Two Strangers - Dad

 
D/A 
"Dad" 
                          Am 
Is that a word that I can use for you? 
                               G 
It's been a while since we had news from you 
                             Gm6 
Since your picture left the frame 

D/A 
Dad 
                          Am 
It's been forever since I heard from you 
                       G 
I mean forever since I heard from you 
                       Bb/F  C/G  D/A 
I didn't even know you knew  my   name 

Gsus2 G 
Dad 
                                Gadd2/B 
You spelt it wrong, but that's alright with me 
                                G/C   C 
I never dreamed that you would write to me 
                            Dsus4     D 
And then this invite just appears 

G 
Dad 
                           Dm 
I can't believe I'm in New York with you 
           Dmadd11       Cmaj9     C 
This time tomorrow I can talk with you 
                          Eb/G  F/A   G 
How can I catch you up on all these years? 

G5           G           G5    G 
I got mostly B's and C's on my GCSE's 
       Fsus2      F           Fsus2    F 
I got chicken pox and measles and contagious gum disease 
  C                D                 G/B          C 
I slept with Alice Matthews, who was in the year above 
        C                D            Esus4         E 
And for several weeks at least, I was sure I was in love 
 

 
Asus2 A 
Dad 
                     A/C#     E/C#  A/C# 
Have I held a candle high for you? 
                     A/D      D     A/D   D 
Have I waited all my life for you? 
                        Esus4   E 
Should I feel the way I feel? 

    Aadd9 
And mum 
                       Aadd9/C# 
She never had a bitter word for you 
                 A/D      D    A/D    D 
All my life I've heard of you 
                      F     G   A 
Can it be that you're alive and real? 

       A5             A          A5            A      Aadd4 
Do you still have all your hair, are you still a millionaire? 
       Gsus2      G         Gsus2  G/B 
Do you live in an apartment fifty stories in the air? 
       D             E                   A/C#            D 
Send a chauffeur-driven Bentley, let's go meet your future wife 
       D               E            Bm7            A/C# C   D 
I don't want to sound too keen, but where have you been all my life? 
 

 
Maybe I can spend the day with you 
                      F#add4/A# 
While the afternoon away with you 
                      E/G# 
At the wedding I could sit with you 
                           Gadd9     Aadd9 
Chew the fat and shoot the shit with you 

                       
Maybe we could kick a ball together 
                   F#add4 
Reminisce about it all together 
                      E/B 
Catch a game a grab a beer together 
                      Gadd9        Aadd9 
Hug it out and shed a tear together 

                         
Watching "Lethal Weapon 2" together 
                    F#/B 
Eating chicken vindaloo together 
                        E/B 
Signing carols 'round a tree together 
                    Gadd9/B        Aadd9/B 
Watching "Lethal Weapon 3" together 

                                
Grilling burgers 'till they're burnt together 
                         F#/B 
Sharing everything we've learnt together 
                            E/B 
Think of all the time we've earned together 
                      Gadd9/B        Aadd9/B 
After all the time we weren't together 

Badd9 
Dad 
                          F#m/A 
I can't imagine what I'll say to you 
                             E/G# 
I've got a million things to say to you 
                                     G   A 
Can I take a breath and say to you? 
Badd9 
"Dad"?