Spoken Introduction:
“You know, every time I look in the mirror I see my Dad.
I think that’s why this song means so much to me.”
Intro: G C D | G C D
G D C D G D Bm C
When I was young, my Dad would say Come on Son
let’s go out and play
G D C Dsus4 D Em D/F# G C D
Sometimes it seems like yesterday
G D C D G D Bm C
And I’d climb up the closet shelf When I was all by my-self
G D C Dsus4 D Em D/F# G
Grab his hat and fix the brim Pretending I was him
D C G
No matter how hard I try
D C G
No matter how many tears I cry
D Em D Em/C#
No matter how many years go by
C D C Em D/F# G Em D/F#
I still can’t say good-bye
G D C D G D Bm C
Be always took care of Mom and me. We all cut down
a Christmas tree
G D C Dsus4 D Em D/F# G
Be always had some time for me
C D Em Em/D
Wind blows through the trees
C D Gmaj7
Street lights, they still shine bright
C D Em Em/D
Most things are the same
Em/C# C Dsus4 D
but I miss my Dad to-night
G D C D G D Bm C
I walked by a Salvation Army store Saw a hat like my daddy wore
G D C Dsus4 D Em D/F# G
Tried it on when I walked in Still trying to be like him
D C G
No matter how hard I try
D C G
No matter how many years go by
D Em D Em/C#
No matter how many tears I cry
C D C Em D/F# G Em D/F# G
I still can’t say good-bye
