Half-Step Down Intro: D G x2 Verse 1: D Heywood was a daddy in 1942, D He couldn't read or make his letters, G Cadd9 He said "Boy, I hope you don't do like I do," G D That was my dad he was talking to D So my father grew up stronger, bigger dreams and bigger plans D The first to go to college G Cadd9 G But he can still work hard with his two hands D Thanks to his old man Chorus: D Yeah he learned to throw a baseball G How to sail a fishing line D He learned about forgiveness A 'Cause you just can't waste the time Bm And the circle goes unbroken Cadd9 But there's so much left undone G D/F# F That's just how it is D Between a father and a son Verse 2: D I became a daddy at the age of 23 D I didn't know what I was doing D G Cadd9 G Hell, my daddy wasn't through yet raising me D I felt lost at sea D D So I just kept it simple, took it one day at a time D And followed in the footsteps G Cadd9 G Of the men that came before me in my life D And we're doing just fine Chorus: D 'Cause you learn to throw a baseball G How to sail a fishing line D And you learn about forgiveness A 'Cause you just can't waste the time Bm And the circle goes unbroken Cadd9 But there's so much left undone G D/F# F That's just how it is G D Between a father and a son Solo (first half of chorus chords): D G D A Chorus (second half): Bm Yeah the circle goes unbroken Cadd9 But there's so much left undone G D/F# F That's just how it is G D/F# F G Oh, that's just how it is D G Between a father and a son D G D G A father and a son D Between a father and a son Outro: G D
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