Written by AJR
F C Dm My dad can't get out of bed G7 There's something in his lungs C7 I think that's what the doctor said Bb F I gotta leave for Paris now Dm C Bb My band goes on at ten Gm C F Bb F And my dad can't get out of bedVerse 1:
F C Dm The earth is spinning like it always did G7 C7 The New York times is publishing some real important thing Bb F And each day when the world wakes up Dm C Bb Our lawns will still be wet Gm C F Bb F Am And my dad can't get out of bedVerse 2:
Bb F God is really real Am Dm When you really really need him Bb F Karma just appears Am Dm When you suddenly believe it Gm F Hear it loud and clear Bb C Dm C Just as long as it's conve-nient Bb F Gm Life's fuckin' long 'till it stops Bb Bbm F Bb F And God's fuckin' fake 'till he's notF C Dm There's robots that are way too good at art G7 And everybody's sad now C7 And tryna get to mars Bb F Don't wanna hear your problems Dm C Bb 'Cause there's just one in my head Gm C F Bb F And he can't get out of bedVerse 3:
F C Dm What if we could break you out tonight G7 This kind of thing happens to other dads C7 It don't happen to mine Bb F I'll distract the doctors Dm C Bb We could sneak out with your meds Bb F Dm C Bb You could come along and be a roadie for the band Gm C F Bb F Am Come on, dad, get out of bedVerse 4:
Bb F God is really real Am Dm When you really really need him Bb F Karma just appears Am Dm When you suddenly believe it Gm F Hear it loud and clear Bb C Dm C Just as long as it's conve-nient Bb F Gm Life's fuckin' long 'till it stops Bb Bbm F Bb F And God's fuckin' fake 'till he's notF C Dm Now it's late, I really gotta go G7 C7 And we can't face our feelings so we're making lots of jokes Bb F And we won't cry about it Dm C Bb No, we'll be manly men Bb F "I love you" sounds all corny Dm C Bb So I wrote this song instead Gm I'll sing it for you, dad C A7 Dm C When you get out of bed Gm C F Bb F I'll sing for you when you're out of bedVerse 5:
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