Chords for He didn't have to be-Brad Paisley

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_ [A] When a single mom goes out on a date with somebody new
[E] It always winds up feeling more like a job interview
[A] My mama used to wonder if she'd ever meet someone
Who [E] wouldn't find out about me and then turn around [A] and run
I _ met the man I call my dad when I was five years old
He took [E] my mom out to a movie and for once I got to go
[A] A few months later I remember lying there in bed
I [E] overheard him pop the question and I prayed that she'd [A] say yes
And [Bm] then all of a sudden oh [E] it seems so strange to me
How [A] we went from [C#m] somethings missing to [D] a family
Looking [Bm] back all I can say [E] about all the things he did [F#m] for me
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[D] _ _ _ [Bm] I hope I'm at least half [E] the dad that he didn't have to [A] be
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[D] _ _ _ [A] met the girl that's now my wife [D] about three years ago
We [E] had the perfect marriage but we wanted something [A] more
And now here I stand surrounded by [D] our family and friends
[E] Crowded round the nursery window as they bring the baby [A] in
And [Bm] now all of a sudden oh it [E] seems so strange to me
How [A] we've gone from somethings missing to [D] a family
_ _ [Bm] Looking through the glass I think [E] about the man standing [F#m] next to me _
[D] _ And [Bm] I hope I'm at least half [E] the dad that he didn't have to [A] be _ _ _
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[E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] Looking back all I can say [E] about all the things he did [F#m] for _ me
[D] _ _ _ [Bm] I hope I'm at least [E] half the dad that he didn't have [A] to _ _ [Bm] be
I hope I'm at least half [E] the dad that he didn't have to [A] be
_ _ _ [D] _ Because he didn't have [A] to be
_ _ [D] You know he [A] didn't have to be
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