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

Intro:
D Dsus2 Bm A
Dm Dsus2 Bm A

Verse 1:
D
For the longest time he was the kind I just didn't understand
Bm                                 A
Hard to read, hard to please, yeah that was my old man
D
On the day I left I for college it was nothing new
   Dm             D               Bm                  A
We never had that heart to heart, he had too much to do

Chorus:
Bm                                  G
He checked the air in my tires, the belts and all the sparkplug wires
D                               A
Said when was the last time you had this oil changed
       Bm                                  G
And as I pulled out the drive he said, "be sure and call your mom sometime"
D                                   A
I didn't hear it then but I hear it now
              Bm         G                  A       D
He was saying "I loooove you," the only way he knew how

Interlude:
D Dsus2 Bm A
Dm Dsus2 Bm A

Verse 2:
D
A hundred twenty thousand miles and 6 years down the road
Bm                              A
Brand new life brand new wife we just bought our first home
D
When he finally came to visit I thought he'd be so proud
Dm               Dsus2                   Bm                A
He never said he liked the place he just got his tool belt out

Chorus 2:
Bm                                            G
And put new locks on the doors, went back and forth to the hardware store
     D                                   A
Said come and hold this flashlight as he crawled beneath the sink
Bm                                          G
These old wires aren't up to code and that circuit box is gonna overload
      D                                 A
And I didn't hear it then but I hear it now
              Bm        G            A           D
He was saying I loooove you the only way he knew how

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

Chorus:
Bm                                  G
He checked the air in my tires, the belts and all the sparkplug wires
D                               A
Said when was the last time you had this oil changed
       Bm                                  G
And as I pulled out the drive he said, "be sure and call your mom sometime"
D                                   A
I wish I knew back then what I know now
              Bm         G
He was saying "I loooove you,"
              Bm         G                 A           D
He was saying "I loooove you,"... the only way he knew how

Outro:
D Dsus2 Bm A