Verse
A# Gm Cm
I didn't know the things you knew then
F A#
She locked herself away to die
Gm Cm
I’ll never know the things you've seen
F
G little boy, so scared and not allowed to cry
[Pre-Chorus]
A#
Mama with a bottle in her hand
Gm
Daddy with a post-war muddle
Cm
I don't wanna see you struggle no more
Oh, and I know you’re my daddy
F
I know you're mine, I wanna be kind to you
A#
Trouble wasn't subtle back then
Gm
It's the belt or it's the beer bottle
Cm
But I don't wanna see you struggle no more
Call me on satellite
F
You know I got time, time
[Chorus]
A#
I wanna be kind to you
Gm
You know that I try for you
Cm F
I wanna make time, you know that I try
I always got time for you
A# Gm
[Verse 2]
A# Gm Cm
We'll never know why we stumbled so low
F
I locked myself away to die
A# Gm Cm
Never alone, but callouses on fingers and all toes
F
What was theirs is yours, and now it's mine
[Chorus]
A#
(I wanna be kind) I wanna be kind to you
Gm
You know that I try for you
Cm F
I wanna make time, you know that I try
I always got time for you
A#
I wanna be kind to you
Gm
You know that I try for you
Cm F
I wanna make time, you know that I try
I always got time for you
[Bridge]
A#
Look at me now, Dad
Gm
Do you see we got out, Dad?
Cm
Was sick and I’m well, Dad
A# F
What a wonderful life we have
A#
You were a sad boy, Dad
Gm
Drinking too many tins, Dad
Cm
You read all the things and found love, Dad
F
You found love, Dad
Well, look at us now (Look at us now, Dad)
A#
Still driving us all mad
Gm
We know you love attention (Look at us now, Dad)
Cm
That flicker in your eye, Dad
F
Why you wanna cause friction? (Look at us now, Dad)
A# Gm
You’re out the door before we can tell you to be, Dad
Cm
You really drive us all mad, Dad
F
You really drive us up the wall, Dad
A#
You really drive us all mad
[Chorus]
A#
I wanna be kind to you
Gm
You know that I try for you
Cm F
I wanna make time, you know that I try
I always got time for you
A#
I wanna be kind to you
Gm
You know that I try for you
Cm F
I wanna make time, you know that I try
I always got time for you (Time for you)
[Outro]
A# Gm
Look at me now, Dad (Look at us now, Dad)
Cm
I look at you now, Dad (Look at us now, Dad)
F
Well, look at us now, Dad (Look at us now, Dad)
A#
On top of the world, Dad (Look at us now, Dad)
Gm
Look at me now, Dad (Look at us now, Dad)
Cm
I look at you now, Dad (Look at us now, Dad)
F
Well, look at us now, Dad (Look at us now, Dad)
N.A#
Look at us now, Dad
N.A#
Look at us now, Dad