The Day My Father Died chords by SYML

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 4th

♫ Intro:

C majorC  E minorEm   D/F#D/F#    G+G

C majorC  E minorEm   D MajorD



♫ Verse 1:
E minorEm    D/F#D/F#       G+G    B minorBm    C majorC
 I was born on the day my father died
A minorAm      E minorEm
He loved me so
E minorEm      D/F#D/F#       G+G    B minorBm     C majorC
 Heaven's bells on the day he closed his eyes
 A minorAm     E minorEm
Down in a hole

♫ Pre-Chorus:
D MajorD
 But I can hear him singing
 C majorC
"Oh, oh, oh, oh"

♫ Chorus:
A minorAm      G+G     D MajorD         E minorEm
I want to show you that life comes in circles
C majorC      G+G    D MajorD
I want to show you life
 A minorAm        G+G      D MajorD       E minorEm
Drink all your whiskey and spend all your money
   C majorC      G+G      D MajorD
And let no one steal your shine
The day my father died




♫ Post-Chorus:
C majorC  E minorEm   D/F#D/F#    G+G

C majorC  E minorEm   D MajorD


♫ Verse 2:
E minorEm     D/F#D/F#       G+G    B minorBm    C majorC
 I was scared on the day my mother cried
A minorAm       E minorEm
She held me close
E minorEm       D/F#D/F#        G+G     B minorBm    C majorC
 She lost a man who could ease her troubl d mind
A minorAm      E minorEm
She lost it all

♫ Pre-Chorus:
D MajorD
 And I rememb r singing

♫ Chorus:
A minorAm      G+G       D MajorD       E minorEm
I want to show you that life comes in circles
C majorC      G+G     D MajorD
I want to show you life
 A minorAm        G+G      D MajorD      E minorEm
Your heart is heavy, your load I will carry
  C majorC        G+G    D MajorD
So put your sweet hand in mine
The day my father died

♫ Post-Chorus:
C majorC  E minorEm   D/F#D/F#    G+G

C majorC  E minorEm   D MajorD
     The day my father died
C majorC  E minorEm   D/F#D/F#    G+G

C majorC  E minorEm   D MajorD

♫ Bridge:
E minorEm      D/F#D/F#        G+G     B minorBm    C majorC
 "Put 'em down, put 'em down," my lover sighed
A minorAm       E minorEm
She loves me so
E minorEm     D/F#D/F#       G+G      B minorBm        C majorC
 Letting go doesn't mean he'll ever leave your side

♫ Chorus:
A minorAm      G+G       D MajorD       E minorEm
I want to show you that life comes in circles
C majorC      G+G     D MajorD
I want to show you life
 A minorAm        G+G      D MajorD       E minorEm
Care for your sister, your son and your daughter
    C majorC      G+G    D MajorD
Your mother will heal in time
A minorAm       G+G       D MajorD       E minorEm
No self-destruction will fill up your heart
     C majorC       G+G   D MajorD
And the void that he left behind
The day my father died

♫ Post-Chorus:
C majorC  E minorEm   D/F#D/F#    G+G

C majorC  G+G  D MajorD
     The day my father died
C majorC  E minorEm   D/F#D/F#    G+G

C majorC  E minorEm   D MajorD

The day my father died
C majorC  E minorEm   D/F#D/F#    G+G

C majorC  E minorEm   D MajorD

The day my father died
C majorC  E minorEm   D/F#D/F#    G+G

C majorC  G+G  D MajorD  E minorEm