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Father And Farther by Jim Boyd and Sherman Alexie
Father And Farther
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
[Verse 1]
D
Sometimes, Father, you and I
Are like a three-legged horse
C
who can't get across the finish line
G D
no mater how hard, he tries and tries and tries.
[Verse 2]
D
And sometimes, Father, you and I
Are like a warrior
C
who can only paint half of his face
G D
while the other half cries and cries and cries and cries.
[Pre-chorus]
C G
Now can I ask you Father?
C G D
If you know how much farther we need to go?
C G
Now can I ask you Father?
C G D
If you know how much farther we have to go?
[Chorus]
C
Father and farther
G
Father and farther
D
'til we know
C
Father and farther
G
Father and farther
D
'til we know
[Verse 3]
D
Sometimes, Father, you and I
Are like two old drunks
C
who spend their whole lives in the bars
G D
swallowing down all those lies and lies and lies.
[Verse 4]
D
And sometimes, Father, you and I
Are like dirty ghosts
C
who wear the same sheets every day
G D
as one more piece of us just dies and dies and dies.
[Pre-chorus]
C G
Now can I ask you Father?
C G D
If you know how much farther we need to go?
C G
Now can I ask you Father?
C G D
If you know how much farther we have to go?
[Chorus]
C
Father and farther
G
Father and farther
D
'til we know
C
Father and farther
G
Father and farther
D
'til we know
[Chorus 2]
C
Father and farther
G
Father and farther
D
'til we know
C
Father and farther
G
Yeah, how much farther
D
'til we know?
[Verse 5]
D
Sometimes, Father, you and I
Are like a three-legged horse
C
who can't get across the finish line
G D
No matter how hard, he tries and tries and tries...
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