My Fathers Chair chords by Rick Springfield

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

My Father's Chair
Rick Springfield

Intro:
Bb   F  Bb  Eb  F  Gm  Eb  F


Verse 1:
   Bb                   F        Bb
My Father's Chair still standing there
Eb   F      Gm      Eb   F
All alone since the long night
         Bb                 F       Bb
Now it's three years on and I still feel
Eb         F      Gm      Eb F
He'll come home, we'll be alright
                Dm           Eb
So where's this healing time brings
      F                   Bb
I was told the pain would ease
    Eb       F     Gm       Eb    F
But it still hurts like the first night
Eb            Bb          Gm         F
That night my brother, my mother and I
Eb                   Dm
Were looking up at a distant star
     Cm     Bb       Eb         F
And wishing we could reach that far
    Eb          Bb
And back in the house
    Gm            F
And alone for the first time
Cm           Bb       Eb
We told each other we cared
              F        Bb
We avoided My Father's Chair

Fill:

F   Bb   Eb  F  Gm  Eb  F


Verse 2:
  Bb               F       Bb
I watch my family, we hold on
Eb     F          Gm       Eb F
We are strong and we'll be alright
    Bb                              F      Bb
The clock continues counting down, all the while
    Eb    F          Gm        Eb   F
And every child will share the long night
           Dm           Eb
But do the spirits meet again
         F                    Bb
Why am I still so filled with doubt
Eb    F    Gm  Eb F
Is my soul everlasting
        Eb          Bb
And the far distant future
       Gm            F
When I knew you'd be gone
Eb                Dm
Came too fast and stays too long
            Cm        Bb
Why do they leave the weak of spirit
    Eb       F
And take the strong
         Eb          Bb
When the world turns sour
          Gm            F
And I get sick from the smell
 Cm              Bb         Eb
And I can't find no comfort there
                F        Bb
I climb into My Father's Chair

Outro:
F  Bb  Eb  F   Gm  Eb   F   Bb