Difficulty
Intermediate
Rate for accuracy
🎸
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
πΈ Verse 1:
F#m B D
It's okay, Dad, you can go
Bm
We're all here and we know
That you're traveling soon
E D
I've sung you all the songs that I can sing
F#m E D
Mostly George Formby with none of the strings
πΈ Verse 2:
F#m B D
It's funny where we can end up
A life in fields
Bm
And now you're here
Not a blade of grass
E D
You were born in wild Australia
F#m E D
Had to go a long way to be where you are
πΈ Verse 3:
F#m B D
I did this thing towards the end
Bm
Where I put my head right against your head
And I just held it there
E D
Tried to store up every single vein
F#m E D
Fixed in my mind for all tomorrow's days
A B D
For all tomorrow's days
πΈ Verse 4:
F#m B D
And so to the last night of your stay
Waited up all night
Bm
And watched you sleep
I've never done that before
E
And you know what
D
It was the best night of my life
F#m B D
To be close to your dreams for the very first time
πΈ Verse 5:
F#m B D
It was a gentle afternoon
I think Tuesday
Bm
And there you lay
You were trying to die
E D
We opened up the window so you could fly
F#m E D
Soar away into the rest of our lives
A B D A
I just hope you made it past the hospital car park
πΈ Instrumental:
A B D A (x2)
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
πΈ Verse 6:
F#m B D
In the middle of the night
Some years back
Bm
You told your wife
That you could not sleep
E D
You said you were scared to die
F#m E D
But you were curious to see the other side
A B*
Well, now you know
D A
Now you know
*can also play Bm instead, both work nicely
Song History
Published: July 7, 2021
Last Updated: September 10, 2025