[Verse]
D G D
I got sent home from school one day with a shiner on my eye.
G A
Fightin' was against the rules and it didn't matter why.
G A D G
When dad got home I told that story just like I'd rehearsed.
D A D
And then stood there on those tremblin' knees and waited for the worst.
[Chorus]
D G D
And he (I) said, "Let me tell you a secret about a father's love,
G A
A secret that my daddy said was just between us. "
G A D G
He said, "Daddies don't just love their children every now and then.
D A D A D
It's a love without end, amen, it's a love without end, amen. "
[Verse 2]
D G D
When I became a father in the spring of '81
G A
There was no doubt that stubborn boy was just like my father's son.
G A D G
And when I thought my patience had been tested to the end,
D A D
I took my daddy's secret and I passed it on to him.
[Chorus]
E A E
Last night I dreamed I died and stood outside those pearly gates.
A B
When suddenly I realized there must be some mistake.
A B E A
If they know half the things I've done, they'll never let me in.
E B E
And then somewhere from the other side I heard these words again.
[Verse 3]
E A E
And he said, "Let me tell you a secret about a father's love,
A B
A secret that my daddy said was just between us. "
A B E A
He said, "Daddies don't just love their children every now and then.
E B E B E
It's a love without end, amen, it's a love without end, amen. "
