Father

Intro: F   F   Bb   Bb   C   C   Bb   Bb
 
Verse 1:
            F                           F
I have this dream that I am hitting my dad with a baseball bat
          Bb                           Bb
And he is screaming and crying for help
          C                      C
And maybe halfway through it has more to do with me killing him
        Bb                     Bb
Then it ever did protecting myself
      F                                       F
And I believe that yeah, dad, maybe no one is perfect
      Bb                                 Bb
But I believe that you were pushing your luck
        C
It just sucks it played out like this
  C                                            Bb                 Bb
a terrible movie and you can tell none of the actors even give a xxxx
 
Chorus:
             Dm                C                          Bb
But you look good tonight girlfriend, Can I sleep in your bed?
           Dm               C             F                Bb    C
And when I crawl out in the morning, Can I stay inside your head?
 

               Bb     C   Dm
Cause you were high school
    F                         Bb
And I was just more like real life
             Bb    C         Dm
And you were okay, okay as a girlfriend
    F                         Bb
But I was just more like his wife
           Bb   C                   Dm
I'll do the push-ups, I'll wear the makeup
            F                Bb
I'll do whatever he wants all night
               Bb     C       Dm
Cause you were okay okay as a girlfriend
    F                       Bb
But I was just more like real life.
 
Verse 2:
               F                               F
a long, long time ago my great, great, great, great grandfather 
       Bb                              Bb
took something that did not belong to him
            C                     C
And that is why today I have an eagle in my veins
  Bb                  Bb
I am part Native American
         F                        F
And I am leaving as soon as I come.
                     Bb                         Bb
As soon as I come you will probably forget my name
          C                            C
I hope I fall asleep at the wheel and crash my car -on the ride home-
 Bb                         Bb
Or I could just stay here, because
 
Chorus:
        Dm                C                          Bb
You look good tonight girlfriend, Can I sleep in your bed?
           Dm               C             F                Bb    C
And when I crawl out in the morning, Can I stay inside your head?
 

               Bb     C   Dm
Cause you were high school
    F                         Bb
And I was just more like real life
             Bb    C         Dm
And you were okay, okay as a girlfriend
    F                         Bb
But I was just more like his wife
           Bb   C                   Dm
I'll wear the makeup, I'll do the push-ups 
            F                Bb
I'll do whatever he wants all night
               Bb     C       Dm
Cause you were okay okay as a girlfriend
    F                       Bb
But I was just more like real life.