A Fathers Love The Only Way He Knew How chords by High Valley

Chords with lyrics

Intro:
D MajorD Dsus2Dsus2 B minorBm A augmentedA
DmDm Dsus2Dsus2 B minorBm A augmentedA

Verse 1:
D MajorD
For the longest time he was the kind I just didn't understand
B minorBm                 A augmentedA
Hard to read, hard to please, yeah that was my old man
D MajorD
On the day I left I for college it was nothing new
  DmDm       D MajorD        B minorBm         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 sparkplug wires
D MajorD                A augmentedA
Said when was 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
I didn't hear it then but I hear it now
       B minorBm     G+G         A augmentedA    D MajorD
He was saying "I loooove you," the only way he knew how

Interlude:
D MajorD Dsus2Dsus2 B minorBm A augmentedA
DmDm Dsus2Dsus2 B minorBm A augmentedA

Verse 2:
D MajorD
A augmentedA hundred twenty thousand miles and 6 years down the road
B minorBm               A augmentedA
Brand new life brand new wife we just bought our first home
D MajorD
When he finally came to visit I thought he'd be so proud
DmDm        Dsus2Dsus2          B minorBm        A augmentedA
He never said he liked the place he just got his tool belt out

Chorus 2:
B minorBm                      G+G
And put new locks on the doors, went back and forth to the hardware store
   D MajorD                  A augmentedA
Said come and hold this flashlight as he crawled beneath the sink
B minorBm                     G+G
These old wires aren'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
       B minorBm    G+G      A augmentedA      D MajorD
He was saying I loooove you the only way he knew how

Bridge:
   FF
Last Sunday we all gathered for his 65th birthday
C majorC
And I knew he'd stiffen up but I hugged him anyway
FF
When was finally time to say goodbye I knew what was next
G+G            D MajorD        A augmentedA
Just like he always did right before he left

Chorus:
B minorBm                 G+G
He checked the air in my tires, the belts and all the sparkplug wires
D MajorD                A augmentedA
Said when was 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
I wish I knew back then what I know now
       B minorBm     G+G
He was saying "I loooove you,"
       B minorBm     G+G         A augmentedA      D MajorD
He was saying "I loooove you,"... the only way he knew how

Outro:
D MajorD Dsus2Dsus2 B minorBm A augmentedA