Biography:
Tom Vanstiphout was born on April 29, 1975 in Kapellen, Belgium. He grew up playing guitar and writing songs. He plays electric, accousic, dobro, pedal, mandolin and lapsteel. His first cd is called 'Motion'.
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Other songs:
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Tom Vanstiphout - Sorry (A Letter to Abdullah Kurdi)
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Chords:
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Am: x02210
C: x32010
C/B: x20010
Dm: xx0231
F: 133211
G: 320003
Dsus4: xx0035
D9sus4: x00200
Intro:
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|Am |Em |F |C C/B | x2
Verse:
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Am Em
So you decide to go
F
Leave everything you know
C C/B
To look for a better day
Am Em
Leave with your wife and kids
F
Start traveling to the sea
C C/B
To make it to safety
Pre-chorus:
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Dm Am Dm
While our ministers debate
F C Am
On how to close the gates
G F
You help your family on that boat
Dm Am Dm
And as meetings are adjourned
F C Am
Your boat is overturned
G F
In the cold and dark you let them go
Dsus4 D9sus4
You let them go
Chorus:
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Am F C
I’m sorry I’ll say it for me, I’ll say it for you
G Am
I’ll say it for everyone who’s hurting too
F
I’ll say it for me
C G
I’ll say it for every father that feels this way too
Am
I’m sorry
Interlude:
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|Am |F |C |G |
Verse:
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Am Em
I saw you on the news
F
I had to explain my son
C C/B
Why this is happening
Am Em
He said “We have an extra bed
F
And most of my friends do too
C C/B
Why don’t we invite them in?”
Pre-chorus:
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Dm Am F
Wise words from on 8 year old
G Am
So simple and so bold
G F
That’s how we are all raised I hope
Dm Am F
Still our ministers debate
G Am
Still closing down the gates
G F Dsus4 D9sus4
We let go of humanity
Chorus:
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Am F C
I’m sorry I’ll say it for me, I’ll say it for you
G Am
I’ll say it for everyone who’s hurting too
F
I’ll say it for me
C G
I’ll say it for every father that feels this way too
Am F C
I’m sorry I’ll say it for me, I’ll say it for you
G Am
I’ll say it for presidents and politicians too
Am F C
I’ll say it for me, I’ll say it for you
G Am
I’ll say it for everyone who’s hurting too
Am F C
I’ll say it for me, I’ll say it for you
G Am
I’ll say it for everyone who’s hurting too
Outro: ('till fade out)
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|Am |F |C |G |
Adlib: I’m sorry
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www.tomvanstiphout.be
Chords:
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Am: x02210
C: x32010
C/B: x20010
Dm: xx0231
F: 133211
G: 320003
Dsus4: xx0035
D9sus4: x00200
Intro:
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|Am |Em |F |C C/B | x2
Verse:
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Am Em
So you decide to go
F
Leave everything you know
C C/B
To look for a better day
Am Em
Leave with your wife and kids
F
Start traveling to the sea
C C/B
To make it to safety
Pre-chorus:
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Dm Am Dm
While our ministers debate
F C Am
On how to close the gates
G F
You help your family on that boat
Dm Am Dm
And as meetings are adjourned
F C Am
Your boat is overturned
G F
In the cold and dark you let them go
Dsus4 D9sus4
You let them go
Chorus:
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Am F C
I’m sorry I’ll say it for me, I’ll say it for you
G Am
I’ll say it for everyone who’s hurting too
F
I’ll say it for me
C G
I’ll say it for every father that feels this way too
Am
I’m sorry
Interlude:
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|Am |F |C |G |
Verse:
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Am Em
I saw you on the news
F
I had to explain my son
C C/B
Why this is happening
Am Em
He said “We have an extra bed
F
And most of my friends do too
C C/B
Why don’t we invite them in?”
Pre-chorus:
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Dm Am F
Wise words from on 8 year old
G Am
So simple and so bold
G F
That’s how we are all raised I hope
Dm Am F
Still our ministers debate
G Am
Still closing down the gates
G F Dsus4 D9sus4
We let go of humanity
Chorus:
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Am F C
I’m sorry I’ll say it for me, I’ll say it for you
G Am
I’ll say it for everyone who’s hurting too
F
I’ll say it for me
C G
I’ll say it for every father that feels this way too
Am F C
I’m sorry I’ll say it for me, I’ll say it for you
G Am
I’ll say it for presidents and politicians too
Am F C
I’ll say it for me, I’ll say it for you
G Am
I’ll say it for everyone who’s hurting too
Am F C
I’ll say it for me, I’ll say it for you
G Am
I’ll say it for everyone who’s hurting too
Outro: ('till fade out)
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|Am |F |C |G |
Adlib: I’m sorry
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