Song For My Son chords by Walker Hayes

• Capo on 2nd
• Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Key: D

Intro:

C  Fmaj7  Am  Em


Verse 1:
C
Ten years without a drop
C
But I still get that itch
     Am
Just passed my old bar
Am
Slowed down a little bit
C

Thinkin 'bout my wife and everything that matters
C
Model on a billboard, tryin' not to stare at her
C
Little version of me in the backseat
F
Reading me like a novel
        Am                                 C
Sayin' "Dad, why you keep spitting in that Gatorade bottle "


Chorus:
C                  Fmaj7
Jesus, please just come on back, I need ya
    Am                    Em
I'm desperate, messed up, tryin' to do my best but
    C                         Fmaj7
I'm scared all I'm passin' my son down is my bad stuff
Am                          Em
Father, help me, how am I supposed to do this dad stuff?
C
I hate church but I love You
        Fmaj7
And I'm prayin' he does too
Am                           Em
Looks up to me but I hope he sees me lookin' up to
C           Fmaj7  Am  Em
Jesus, Jesus


Verse 2:
    C
Got nothin' against my dad
   Fmaj7
It is what it is
         Am
But that mirror makes me mad
Am
When my demons look like his
     C
Just tryin' to be the link
     Fmaj7
That finally breaks the chain
               Am
Lord, let this cross on my neck
         Em
Not just be a bunch of bling, I'm beggin'


Chorus:
C                  Fmaj7
Jesus, please just come on back, I need ya
    Am                    Em
I'm desperate, messed up, tryin' to do my best but
    C                         Fmaj7
I'm scared all I'm passin' my son down is my bad stuff
Am                          Em
Father, help me, how am I supposed to do this dad stuff?
C
I hate church but I love You
        Fmaj7
And I'm prayin' he does too
Am                           Em
Looks up to me but I hope he sees me lookin' up to
C
Jesus


Bridge:
          Fmaj7                             Am
I can't believe it's up to me to raise that little man
F                          C           Fmaj7  Am  Em
Even though I only know so little, man


Out-Chorus:
C                  Fmaj7
Jesus, please just come on back, I need ya
    Am                    Em
I'm desperate, messed up, tryin' to do my best but
    C                         Fmaj7
I'm scared all I'm passin' my son down is my bad stuff
Am                          Em
Father, help me, how am I supposed to do this dad stuff?
C
I hate church but I love You
        Fmaj7
And I'm prayin' he does too
Am                           Em
Looks up to me but I hope he sees me lookin' up to
C
Jesus, Jesus
C
Jesus
C
Please just come on back, I need ya