My father
used to sing
Em - Bm - C - G -
D - Em - A - G - D - G
G
C
-
G
D G
1. My father was a common man, if there is such a thing,
Em
Bm
C G - Am D7
an
ordinary common man till he
began to sing.
Am
Em C Em
- Am Em
C
It felt like angels
gathered round to listen to each
gentle sound,
G D G
my
father used to sing.
Em
Bm
C
G
My father used to sing, oh,
how I love the memories,
Am Em F
C
- Am
D - D7
and if I close my eyes
and dream, my father sings to
me.
G
C -
G
D G
2. He sang of love and
everyone saw something of his heart,
Em Bm
C G -
Am D7
and
for a while a worried man he said things would be hard.
Am Em C Em - Am Em
C
And silence fell on
angry men and hardened eyes turned
misty when
G D G
my father
used to sing.
+ CHORUS + instrumental = CHORUS
G C - G
D G
3. My father had the gift of
song and gave his gift to me,
Em Bm
C
G - Am D7
I’ve had such blessings from that gift I only wish he could hear,
Am Em C Em -
Am Em C
could see the pleasure
and the joy God’s given to the
little boy,
G
D
G
-
C
D
G
whose
father used to sing, my father used
to sing.
(orig. = capo 3rd) (Charlie Landsborough)