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