------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEAR FATHER - Colin Hay ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Matthew Farleigh E-mail: matthewfarleigh@hotmail.com Tuning: Standard These are the chords and finger picking parts for Colin Hay's "Dear Father". Listen to the song for rhythm. Verse - melody repeats for all verse and outro. G D/F# Am Em C G5 D/F# G 'Dear father' 'Ive got' 'thank god' 'hip hip hooray' e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------0-----3-----------1-0-1-0---------------1-0-1-0------------------3--| G|-0---0---2---2---2-----2---------0-----------0---------0-------2----2---0--| D|---0-----0-------0---2-------------2---0---2-------------0---0-0--0--------| A|-------------------0---------------------3---------------------------------| E|-3-------2-2---2---------------0-----0---------------3-----3---2-2----2-3--| 'Dear Father' 'Where did you go' e|------------------------ -------------------------------| B|-------0---------------- -----------3-------3-----------| G|-----0------------------ Verse into bridge -2-----2---0-----0-------0-----| D|---0-------------------- transition - -0---0---------0-------0-------| A|------------------------ -------------------------------| E|-3---------------------- -2-2-----2-3-3-------3---------|
Bridge - This is the melody for the bridge. Am Em D/F# 'In my' 'Mind' / e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------0-1-0-------------3-------------------------------------------------| G|-2---2-------0---2-----2-------2-------------------------------------------| D|---0-----------2-0---0-------0---------------------------------------------| A|-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------0-----2-2-------2-----------------------------------------------|