Chords for Jackie Leven 'Single Father' VRC0270

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[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ If we should [E] meet [A] in Glasgow, _ [E] by [D] chance [E] on a rainy [A] day, _ [F#] _ [D] let's sit [E] and drink [B] to the [F#m] damn _ goodbyes. _
_ We'll [D] even talk [E] _ _
about [D] the place.
[E] _ _ [A] _ [B] _
And [D] there are things [Bm] I don't want [A] to talk about, _ _ [F#] _ [G#] things I don't want [A] to see. _
_ [E] _ [D] Twisted [E] spires, [F#m] lonely boughs, _ _ _ and [D] fishing boats.
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] Winter's great, [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] winter's great.
[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [D]
[E] I was a [F#m] single father.
_ [D] _
[E] Those were real [A] harsh times.
[B] I [D] remember [E] letting [F#m] my baby go to [D] college.
_ _ [E] _ _ First [D] day of [E] _ [A] childhood.
_ _ _ [F#] _ [D]
[E] I was a [F#m] single father.
_ [F#] _
[E] I just couldn't [A] complain.
_ _ _ [D] _
[E] Got a heart full [F#m] of kids to meet. _ _
I [Bm] just had [D] to [E] _ _
[Bm] close my school [E] down. _ _
[D] Drop the roof.
_ [G#] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [E] We _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ [E] walked out [A] of leafy roofing into [D] a [E] cloud of _ [A] dragonflies.
_ _ [D] _ [E] You pointed [F#m] your finger and wondered at the [D] calm _ [E] blue _ _ [B] _ [D] sky.
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [Bm]
[E] You sat in [A] your chair on the beach.
I [D] waved [E] to you [A] from the sea.
_ _ [D] _
[E] You saw [F#] the wave [F#m] and smiled. _
You were already [D] _ _ [E] _ _
_ lost to [D] me, [E] _ [A] _ _
lost [D] to me.
_ [E] _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [F#] _ [D] I [E] was a [F#] single [F#m] father.
_ [Bm] _ [D] [E] Those were real harsh [A] times.
[B] _ [F#] I [D] [E] remember losing [F#m] my baby.
_ And the [D] time _ _ [E] _ _
[B] sure [D] fell [E] short.
_ [A] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ [E] I was [F#m] a single father.
_ _ [E] I just can't [A] complain.
_ _ [F#] _ [D] Got a [E] heart [F#] full of [F#m] kids to meet.
_ _ _ I [Bm] took a step back.
[E] _ _ I [Bm] took a step [E] back.
_ _ [B] From the [D] tree.
[E] _ _ [A] From _ [D] the tree.
_ [E] _ [F#m] _ _ _ [D] Now my son's in [E] the [A] English Heart.
_ _ [D] _
Plays [E] the guitar [A] well.
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[E] I was never [F#m] single. _ _ _ _
_ I walked [D] alone.
_ _ [E] _
To [D] Stanfield.
_ [E] _ [A] _ _
_ [D] Now half [E] the world is [A] working.
_ _ [D] _ Half is [E] watching [A] TV.
_ _ [D] Some [E] take smack.
[B] [F#m] I'll write back.
_ _ _ _ Without [D] _ _ [E] _ _ saying to [D] me.
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[E] I was a [F#m] single father. _ _
[E] Those were real [A] harsh times.
I [D] remember [E] losing [F#m] my baby.
And the [D] time _ _ [E] _ sure [B] [D] fell short.
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#] [D] I [E] was a [F#m] single father.
_ _ [D] I [E] just can't [A] complain.
_ _ _ [D] Got [E] a heart full [F#m] of kids to meet. _ _
[Bm] I took a step _ back.
[E] _
I [Bm] took a step back.
[E] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
From [F#m] the [D] tree.
[E] _ _ [A] _ _
From [D] the tree.
[E] _ _ [F#m] Now my son's in the [D] English [G#] _ [A] _ _ _
Heart.
[D] Plays [E] the guitar _ [F#m] _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [E] well. _
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