My Orphan Year Acoustic Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

C Am F G

Verse

 My Cfather had dementia

 He Emlied in bed for months

 Once Amin a while he'd call me

 And Fask me to Fmfly down

 I Dmtold him that I'd love to

 But FI had things to do

 And so he Cdied Gwithout his Amson

 I Fheard about it drunk after a Fmshow

 My Cmother battled cancer

 For Emover seven years

 I Amnursed her and I held her

 When Ftime was running Fmout

 The Dmnight before she left me

 I drank Fscotch all night

 And thanked her for CeveryGthing she'd Amdone

FRaising me alone wasn't much Fmfun

Chorus

 So Cdad I can forgive you,

 But GI'll never forget,

DmMonths I wouldn't see you and Fwhen I did

 You'd be Cout with your friends all night

 AGlone and only nine

 I Dmwatched the outer limits

 And Fscared out of my mind

 I Cwonder if you felt the same

The days before you died

 I Amwonder if you even knew

Why I wouldn't come around

 I Dmbet if you had been there,

There wouldn't be this song

Outro

C 2006 goodbye paAmrents

 For once I'm sinFcere

 2006 that was my orphan Cyear

C B7 Em

Lyrics:

My father had dementia

He lied in bed for months

Once in a while he'd call me

And ask me to fly down

I told him that I'd love to

But I had things to do

And so he died without his son

I heard about it drunk after a show

My mother battled cancer

For over seven years

I nursed her and I held her

When time was running out

The night before she left me

I drank scotch all night

And thanked her for everything she'd done

Raising me alone wasn't much fun

So dad I can forgive you,

But I'll never forget,

Months I wouldn't see you and when I did

You'd be out with your friends all night

Alone and only nine

I watched the outer limits

And scared out of my mind

I wonder if you felt the same

The days before you died

I wonder if you even knew

Why I wouldn't come around

I bet if you had been there,

There wouldn't be this song

2006 goodbye parents

For once I'm sincere

2006 that was my orphan year