Capo: 1st fret
[Intro]
G Cadd9 G Cadd9
C D/F# G
[Verse]
C Em
I woke up crying late at night
C D/F# G
When I was very young
C G
I had dreamed my father
Am7 D
Had passed away and gone
G Em
My world revolved around him
C D/F# G
I couldn't lie there any-more
C G
So I made my way down the mirrored hall
Am7 D/F# G
And tapped upon his door
[Pre-Chorus]
C G
And I said "Daddy, I'm so afraid
Am7 G
How will I go on with you gone that way?
C
Don't wanna cry anymore
G Am7 D
So may I stay with you?"
[Chorus]
C D/F# G
And he said "That's my job
C D/F# G
That's what I do
C D/F# G C
And everything I do is because of you
D Em7 Em
To keep you safe with me
C D/F# G
That's my job you see"
[Verse]
G Em
Later we barely got along
C D/F# G
This teenage boy and he
C
Most of the fights it seems
G
Were over different dreams
Am7 D
We each held for me
G Em
He wanted knowledge and learning
C D/F# G
And I wanted to fly out west
C
Said, "I could make it out there
G
If I just had the fare
Am7 D/F# G
I got half, will you loan me the rest?"
[Pre-Chorus]
C G
And I said "Daddy, I'm so afraid
Am7 G
There's no guarantee in the plans I made
C
And if I should fail
G Am7 D
Who'll pay my way back home?
[Chorus]
C D/F# G
And he said "That's my job
C D/F# G
That's what I do
C D/F# G C
And everything I do is because of you
D Em
To keep you safe with me
C D/F# G
That's my job you see"
[Break]
Em Bm
Every person carves his spot
C D/F# G
And fills the hole with light
C E7
And I pray someday I might
Am D
Light as bright as he
[Verse]
G Em
Woke up early one bright fall day
C D/F# G
To spread the tragic news
C G
After all of my travels, I settled down
Am7 D
Within a mile or two
G Em
I make my living with words and rhyme
C D/F# G
And all this tra-ge-dy
C G
Should go into my head and out instead
Am7 D/F# G
As bits of poe-try
[Pre-Chorus]
C G
But I say "Daddy, I'm so afraid
Am G
How will I go on with you gone this way?
C G Am D
How can I come up with a song to say I love you?"
[Chorus]
C D/F# G
"That's my job
C D/F# G
That's what I do
C D/F# G C
And everything I do is because of you
D Em
To keep you safe with me
C D/F# G
That's my job you see"
[Outro]
C D/F# G C
And everything I do is because of you
D Em
To keep you safe with me
C D/F# G
That's my job you see"
I woke up crying late at night
When I was very young
I had dreamed my father
Had passed away and gone
My world revolved around him
I couldn't lie there anymore
So I made my way down the mirrored hall
And tapped upon his door
And I said "Daddy, I'm so afraid
How will I go on with you gone that way?
Don't want to cry anymore, so may I stay with you?"
And he said "That's my job, that's what I do
Everything I do is because of you
To keep you safe with me
That's my job you see"
Later we barely got along
This teenage boy and he
Most of the fights it seems
Were over different dreams
We each held for me
He wanted knowledge and learning
I wanted to fly out west
Said, "I could make it out there
If I just had the fare
I got half, will you loan me the rest?"
And I said "Daddy, I'm so afraid
There's no guarantee in the plans I've made
And if I should fail
Who will pay my way back home?"
And he said "That's my job, that's what I do
Everything I do is because of you
To keep you safe with me
That's my job you see"
Every person carves his spot
And fills the hole with light
And I pray someday I might
Light as bright as he
Woke up early one bright fall day
To spread the tragic news
After all my travels, I settled down
Within a mile or two
I make my living with words and rhyme
And all this tragedy
Should go into my head and out instead
As bits of poetry
But I say "Daddy, I'm so afraid
How will I go on with you gone this way?
How can I come up with a song to say I love you?"
That's my job, that's what I do
Everything I do is because of you
To keep you safe with me
That's my job you see
Everything I do is because of you
To keep you safe with me
That's my job you see
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