Dear Dad chords by Delaney Jane

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb
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Verse:
Bb majorBb
Where do I start?

I'll start by saying I love you
   G minorGm
Even after my heart keeps taking a beating from you

Eb MajorEb
I never meant to make you
         FF      Gm7Gm7
I never meant to make you mad

Bb majorBb
Where does it end?

I'm tired of carrying this baggage
   Gm7Gm7
Ever since we were kids

We just accepted the madness

Eb MajorEb
I never meant to make you
         FF      Gm7Gm7
I never meant to make you sad



A augmentedA       Eb MajorEb
So tell me you need me
         Bb majorBb
Tell me it's not easy

  Gm7Gm7              Eb MajorEb
To carry all the burdens from the past

I wanna believe it
        Bb majorBb
That you really mean it
    G minorGm           Eb MajorEb
That's all I ever wanted from you, dad

Interlude:
Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb
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Verse:
Bb majorBb
When I was younger

That's when I needed you most, I
G minorGm
Tried to hold on but got used to watching you go

Eb MajorEb
You never meant to break me
          FF    G minorGm   C minorCm
You never meant to break my heart

Bb majorBb
Now that I'm older

I can see through the chaos
   G minorGm
Angel over my shoulder makin' sure I don't stay lost

EbM7Ebm7        Eb MajorEb
I'm trying to be somebody
        FF       Gm7Gm7 A augmentedA
Someone who is happy and free

Bb majorBb      Eb MajorEb
So tell me you need me
         Bb majorBb
Tell me it's not easy

  Gm7Gm7              Eb MajorEb
To carry all the burdens from the past

I wanna believe it
        Bb majorBb
That you really mean it
    G minorGm           Eb MajorEb
That's all I ever wanted from you, dad


   G minorGm
I got demons and anger and rage
   FF
Feels like I've been stuck in a cage
  Eb MajorEb
Got all these emotions if you cut me open
    Bb majorBb
You'll see that I am so much like you
 G minorGm
I hate it when we're all divided
   FF
And I hate that it's always one sided
 Eb MajorEb
I hate every second I've been in this mess

And I hate, I hate that I'll never hate you


BB       Eb MajorEb
So tell me you need me
         Bb majorBb
Tell me it's not easy

  Gm7Gm7              Eb MajorEb
To carry all the burdens from the past

I wanna believe it
        Bb majorBb
That you really mean it
    G minorGm             Eb MajorEb
That's all I ever wanted from you, dad


It's all I ever wanted
        Bb majorBb
It's all I ever wanted
G minorGm               Eb MajorEb
It's all I, it's all I, it's all I
   EbM7Ebm7
It's all I ever wanted
        Bb majorBb
It's all I ever wanted
G minorGm                EbM7Ebm7
It's all I, it's all I, it's all I

Bb majorBb

G minorGm                 EbM7Ebm7
That's all I ever wanted from you, dad


Outro:
Bb majorBb G minorGm Eb MajorEb