Intro:
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G Em C D x2
G Em
I’m five years old
C D
It’s getting cold, got my big coat on
G Em
I hear your laugh
C D
And look up at smilin at you, I run and run
G Em
Past the pumpkin patch
C D
And the tractor rides, Look now, the sky is gold
G Em
I hug your legs
C D
And fall asleep on the way home
C D G Em
I don’t know why all the trees change in the fall
C D G Em
But I know you’re not scared of anything at all
C D G Em
Don’t know if Snow White’s house is near or far away
C D G
But I know I had the best day with you today
G Em
I’m 13 now
C D
And don’t know how my friends could be so mean
G Em
I come home crying
C D
and you hold me tight and grab the keys
G Em
And we drive and drive
C D
Until we find a town far enough away
G Em
And we talk and window shop
C D
Til Ive forgotten all their names
C D G Em
I don’t know who I’m gonna talk to now at school
C D G Em
But I know I’m laughin on the car ride home with you
C D G Em
Don’t know how long it’s gonna take to feel okay
C D G
But I know I had the best day with you today
Em C
I have an excellent father
G D
His strength is making me stronger
Em C
God smiles on my little brother
G D
Inside and out, he’s better than I am…
C D G Em
I grew up in a pretty house and I had space to run
C D
And I had the best days with you
G Em
There is a video
C D
I found from back when I was three
G Em
You set up a paint set
C D
in the kitchen and you’re talkin to me
G Em
It’s the age of princesses
C D
and pirate ships and the seven dwarfs
G Em
My Daddy’s smart
C D
And you’re the prettiest lady in the whole wide world
C D G Em
Now I know why the all the trees change in the fall
C D G Em
I know you were on my side even when I was wrong
C D G Em
And I love you for giving me your eyes,
staying back and watching me shine
C D G Em
And I didn’t know if you knew,
so I’m takin this chance to say
C D G
I had the best day with you today
