 
A augmentedA
Hard to read, hard to please, yeah, that was my old man
G+G
On the day I left for college, it was nothing new
G minorGm A augmentedA
We never had that heart-to-heart, he had too much to do
Chorus
B minorBm G+G
He checked the air in my tires, the belts and all the spark plug wires
D MajorD 
E minorEm G+G A augmentedA
Said, "When the hell's the last time, you had this oil changed"
B minorBm G+G
And as I pulled out the drive, he said, "Be sure and call your mom sometime"
D MajorD A augmentedA
And I didn't hear it then, but I hear it now
E minorEm 
F# minorF#m G+G
He was sayin', "I love you"
A augmentedA G+G G+G 
G MajorG G+G G minorGm Gm A augmentedA 
A majorA
The only way he knew how | | | | | | |
G+G
A augmentedA hundred twenty thousand miles, six years down the road
D MajorD B minorBm A augmentedA
A majorA brand new life and a brand new wife, we'd just bought our first home
G+G
When he finally came to visit, I thought he'd be so proud
G minorGm A augmentedA
He never said he liked the place, he just got his tool belt out
Chorus
B minorBm G+G
And put new locks on the doors, went back and forth to the hardware store
D MajorD E minorEm G+G A augmentedA
Said, "Come and hold this flashlight," as he crawled beneath the sink
B minorBm G+G
And "These old wires ain't up to code" and "That circuit box is gonna overload"
D MajorD A augmentedA
And I didn't hear it then, but I hear it now
E minorEm F# minorF#m G+G
He was sayin', "I love you"
A augmentedA D MajorD
The only way he knew how
FF
Last Sunday, we all gathered for his sixty fifth birthday
C majorC
And I knew he'd stiffen up, but I hugged him anyway
FF
When it was finally time to say goodbye, I knew what was next
E minorEm A augmentedA
Just like he always does, right before we left
Chorus
B minorBm G+G
He checked the air in my tires, the belts and all the spark plug wires
D MajorD E minorEm G+G A augmentedA
Said, "When the hell's the last time, you had this oil changed"
B minorBm G+G
And as I pulled out the drive, he said, "Be sure and call your mom sometime"
D MajorD A augmentedA
And I didn't hear it then, but I hear it now
E minorEm F# minorF#m G+G
He was sayin', "I love you"
Tag
E minorEm F# minorF#m G+G
He was sayin', "I love you"
A augmentedA G+G
The only way he knew how
Outro
| (G+G) | (G+G) | (G+G) | (G minorGm) | (G minorGm) | (A augmentedA) | (A augmentedA) | (D MajorD) -----
