Dick Gaughan - The fathers song

^AmThat's another day gone ^E7by, son, close your e^Amyes ^CFor the moon is chasing ^Gclouds across the s^Fkies ^AmGot to sleep and have no ^E7fear, son For your ^Cmam and dad are ^Gnear, ^Fson And the ^Ggiant is just a ^Fshadow on the ^E7wall

^AmGo to sleep and when you ^E7wake it will be ^Amlight ^CThere's no need to fear the ^Gdarkness of the ^Fnight ^AmIt's not like the dark you ^E7find, son In the ^Cdepths of some men's ^Gminds, ^Fson That d^Gefies the daily c^Foming of the ^E7dawn

^AmStop crying now, let ^E7daddy dry your ^Amtears ^CThere's no bogeyman to ^Gget you, never ^Ffear ^AmThere's no ogres, wicked ^E7witches Only ^Cgreedy sons-of-^Gbitc^Fhes Who are ^Gwaiting to ex^Fploit your life a^E7way

^AmLie easy in your ^E7bed and grow up ^Amstrong ^CYou'll be needing all your ^Gstrength before too ^Flong ^AmFor you'll soon be on your ^E7way, son Fighting ^Cbattles every ^Gday, ^Fson With an ^Genemy who ^Fthinks he owns the ^E7world

^AmDon't you let 'em ^E7buy you out or break your ^Ampride ^CDon't you let yourself be ^Gused then cast a^Fside ^AmIf you listen to their ^E7lying They will ^Ccon you into ^Gdy^Fing Y^Gou won't even k^Fnow that you were once ^E7alive

^AmNo more talking now it's ^E7time to go to ^Amsleep ^CThere are answers to your ^Gquestions but they'll ^Fkeep ^AmGo on asking while you ^E7grow, son Go on ^Casking till you ^Gknow, ^Fson And then ^E7send the answers ^Fringing through the ^Gworld And then ^Gsend the answers ^Fringing through the ^E7world