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