Kurt Nilsen - Father

Tonene d og g (----33 på gitaren) ligger stort sett gjennom hele sangen. Det KAN spilles sånn, men det høres litt rart ut på en ensom gitar.



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Plateversjon
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G

             Em7 
He loved the good drink and conversation
    Cadd9 
Old story about his rich lived life
       Em7                    G/d
Smoked 40 a day, trucking was life
     G               Cadd9
With me right by his side
             Em7              Dadd11/f# 
He loved the hard work with a passion
        G/d                       Cadd9
And the long drive throughout the night
Em7               Dadd11
Seeing the world, flying like a bird
               G                   Cadd9 
And we've been waiting most of our lives
           Am7              
To get him home, 
           D7
to get him home

    G                 C
    I got the call on my birthday:
    Am             D7 
    “Sorry, son, I have to say
         Em7                   C 
    Your daddy's gone, I won't make it back.
    Am7                   D7 
    Daddy's gone, I can't make it back.
               G                 C
    I hope you spend your day as best you can.
           Am7              D7
    All my love to you from your old man.
    G/h                   Cadd9       
    Daddy's gone, I won't make it back 
       Am7 
    to you,
       D7
    To you.”

G

Em7                    
 He loved my mama 'til his final breath
     G             
 But loved the wine and road even more, I bet
Em7 
 Years went by before I saw him again
   G                    C
As I grew up, I started understand
     Em              D/f#
That heroes fade and new one comes
G                 C
 But I know where I belong
Am7 
 My love for him will always stay strong, 
  D7
I know

    G                    C
    I got the call on my daughter's day
    Am                   D7 
    "Sorry, son, I'm too far away
         Em7                   C
    Your daddy's gone, I won't make it back
    Am7                   D7
    Daddy's gone, I won't make it back
               G                 C
    I hope you spend your day as best you can
           Am7              D7
    All my love to her from your old man
         G/h                       Cadd9
    Your daddy's gone and he ain't coming back 
       Am7
    to you,
       D7
    To you."

Am7  G   D   Em/h Cmaj7
Am7  G   D   Em/h C

          Am7       
I like to think that the man I knew
            D7
Has finally found his peace
          Am7
I like to think that the man I knew
           D7
Is looking down on me, sometimes

    G                        C
     I got the call just the other day
           Am7                    D7
    With a strange sad voice, she had to say:
          Em7                       C
    "Your daddy's gone and he ain't coming back,
         Am7                       D7
    Your daddy's gone and he ain't coming back."
              G                      C
    I hope he left this world with a big old smile
    Am7                 D7  
    Felt our love as he closed his eyes.
    G/h                        C          
    Daddy's gone, and he ain't coming back 
       Am7
    to me
       D7        G
    To me, oh-oh



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Studio Sessions
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Gadd9   Cadd9    Asus4   D7sus4    Em 


G   .  C   .  Am  .    D   .
Em  .  C   .  Am  /h-c D   .

G

             Em7 
He loved the good drink and conversation
    Cadd9 
Old story about his rich lived life
       Em7       (G/d)   
Smoked 40 a day, trucking was life
     G               Cadd9
With me right by his side
             Em7     
He loved the hard work with a passion
        G/d                       Cadd9
And the long drive throughout the night
Em7               Dadd11
Seeing the world, flying like a bird
               G                   Cadd9 
And we've been waiting most of our lives
           Am7              
To get him home, 
           D7
to get him home

    G                 C
    I got the call on my birthday:
    Am             D7 
    “Sorry, son, I have to say
         Em7                       C 
    Your daddy's gone, and I can't make it back
    Am7                       D7 
    Daddy's gone, and I won't make it back
               G                  C
    I hope you spend your day as best you can
           Am7              D7
    All my love to you from your old man
    G/h                   Cadd9           Am7 
    Daddy's gone, I won't make it back to you
       D7
    To you.”

G

Em7                    
 He loved my mama 'til his final breath
G             
 But loved the wine and road even more, I bet
Em7 
 Years went by before I saw him again
   G                    C
As I grew up, I started understand
     Em              D/f#
That heroes fade and new one comes
    G            C
But I know where I belong
   Am7 
My love for him will always stay strong, 
  D7
I know

    G                    C
    I got the call on my daughter's day
    Am                   D7 
    "Sorry, son, I'm too far away
         Em7                   C
    Your daddy's gone, I can't make it back
    Am7                   D7
    Daddy's gone, I won't make it back
               G                 C
    I hope you spend your day as best you can
           Am7              D7
    All my love to her from your old man
    Em7                      C
    Daddy's gone and I won't make it back 
       Am7 
    to you,
       D7
    To you."

Am7  G   D   Hm7 C
Am7  G   D   Hm7 C

          Am7
I like to think that the man I knew
            D
Has finally found his peace
          Am7 
I like to think that the man I knew
           D
Is looking down on me, sometimes


    G                       C
    I got the call just the other day
           Am7                    D7
    With a strange sad voice, she had to say
          Em7                       C
    "Your daddy's gone and he ain't coming back
         Am7                       D7
    Your daddy's gone and he ain't coming back."
              G                      C
    I hope he left this world with a big old smile
    Am7                 D7  
    Felt our love as he closed his eyes.
    G/h                        C          
    Daddy's gone, and he ain't coming back 
       Am7
    to me
       D7        G
    To me, oh-oh