Version 1 chords are mostly correct, but Casey plays in drop-D with a capo on the 4th.
Standard tuning Drop-D tuning
A7 | x02020 A7 | x02020
Am7 | x02010 Am7 | x02010
C | x32010 C | x32010
D | x00232 D | 004232
D/A# | x1023x D/A# | x1023x
Em | 022000 Em | 222000
Em7 | 020030 Em7 | 220030
G | 355433 G | 5554xx
Gm | 355333 Gm | 5553xx
[Verse 1]
D Em
Son, your father's not all good.
G D Em D
Still, I love you more than I thought I could.
D Em
And when the menace in my mind
G D Em D
Finds me, I simply look to your eyes.
[Chorus]
A7 Em
And boy, someday I hope I do
C A7 D
See the man you will grow into.
A7 Em
And when you heart's in disarray,
G Gm D Em D
Know that your father, too, has made mistakes.
[Hook]
D Em7
Aaaaaaaaaaaah Aaaaaaaaaah (Oooooooh)
D Em7
Aaaaaaaaaaaah Aaaaaaaaaah (Oooooooh)
[Verse 2]
D Em
Son, your father's lost his head.
G D Em D
Still, I mean every word that I've said.
D Em
Though the truth can truly cut
G D Em D
Here in this confessional with my blood.
[Chorus]
A7 Em
And boy, someday I hope I do
C A7 D
See the man you will grow into,
A7 Em
And when you heart's in disarray,
G Gm D Em D
Know that your father too has made .... mistakes.
[Bridge]
Am7
I've been cruel to the ones who have stayed by my side,
D/A#
And foolish enough to believe in my pride,
Em D
But vanity never could keep me from caring for you.
Am7
I've strayed too far away from the trees and the lake;
D/A#
The innocent road that I chose not to take.
Em
But still I can bring you to bathe in the river
A7 D
To wash out the world long before your heart's withered away.
[Hook]
D Em7
Aaaaaaaaaaaah Aaaaaaaaaah (Oooooooh)
D Em7
Aaaaaaaaaaaah Aaaaaaaaaah (Oooooooh)
[Chorus]
A7 Em
And boy, someday I hope I do
C A7 D
See the man you will grow into,
A7 Em
And when you heart's in disarray,
G Gm D Em D
Know that your father too has made ........ he's made mistakes.
