Half-Step DownIntro: D G x2Verse 1:DHeywood was a daddy in 1942,DHe couldn't read or make his letters,G Cadd9He said "Boy, I hope you don't do like I do,"G DThat was my dad he was talking toDSo my father grew up stronger, bigger dreams and bigger plansDThe first to go to collegeG Cadd9 GBut he can still work hard with his two handsDThanks to his old manChorus:DYeah he learned to throw a baseballGHow to sail a fishing lineDHe learned about forgivenessA'Cause you just can't waste the timeBmAnd the circle goes unbrokenCadd9But there's so much left undoneG D/F# FThat's just how it isDBetween a father and a sonVerse 2:DI became a daddy at the age of 23DI didn't know what I was doingD G Cadd9 GHell, my daddy wasn't through yet raising meDI felt lost at seaD DSo I just kept it simple, took it one day at a timeDAnd followed in the footstepsG Cadd9 GOf the men that came before me in my lifeDAnd we're doing just fineChorus:D'Cause you learn to throw a baseballGHow to sail a fishing lineDAnd you learn about forgivenessA'Cause you just can't waste the timeBmAnd the circle goes unbrokenCadd9But there's so much left undoneG D/F# FThat's just how it isG DBetween a father and a sonSolo (first half of chorus chords): D G D AChorus (second half):BmYeah the circle goes unbrokenCadd9But there's so much left undoneG D/F# FThat's just how it isG D/F# F GOh, that's just how it isD GBetween a father and a sonD G D GA father and a sonDBetween a father and a sonOutro: G D
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