Key: A
Introduction:
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My father had dementia
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He lied in bed for months
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Once in a while he'd call me
Dm
And ask me to fly down
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I told him that I'd love to
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But I had things to do
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And so he died without his son
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I heard about it drunk after a show
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For over seven years
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I nursed her and I held her
Dm
When time was running out
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The night before she left me
D5
I drank scotch all night
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And thanked her for everything she'd done
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Raising me alone wasn't much fun
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But I'll never forget,
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Months I wouldn't see you and when I did You'd be
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out with your friends all night
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Alone and only nine
B5
I watched the outer limits
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While scared out of my mind
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I wonder if you felt the same The days before you died
F#5
I wonder if you even knew Why I wouldn't come around
Bm
I bet if you had been there, There wouldn't be this song
Final
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2006
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goodbye parents
D5
For once sincere
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2006 my orphan year