Tom:
Introdução: C G Am Dm C G Am Dm
Dm C G
Dear son there's things I need to tell ya
Am Dm
Thinkin' ' bout whatcha need to understand
C G
This fast life livin' ain't gonna take you nowhere
Am Dm
Now you feel like a man
C G
Gonna need to sit back and find your roots
Am Dm
Kick off your city boots
C G
Kick back, sip on a little moonshine
Am Dm
'Member the simple life
C
There's a lotta things I need to tell you
G Am
This world is running fast and it's goin' to hell here
Dm C
You have to understand that you're just one man
G
You can't fix everything
Am Dm
Man, but that was my plan
C
I wanted to make music
I wanted to go far
G Am
I wanted to reach people and touch them tight in their hearts
Dm C G
But, I'm chasin' the subliminal dream that even my own parents told me
Am
Is just a dream
Dm C G
Dear son there's things I need to tell ya
Am Dm
Thinkin' ' bout whatcha need to understand
C G
This fast life livin' ain't gonna take you nowhere
Am Dm
Now you feel like a man
C G
Gonna need to sit back and find your roots
Am Dm
Kick off your city boots
C G
Kick back, sip on a little moonshine
Am Dm
'Member the simple life
C
There's something that I'm gonna promise you right now
G
If you wanna go chase a dream
Am
Boy, I'm not gonna knock you down
Dm C
I'm gonna be there with you
And I'm gonna be holding your hand
G Am
Maybe theoretically because we're both men
Dm C
I don't want people to take advantage of you
G
Not the way that they did to me
Am Dm
When they thought that I wasn't clued
C G
Yeah, such a big heart but you leave with a curse
Am Dm
It's a work of art
Dm C G
Dear son there's things I need to tell ya
Am Dm
Thinkin' ' bout whatcha need to understand
C G
This fast life livin' ain't gonna take you nowhere
Am Dm
Now you feel like a man
C G
Gonna need to sit back and find your roots
Am Dm
Kick off your city boots
C G
Kick back, sip on a little moonshine
Am Dm
'Member the simple life
C G
I remember the times that you saw me living in the studio
Am
Tryna make music, Tryna chase my own dream
Dm C G
Yeah, couldn't have ten cents to my name to feed you
Am Dm
But I still made it and rise to fame
C
Well. at least I thought I did
G Am
You thought your dad was the shit didn't ya kid
Dm C
I did the best I could as a father
G Am
When I was tryna take care of you and your mother
Dm C G
Dear son there's things I need to tell ya
Am Dm
Thinkin' ' bout whatcha need to understand
C G
This fast life livin' ain't gonna take you nowhere
Am Dm
Now you feel like a man
C G
Gonna need to sit back and find your roots
Am Dm
Kick off your city boots
C G
Kick back, sip on a little moonshine
Am Dm
'Member the simple life
C
Son, there's one last thing I need to tell you
G Am
You're the king, you're my prince
Dm C
You're the heir to my last name and who I wanna be
G Am
Then you're gonna set off and then you're gonna break free
Dm C
You're gonna spread your wings and chase your own damn dreams
G Am Dm
And I'm gonna be right there beside you telling you that
C G
Yeah, you're just a younger version of me
Am Dm
Now dream
Dm C G
Dear son there's things I need to tell ya
Am Dm
Thinkin' ' bout whatcha need to understand
C G
This fast life livin' ain't gonna take you nowhere
Am Dm
Now you feel like a man
C G
Gonna need to sit back and find your roots
Am Dm
Kick off your city boots
C G
Kick back, sip on a little moonshine
Am Dm C G
'Member the simple life
Am Dm C G Am
Remember the simple life