My Orphan Year
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My father had dementia
He lied in bed for months
Once in a while he'd call me
And ask me to fly down
I told him that I'd love to
But I had things to do
And so he died without his son
I heard about it drunk after a show
My mother battled cancer
For over seven years
I nursed her and I held her
When time was running out
The night before she left me
I drank scotch all night
And thanked her for everything she'd done
Raising me alone wasn't much fun
So dad I can forgive you,
But I'll never forget,
Months I wouldn't see you and when I did
You'd be out with your friends all night
Alone and only nine
I watched the outer limits
And scared out of my mind
I wonder if you felt the same
The days before you died
I wonder if you even knew
Why I wouldn't come around
I bet if you had been there,
There wouldn't be this song
2006 goodbye parents
For once I'm sincere
2006 that was my orphan year
Lyrics:
My father had dementia
He lied in bed for months
Once in a while he'd call me
And ask me to fly down
I told him that I'd love to
But I had things to do
And so he died without his son
I heard about it drunk after a show
My mother battled cancer
For over seven years
I nursed her and I held her
When time was running out
The night before she left me
I drank scotch all night
And thanked her for everything she'd done
Raising me alone wasn't much fun
So dad I can forgive you,
But I'll never forget,
Months I wouldn't see you and when I did
You'd be out with your friends all night
Alone and only nine
I watched the outer limits
And scared out of my mind
I wonder if you felt the same
The days before you died
I wonder if you even knew
Why I wouldn't come around
I bet if you had been there,
There wouldn't be this song
2006 goodbye parents
For once I'm sincere
2006 that was my orphan year
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Readable chord sheet for My Orphan Year by NOFX
[C] [Am] [F] [G] My [C]father had dementia He [Em]lied in bed for months Once [Am]in a while he'd call me And [F]ask me to [Fm]fly down I [Dm]told him that I'd love to But [F]I had things to do And so he [C]died [G]without his [Am]son I [F]heard about it drunk after a [Fm]show My [C]mother battled cancer For [Em]over seven years I [Am]nursed her and I held her When [F]time was running [Fm]out The [Dm]night before she left me I drank [F]scotch all night And thanked her for [C]every[G]thing she'd [Am]done [F]Raising me alone wasn't much [Fm]fun So [C]dad I can forgive you, But [G]I'll never forget, [Dm]Months I wouldn't see you and [F]when I did You'd be [C]out with your friends all night A[G]lone and only nine I [Dm]watched the outer limits And [F]scared out of my mind I [C]wonder if you felt the same The days before you died I [Am]wonder if you even knew Why I wouldn't come around I [Dm]bet if you had been there, There wouldn't be this song [C] 2006 goodbye pa[Am]rents For once I'm sin[F]cere 2006 that was my orphan [C]year [C] [B7] [Em] Lyrics: My father had dementia He lied in bed for months Once in a while he'd call me And ask me to fly down I told him that I'd love to But I had things to do And so he died without his son I heard about it drunk after a show My mother battled cancer For over seven years I nursed her and I held her When time was running out The night before she left me I drank scotch all night And thanked her for everything she'd done Raising me alone wasn't much fun So dad I can forgive you, But I'll never forget, Months I wouldn't see you and when I did You'd be out with your friends all night Alone and only nine I watched the outer limits And scared out of my mind I wonder if you felt the same The days before you died I wonder if you even knew Why I wouldn't come around I bet if you had been there, There wouldn't be this song 2006 goodbye parents For once I'm sincere 2006 that was my orphan year