That's My Job

Capo: 1st fret Intro G Cadd9 G Cadd9 C D/F# G Verse C Em I woke up crying late at night C D/F# G When I was very young C G I had dreamed my father Am7 D Had passed away and gone G Em My world revolved around him C D/F# G I couldn't lie there any-more C G So I made my way down the mirrored hall Am7 D/F# G And tapped upon his door [Pre-Chorus] C G And I said "Daddy, I'm so afraid Am7 G How will I go on with you gone that way? C Don't wanna cry anymore G Am7 D So may I stay with you?" Chorus C D/F# G And he said "That's my job C D/F# G That's what I do C D/F# G C And everything I do is because of you D Em7 Em To keep you safe with me C D/F# G That's my job you see" Verse G Em Later we barely got along C D/F# G This teenage boy and he C Most of the fights it seems G Were over different dreams Am7 D We each held for me G Em He wanted knowledge and learning C D/F# G And I wanted to fly out west C Said, "I could make it out there G If I just had the fare Am7 D/F# G I got half, will you loan me the rest?" [Pre-Chorus] C G And I said "Daddy, I'm so afraid Am7 G There's no guarantee in the plans I made C And if I should fail G Am7 D Who'll pay my way back home? Chorus C D/F# G And he said "That's my job C D/F# G That's what I do C D/F# G C And everything I do is because of you D Em To keep you safe with me C D/F# G That's my job you see" [Break] Em Bm Every person carves his spot C D/F# G And fills the hole with light C E7 And I pray someday I might Am D Light as bright as he Verse G Em Woke up early one bright fall day C D/F# G To spread the tragic news C G After all of my travels, I settled down Am7 D Within a mile or two G Em I make my living with words and rhyme C D/F# G And all this tra-ge-dy C G Should go into my head and out instead Am7 D/F# G As bits of poe-try [Pre-Chorus] C G But I say "Daddy, I'm so afraid Am G How will I go on with you gone this way? C G Am D How can I come up with a song to say I love you?" Chorus C D/F# G "That's my job C D/F# G That's what I do C D/F# G C And everything I do is because of you D Em To keep you safe with me C D/F# G That's my job you see" Outro C D/F# G C And everything I do is because of you D Em To keep you safe with me C D/F# G That's my job you see"