The Father's Song
Dick GaughanVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
That's another day gone by, son, close your eyes
For the moon is chasing clouds across the skies
Got to sleep and have no fear, son
For your mam and dad are near, son
And the giant is just a shadow on the wall
Go to sleep and when you wake it will be light
There's no need to fear the darkness of the night
It's not like the dark you find, son
In the depths of some men's minds, son
That defies the daily coming of the dawn
Stop crying now, let daddy dry your tears
There's no bogeyman to get you, never fear
There's no ogres, wicked witches
Only greedy sons-of-bitches
Who are waiting to exploit your life away
Lie easy in your bed and grow up strong
You'll be needing all your strength before too long
For you'll soon be on your way, son
Fighting battles every day, son
With an enemy who thinks he owns the world
Don't you let 'em buy you out or break your pride
Don't you let yourself be used then cast aside
If you listen to their lying
They will con you into dying
You won't even know that you were once alive
No more talking now it's time to go to sleep
There are answers to your questions but they'll keep
Go on asking while you grow, son
Go on asking till you know, son
And then send the answers ringing through the world
And then send the answers ringing through the world
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Readable chord sheet for The Father's Song by Dick Gaughan
[Am]That's another day gone [E7]by, son, close your e[Am]yes [C]For the moon is chasing [G]clouds across the s[F]kies [Am]Got to sleep and have no [E7]fear, son For your [C]mam and dad are [G]near, [F]son And the [G]giant is just a [F]shadow on the [E7]wall [Am]Go to sleep and when you [E7]wake it will be [Am]light [C]There's no need to fear the [G]darkness of the [F]night [Am]It's not like the dark you [E7]find, son In the [C]depths of some men's [G]minds, [F]son That d[G]efies the daily c[F]oming of the [E7]dawn [Am]Stop crying now, let [E7]daddy dry your [Am]tears [C]There's no bogeyman to [G]get you, never [F]fear [Am]There's no ogres, wicked [E7]witches Only [C]greedy sons-of-[G]bitc[F]hes Who are [G]waiting to ex[F]ploit your life a[E7]way [Am]Lie easy in your [E7]bed and grow up [Am]strong [C]You'll be needing all your [G]strength before too [F]long [Am]For you'll soon be on your [E7]way, son Fighting [C]battles every [G]day, [F]son With an [G]enemy who [F]thinks he owns the [E7]world [Am]Don't you let 'em [E7]buy you out or break your [Am]pride [C]Don't you let yourself be [G]used then cast a[F]side [Am]If you listen to their [E7]lying They will [C]con you into [G]dy[F]ing Y[G]ou won't even k[F]now that you were once [E7]alive [Am]No more talking now it's [E7]time to go to [Am]sleep [C]There are answers to your [G]questions but they'll [F]keep [Am]Go on asking while you [E7]grow, son Go on [C]asking till you [G]know, [F]son And then [E7]send the answers [F]ringing through the [G]world And then [G]send the answers [F]ringing through the [E7]world