Chords with lyrics
Intro riff:
E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE
e|-------------------------|------------------|
BB|-------------------------|------------------|
G+G|-------------1-----------|---1-----------1--|
D MajorD|----------0-h2--------0--|--h2--------0-h2--|
A augmentedA|---2-0-h2----2-2-0-h2----|---2-2-0-h2----2--|
E MajorE|-0-----------0-----------|---0-----------0--|
Intro:
| E MajorE | E MajorE |
Verse:
E MajorE A augmentedA
The nurse helped us buckle your seat in the car
E MajorE F#F# BB
And they sent us on our way, I drove home so slow
E MajorE A augmentedA
We had no instructions, the first days were hard
E MajorE BB E MajorE E MajorE riff
But there's things about babies a woman just knows - -
Verse:
E MajorE A augmentedA
At three in the mornin' I'd lay my hand over
E MajorE F#F# BB
Your heart just to know you were safe in your sleep
E MajorE A augmentedA
When you started walkin' I'd fight back the urge to stay
E MajorE BB E MajorE E7E7
Right there beside you 'n keep you on your feet -
Chorus:
A augmentedA E MajorE
But bein' your daddy comes natural
A augmentedA E MajorE
The roses just know how to grow
A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA
It's easy to see that you'll get where you're goin'
E MajorE B5B5 C#5C#5
But the hard part is letting you go
E MajorE B5B5 E MajorE E MajorE Riff
The hard part is letting you go - -
Verse:
E MajorE A augmentedA
It didn't take long to see you got the best of me
E MajorE F#F# BB
And your momma's merciful heart in your eyes
E MajorE A augmentedA
An' helpin' her raise you has taught me to see through
E MajorE BB E MajorE E7E7
The great fog of loneliness, the devil's disguise -
Chorus:
A augmentedA E MajorE
But bein' your daddy comes natural
A augmentedA E MajorE
The roses just know how to grow
A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA
It's easy to see that you'll get where you're goin'
E MajorE B5B5 C#5C#5
But the hard part is letting you go
E MajorE B5B5 E MajorE E MajorE Riff
The hard part is letting you go - -
Verse:
E MajorE A augmentedA
And now you've decided to be someone's wife
E MajorE F#F# BB
And we'll walk down the aisle and I'll give you away
E MajorE A augmentedA
I wish I could walk with him back through your life
E MajorE BB E MajorE E MajorE Riff
To see every last minute of every last day -
Verse:
E MajorE A augmentedA
To hear your first words and to feel your first heartbreak
E MajorE F#F# BB
To sing you to sleep when you're scared of the dark
E MajorE A augmentedA
The best I can do is to let myself trust that you
E MajorE BB E MajorE E7E7
Know who'll be strong enough to carry your heart -
Chorus:
A augmentedA E MajorE
An' bein' your daddy comes natural
A augmentedA E MajorE
The roses just know how to grow
A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA
It's easy to see that you'll get where you're goin'
E MajorE B5B5 C#5C#5
But the hard part is letting you go
E MajorE B5B5 E MajorE
The hard part is letting you go
No outro: