Chords with lyrics
Cliff Eberhardt - My Father's Shoes
Intro:
G+G D MajorD E minorEm C majorC D MajorD G+G D MajorD E minorEm C majorC D MajorD
Verse 1:
G+G D MajorD E minorEm C majorC D MajorD
I will be thankful for the gifts that were given
G+G D MajorD E minorEm C majorC D MajorD
I will not turn my back on the past
G+G D MajorD E minorEm C majorC D MajorD
You should not resent me for moving forward
G+G D MajorD E minorEm C majorC D MajorD G+G D MajorD
I cannot rectify all the things that went bad for you
Verse 2:
E minorEm B minorBm C majorC D MajorD G+G
I cannot move where these four walls surround me
E minorEm B minorBm C majorC D MajorD G+G
Even though it may be right for you
E minorEm B minorBm C majorC D MajorD G+G
I cannot see through another man's eyes
E minorEm B minorBm C majorC D MajorD G+G
I will not walk in my father's shoes
Instrumental:
G+G D MajorD E minorEm C majorC D MajorD G+G D MajorD E minorEm C majorC D MajorD
Verse 3:
G+G D MajorD E minorEm C majorC D MajorD
They came here for reasons that have long been forgotten
G+G D MajorD E minorEm C majorC D MajorD
An escape from a life that was not their own
G+G D MajorD E minorEm C majorC D MajorD
But they've passed down possessions through the generations
G+G D MajorD E minorEm C majorC D MajorD
Here you will live in your father's home
Verse 4:
E minorEm B minorBm C majorC D MajorD G+G
For is it the brave who destroy the circle
E minorEm B minorBm C majorC D MajorD G+G
There are no heroes who gamble and lose
E minorEm B minorBm C majorC D MajorD G+G
I do not resemble the face in the picture
E minorEm B minorBm C majorC D MajorD G+G
I will not walk in my father's shoes
E minorEm B minorBm C majorC D MajorD G+G
I will not walk in my father's shoes
Instrumental:
G+G D MajorD E minorEm C majorC D MajorD G+G D MajorD E minorEm C majorC D MajorD
Bridge:
E minorEm C majorC D MajorD G+G
I cannot improve on what you have created
D MajorD C majorC G+G D MajorD
I cannot impress you with the things that I see
E minorEm C majorC D MajorD G+G
I never have asked you for too many favours
D MajorD C majorC G+G D MajorD
I never have asked you to be more like me
Verse 5:
E minorEm B minorBm C majorC D MajorD G+G
Would I be selfish to alter the order
E minorEm B minorBm C majorC D MajorD G+G
Would I be foolish to not follow you
E minorEm B minorBm C majorC D MajorD G+G
But I have the strength to walk past all that you have
E minorEm B minorBm C majorC D MajorD G+G
I will not walk in my father's shoes
E minorEm B minorBm C majorC D MajorD G+G
I will not walk in my father's shoes
Outro:
G+G D MajorD E minorEm C majorC D MajorD G+G D MajorD E minorEm C majorC D MajorD
G+G D MajorD E minorEm C majorC D MajorD G+G D MajorD E minorEm C majorC D MajorD G+G