Dear Dad chords by Delaney Jane

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

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

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

Eb
I never meant to make you
                 F           Gm7
I never meant to make you mad

Bb
Where does it end?

I'm tired of carrying this baggage
      Gm7
Ever since we were kids

We just accepted the madness

Eb
I never meant to make you
                 F           Gm7
I never meant to make you sad




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

   Gm7                            Eb
To carry all the burdens from the past

I wanna believe it
                Bb
That you really mean it
       Gm                     Eb
That's all I ever wanted from you, dad

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

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

Eb
You never meant to break me
                   F        Gm     Cm
You never meant to break my heart

Bb
Now that I'm older

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

Ebm7                Eb
I'm trying to be somebody
               F             Gm7  A
Someone who is happy and free



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

   Gm7                            Eb
To carry all the burdens from the past

I wanna believe it
                Bb
That you really mean it
       Gm                     Eb
That's all I ever wanted from you, dad



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

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



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

   Gm7                            Eb
To carry all the burdens from the past

I wanna believe it
                Bb
That you really mean it
       Gm                          Eb
That's all I ever wanted from you, dad


It's all I ever wanted
                Bb
It's all I ever wanted
Gm                              Eb
It's all I, it's all I, it's all I
     Ebm7
It's all I ever wanted
                Bb
It's all I ever wanted
Gm                               Ebm7
It's all I, it's all I, it's all I

Bb

Gm                                 Ebm7
That's all I ever wanted from you, dad


Outro:
Bb  Gm  Eb