I Still Can't Say Goodbye — Atkins Chet

Spoken Introduction:
"You know, every time I look in the mirror I see my Dad.
I think that's why this song means so much to me."
Capo II
G C D, G C D
G          D         C         D   G       D            Bm      C
When I was young, my Dad would say Come on Son let's go out and play
G            D          C     Dsus4 D , Em D/F# G C D
Sometimes it seems like yesterday
G             D      C      D     G    D         Bm    C
And I'd climb up the closet shelf When I was all by my-self
G            D       C     Dsus4 D Em         D/F#     G
Grab his hat and fix the brim      Pretending I    was him
D             C      G
No matter how hard I try
D         C       G
No matter how many tears I cry
D         Em    D  Em/C#
No matter how many years go by
  C           D        C Em D/F# G Em D/F#
I still can't say good-bye
G              D       C       D   G        D          Bm        C
Be always took care of Mom and me.   We all cut down a Christmas tree
G         D        C        Dsus4 D Em D/F# G
Be always had some time for me
C    D                 Em    Em/D
Wind blows through the trees
C          D           Gmaj7
Street lights, they still shine bright
C    D              Em   Em/D
Most things are the same
      Em/C#          C      Dsus4 D
but I miss my Dad to-night
G              D       C       D   G        D          Bm        C
I walked by a Salvation Army store Saw a hat like my daddy wore
G          D        C     Dsus4 D Em         D/F#    G
Tried it on when I walked in          Still trying to be like him
D             C      G
No matter how hard I try
D         C       G
No matter how many years go by
D         Em    D  Em/C#
No matter how many tears I cry
  C           D        C Em D/F# G Em D/F# G
I still can't say good-bye