The Answer Chords by Don Williams

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[Am] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] Oh [C] the life of me, _ _ you know [Am] I can't recall _ _ My [F] _ father giving mighty [G] words of wisdom
_ But the more [C] I live I see, _ the greatest [Am] gift of all
_ Is how [F] I [C] always knew for [F] sure he [G] was listening
_ [C] _ [G] To _ [F] a million [C] questions I felt [G] like a fool to ask
_ And when [F] I'd ask him [C] for an answer _ [G] he'd just laugh
_ _ And say [F] the more I learn, the more I learn [C] how little that I know _
[G] But I'm close to _ understanding _ [F] just how far I have to [C] go
We [G] give [Am] our hearts, _ _ [C] we take [F] our chances
_ _ And no [C] the fool ain't the [G] one with [Am] all the questions
_ To [G] tell [F] the truth, _ _ _ [C] it's [G] someone who _ _ believes they [C] have the answer
_ _ [G] In _
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[C] the years since then, _ when [Am] my children come _ _ _
[F] Pouring out their hearts, this old world [G] has broken
_ I do [C] the listening, _ _ I've seen [Am] what good is done _ _ _
[F] When less, not more [G] is spoken
_ And when [F] they press me hard [C] to tell them what [G] the answer is
[Em] _ [G] I _
[F] remember well [C] and simply [G] offer this
_ _ _ And say [F] the more I learn, the more I learn [C] how little that I know
But [G] I'm close to _ understanding _ [F] just how far I have [C] to go
[G] We give [Am] our hearts, _ _ [A] we take [F] our _ chances
And no [C] the fool ain't [G] the one [Em] with all [Am] the questions
_ To [Em] tell [F] the truth, _ _ _ it's [G] someone who _ _ _ believes they [C] have the answer
_ And say [F] the more I learn, the more I learn [C] how little that I know
But [G] I'm close to _ understanding _ [F] just how far I have [C] to go
[G] We give [Am] our hearts, _ _ [C] we take [F] our _ chances
[C] _ And no the fool ain't [G] the one with all [Am] the questions
_ To [G] tell [F] the truth, _ _ _ it's [G] someone who _ _ _ believes they [C] have the [G] answer
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