Tone: [Em]
Tunning down 1/2 tone
Hey da[Em]dad
I’m writing to you [D]
[Em]Not to tell you [D]
That I s[C]still hate you
[Em]Just to a[D]ask you
How you feel [C]
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And how we fell apart
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How this fell apart
Are you happy o[Em]out there [D]
In this great[C]great wide world
Do you think [Em]about your sons [D]
Do you miss yo[C]your little girl
When you lay your [Em]head down [D]
How do yo[C]you sleep at night [Em]
Do you even wo[D]wonder if
we’re alright [C]
But we’re alright
We’re alright
[G]It’s been a long hard
road without you by my side
[C]Why weren’t you there
the nights that we cried
[G]You broke my mother’s heart
You broke your children for life
[C]It’s not ok but we’re alright
[G]I remember the days you
were a hero in my eyes
[C]But those are just a
long lost memory of mine
I spent so ma[G]many years
Learning how to survive
Now I’m writing[C]writing just to let you know
I’m still alive
The days[Em]days I spent[D]spent
So co[C]cold, so hungry
Were full [Em]of hate [D]
I w[C]was so angry
The scar[Em]scars run deep ins[D]inside
This tatt[C]tattooed body
[Em]There’s things I’ll take
[C]To my grave
But I’m okay [Em]
I’m oka[D]okay
[G]It’s been a long hard
road without you by my side
[C]Why weren’t you there
the nights that we cried
[G]You broke my mother’s heart
You broke your children for life
[C]It’s not ok but we’re alright
[G]I remember the days you
were a hero in my eyes
[C]But those are just a
long lost memory of mine
[C]Now I’m writing just to let you know
I’m still alive
And I’m still alive [D]
[A]Sometime[*]Sometimes I fo[G]forget [**]
[A]Yeah, and this time
[G]I’ll adm[**]admit that I miss yo[A]you
Said I miss[C]miss you
[G]It’s been a long hard
road without you by my side
[C]Why weren’t you there
the nights that we cried
[G]You broke my mother’s heart
You broke your children for life
[C]It’s not ok but we’re alright
[G]I remember the days you
were a hero in my eyes
[C]But those are just a
long lost memory of mine
[C]Now I’m writing just to let you know
I’m still alive
[A]Sometime[*]Sometimes I fo[G]forget [**]
[A]Yeah, and this time
[G]I’ll adm[**]admit that I miss yo[A]you
Said I miss[C]miss you
Hey Dad [G]