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G
Father Father Father
Gmaj7 Em7
It's been a long time how are you doing
Em6 Em6 Bm
How is your son how are his children
Em6 A
I bet they're just like me
G
You must be tired tired tired
Gmaj7 Em7
Of hearing prayers like mine no need to answer
Em6 Em6 Bm
Nobody likes knowing that favors
Em6 A
Are all they'll ever be
F#m A6
But there's this girl this girl this girl this girl this girl
Em G Em A
And I'd be the happiest backslider in the world
Em7 C2 G Gmaj7 Em7
If you would tell her it's your will for us to be together
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G
Father Father Father
Gmaj7 Em7
You've seen me try and try to make her love me
Em6 Em6 Bm
I'd sell my soul to hear the one thing
Em6 A Amaj7 A6 Amaj7
She thinks she'll never say
G
But now it's Sunday Sunday Sunday
Gmaj7 Em7
And her pretty voice is rising up to ask you
Em6 Bm
Like I once did like I'm about to
Em6 A Amaj7
If you could show her the way
F#m A6
Cause there's this girl this girl this girl this girl this girl
Em G Em A
And I'd be the happiest backslider in the world
Em7 C2 G Gmaj7 Em7 Gmaj7
If you would tell her it's your will for us to be to - ge - ther
G Gmaj7 Em7 Gmaj7 G Gmaj7 Em7 Gmaj7 Bb
I would ne - ver bo - ther you a - gain
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G Gmaj7 Em7
Father you of all gods ought to know how little to expect from people
Em6 Em6 Bm
But I think you might be pleasantly surprised to see what this girl
Em6 Bm Em6 Em6 Bm Em6 A
Would bring out of me
F#m A6
But there's this girl this girl this girl this girl this girl
Em G Em A
And I'd be the happiest backslider in the world
Em7 C2 G Gmaj7 Em7
If you would tell her it's your will for us to be together
G Gmja7 Em7 Gmaj7
I would ne - ver
G Gmaj7 Em7 Gmaj7
Bother you again unless
G Gmaj7 Em7 Gmaj7
you want me to Hell we'll just both
G Gmaj7 Em7 Gmaj7 G
hang out with you in heaven when we die