[Verse 1]
A#
It was raining when you came in
D#
You said, "Sorry, I'm all wet"
A#
I said, "You don't have to be sorry
F
I'll help you take care of that"
A#
You lay it all out on the table
D#
I said there's no need to make a mess
A#
We try to study, don't get a lot done
F
All busy worried about that test
[Chorus]
D#
College hall's no place for a study date
F
You couldn't look yourself straight through the mirror
D#
Wasn't my fault to egg you on, I couldn't wait
F
I shoulda known you couldn't hold your own liquor
D#
It's a surefire, but your daddy wouldn't pay
F
He finds out, I'm going down undercover
D#
You know the truth is loving you was not a mistake
F
But that's a lotta bad karma
A# B* D# x4
Oh, I wouldn't make a bad father
[Verse 2]
A#
Now you're saying you're gonna leave me
D#
It took a long time to get you thеre
A#
You're still a hot mess in your whitе dress
F
I'm busy trying not to stare
A#
Oh, and freedom, oh, freedom
D#
Like a heartbeat, could drive you mad
A#
The thunder outside drowning out my visions
F
Of what we lost and what we had
[Chorus]
D#
College hall's such a cold place to be awake
F
You couldn't look yourself straight through the mirror
D#
Wasn't my fault to egg you on, I couldn't wait
F
I shoulda known you couldn't hold your own liquor
D#
It's a surefire, but your daddy wouldn't pay
F
He finds out, I'm going down undercover
D#
You know the truth is loving you was not a mistake
F
But that's a lotta bad karma
A# B* D# x4
Oh, I wouldn't make a bad father (Yeah)
[Bridge]
F Gm D#
I'm afraid that I'm to blame if you give up, Cassie
F Gm
If I ever make it out of my head
D#
You can have me
F Gm
Maybe I could stick around
D#
Yeah, I could shape up, settle down (Shape up, settle down)
F Gm
But tonight, I'm freaking out
Am*
'Cause you won't call
[Outro]
D#
Cold shoulder, pulled over on the interstate
F
Double take, saw a little face in the mirror
D#
Knew we couldn't tell your mother when I saw your plates
F
Heated seats, but you couldn't speak through the shivers
D#
You zip your jacket, try to hide your red letter D#
F
Half-mast, scatter ashes in the water
D#
You know the truth is you could cut this any other way
F
It's just a lotta bad karma (Hey)
A# B* D# until the end
A#
I wouldn't make a bad father
F
But you won't call, no
D#
But you won't
You won't
You won't call