Asus4 Bmaj7 For the longest time he was the kind I just didn't understand Cm Csus2 Hard to read and hard to please, yeah that was my old man Bsus4 G On the day I left for college, it was nothing new Bm Gmaj7 We never had that heart to heart, he had too much to do Bmaj7 Esus2 He checked the air in my tires, the belts and all the spark-plug wires Cm7 Em He said "When was the last time you had this oil changed?" Amaj7 Gsus4 And as I pulled out the drive he said, "Be sure to call your mom sometime" Bmaj7 Amaj9 And I didn't hear it then but I hear it now D Dm7 He was saying "I love you," the only way he knew how Bsus2 Fmaj7 A hundred twenty thousand miles and 6 years down the road Csus2 F7 Brand new life, a brand new wife, we just bought our first home Dsus2 A When he finally came to visit, I thought he'd be so proud Bm Bmaj7 He never said he liked the place, he just got his tool belt out Gm Gm7 And put new locks on the doors, went back and forth to the hardware store B7 Bm7 He said "Come and hold this flashlight", as he crawled beneath the sink A9 A "These old wires ain't up to code and that circuit box is gonna overload" Cm Gm7 And I didn't hear it then but I hear it now E7 Cmaj7 He was saying "I love you", the only way he knew how C Dm7 But on Sunday we all gathered for his 65th birthday Esus2 G7 And I knew he'd stiffen up, but I hugged him anyway B7 C9 It was finally time to say goodbye, I knew what was next A7 Csus2 Just like he always did right before we left F9 Csus4 He checked the air in my tires, the belts and all the spark-plug wires F7 Gsus2 Said "When was the last time you had this oil changed?" F7 A7 And as we pulled out the drive he said, "Be sure to call your mom sometime" Cm Gm7 And I wish I knew back then what I know now G7 F7 He was saying "I love you", G9 Dm He was saying "I love you", the only way he knew how
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