INTRO : Em ( 4 Times )
Em|Am|B7|Em
EverEmyday my papa would work
To tryAm to make ends meet
To B7see that we would eat
Keep those shoeEms upon my feet
EveEmry night my papa would take me
And tuckAm me in my bed
KissB7 me on my head
After all Emmy prayers were said
And Cthere were yearsD
Of sadB7ness and of tearsEm
ThrouCgh it all, TogetDher
We were strongG, We were strongB7
TimeCs were roughD, But PapB7a he was toughEm
And mamCa stood besideAm him all alongB7
GrowEming up with them was easy
The timeAm had flew on by
The yearB7s began to fly
They agedEm and so did I
And I cCould tell D
That mamB7a she wasn’t wellEm
And papaC knew and deepD down
So did sheG, So did sheB7
AndC when she died D
PapaB7 broke down and he criedEm
And all Che could say was
“GodAm, why her? Take B7me!”
EverEmyday he sat there sleeping
In Ama rocking chair
He B7never went upstais
BecauseEm she wasn’t there
ThenEm one day my Papa said, “Son,
I’m Amproud of how you’ve grown”
He B7said, “Go out and make it on your own.
Don’t worry. EmI’m O.K. alone.”
He said, “ThereEm are things that you must do”
“TherAme’s places you must see”
His eyes B7were sad as he
As he saidEm goodbye to me
EverEmy time I kiss my children
PapaAm‘s words ring true
He said, “Your chilB7dren live through you.
Let them growEm! They’ll leave you, too”
I rEmemember every word
My papAma used to say
I kissB7 my kids and pray
They will thinkEm of me C D
That way Em A EmSomedayC D E
