The Man I Used To Be

Organ:C,G(inv.)/B,C/Bb,F(inv.)/A,Fm(inv)/Ab,Fbb3(inv.)/G,F5(inv.)

Em...............D................................Am................Em....
I hope you remember me I was your daddy once
...................D...........................Am.......Em....
Wearing the sailor cap and dirty nails
...........................D.................................Am................Em.......
To you I'm just a picture on you mothers mantlepiece
.............................D...........................Am...........
I chose to fight the good fight in time to fail

G..............D...................................C........D.....D#dim..Em...Em7..Emb7..Embb7..
Into battle and in your shadow your daddy loves you        still             Yes I do
C..Cmaj7..C6..Am

Verse 2: same as verse 1
I never thought it'd be so hard to see you grow so fast
And turn into the man I used to be
But I hope you have more sense than I in matters such as these
Medals don't mean shit when a family is lost at sea yeah

Chorus 2 chords same as chorus 1:
Into battle and in your shadow your daddy loves you still
Yes he does now
Yes he does

   E..........................
I save every moment
................................Dadd9...........................
I've reached out and almost touched you
..............E.................
But they all fade away
......................Dadd9...........Dmaj7..B..A..repeat intro (mellotron strings)
Must be a bad memory

Harmonica solo:chords same verses

repeat chorus chords:
Into battle and in your shadow your daddy loves you still
Yes he does
Yes he does

Repeat intro: mellotron strings


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