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