Intro.: | (G) | (G) | (G) | (G) | (Gm) | (Gm) | (A) | (A)
For the (G)longest time, I guess I thought he didn't give a damn
(D)Hard to read, hard to please, yeah, (Bm)that was my old (A)man
On the (G)day I left for college, it was nothing new
We (Gm)never had that heart-to-heart, he (A)had too much to do
(Chorus)
He checked the (Bm)air in my tires, the (G)belts and all the spark plug wires
Said, (D)"When the hell's the (Em)last time, you (G)had this oil changed" (A)
And as (Bm)I pulled out the drive, he said, "Be (G)sure and call your mom sometime"
And I (D)didn't hear it then, but I hear it (A)now
He was sayin', (Em)"I love (F#m) (G)you"
The only (A)way he knew (G)how | (G) | (G) | (G) | (Gm) | (Gm) | (A) | (A)
A (G)hundred twenty thousand miles, six years down the road
A (D)brand new life and a brand new wife, we'd (Bm)just bought our first (A)home
When he (G)finally came to visit, I thought he'd be so proud
He (Gm)never said he liked the place, he just (A)got his tool belt out
(Chorus)
And put new (Bm)locks on the doors, went back and (G)forth to the hardware store
Said, (D)"Come and hold this (Em)flashlight," as he (G)crawled beneath the sink (A)
And "These old (Bm)wires ain't up to code" and "That (G)circuit box is gonna overload"
And I (D)didn't hear it then, but I hear it (A)now
He was sayin', (Em)"I love (F#m) (G)you"
The only (A)way he knew (D)how
Last (F)Sunday, we all gathered for his sixty fifth birthday
(C) And I knew he'd stiffen up, but I hugged him anyway
When it was (F)finally time to say goodbye, I knew what was next
(Em) Just like he always does, (A)right before we left
(Chorus)
He checked the (Bm)air in my tires, the (G)belts and all the spark plug wires
Said, (D)"When the hell's the (Em)last time, you (G)had this oil changed" (A)
And as (Bm)I pulled out the drive, he said, "Be (G)sure and call your mom sometime"
And I (D)didn't hear it then, but I hear it (A)now
He was sayin', (Em)"I love (F#m) (G)you"
(Tag)
He was sayin', (Em)"I love (F#m) (G)you"
The only (A)way he knew (G)how
Outro.: --- | (G) | (G) | (G) | (Gm) | (Gm) | (A) | (A) | (D) -----
Interpretation by Koichi Kondo
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