[Intro]
D Em Bm
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Em D
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[Verse]
D
The boy leaps from his bed
Em
Comes bounding down the stairs
Bm
The sun’s not even up
He doesn’t even care
[Refrain]
Em A7
And I……
D
Yes, I was like that once
[Verse]
D
He says, “Daddy, it’s today”
Em
There is this promise that we made
Bm
And I open my eyes slowly
And I see his smiling face
[Refrain]
Em A7
And I….
D
Yes, I was like that once
[Bridge]
G
So I put on my shirt
A/C#
And my jeans and my boots
D
And I say, “Boy, I love you”
A/C#
And he knows that I do
G
He says, “Pops, can we stop?”
A/C#
For breakfast on the way
D
I say, “Son, I’ll brew the coffee
A/C#
And I’ll make you some eggs”
G
And I thank God
A/C#
That he
D
Is mine
[Interlude]
D Em Bm A7 D
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[Verse]
D
The girl calls from the yard
Em
“Daddy, daddy, come and see”
Bm
She’s perfecting her front handspring
And she is showing off for me
[Refrain]
A7
And I
D
Yes, I was like that once
[Verse]
D
So I pull off both my boots
Em
And I raise up both my hands
Bm
Then I show her I can Do one, too
And she laughs hard ’cause I can’t
[Refrain]
A7
And I
D
I was like that once
[Bridge]
G
She says, “Dad, you’re like ridiculous”
A/C#
I say, “That’s kinda my job”
D
And she kisses me on my cheek
A/C#
Then she’s back out in the yard
G
And she is wild
A/C#
And free
D
And mine
G
Oh, I thank God
A/C#
That she
D
Is mine
[Verse]
D
The woman’s on the porch
Em
She says, “Husband come and sit”
Bm
And we look up at the stars
And we talk about our kids
[Refrain]
A7
And I
D
“I was like that once,” she says
[Verse]
D
And she says, “Do you remember
Em
Just how terrified you were
Bm
Before our babies came
How you were shaken to the core?”
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[Refrain]
A7
And I
D
I was like that once
[Bridge]
G
And she says, “Oh love
Look how blessed
A/C#
You and I’ve become”
D
And I take her hand and say to her
A/C#
“You’ll always be the one”
And I’m still
G
Mystified
A/C#
That you
Want to
D
Be mine
G
Oh, I thank God
A/C# D
That you are mine
[Outro]
G
And I thank God
A/C# D
That he is mine
G
And I thank God
A/C# D
That she is mine
G
And I thank God
A/C# D
For me and mine