My Daughters Father Chords
by Gord Bamford
My Daughters Father by Gord Bamford is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Bb. It uses the chords Bb, Gm, D# and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Bb
Verse
Gm D#
I guess its human nature, tuggin' at my sleeve
Bb F
That gets me thinking too much, 'bout what I'm supposed to be
Gm D#
I keep aiming higher, like everybody else
Bb F Bb
Forgetting what I need to be, is just to be myself
Bb D# Bb
It's not like everybody's waiting to see if I'll go far
D# F
It's not like everybody's watching, though sometimes I think they are
D# Bb Gm
I don't have to change the world, I don't have to walk on water
Bb F Bb
All I have to be is my daughter's father
Verse
Gm D#
She's just like her mama, when it comes to me
Bb F
Couldn't fool her if i tried to, to her I'll always be
Gm D#
Nothing more than daddy and when she says that word
Bb F Bb
It a wonderful reminder of why I'm on this earth
Bb D# Bb
It's not like everybody's waiting to see if I'll go far
D# F
It's not like everybody's watching, though sometimes I think they are
D# Bb Gm
I don't have to change the world, I don't have to walk on water
Bb F Bb
All I have to be is my daughter's father
Bridge
Gm D#
A man is often measured by what he does in life
Gm F
It made mine worth living when I realized
Bb D# Bb
It's not like everybody's waiting to see if I'll go far
D# F
It's not like everybody's watching, though sometimes I think they are
D# Bb Gm
I don't have to change the world, I don't have to walk on water
Bb F Bb
All I have to be is my daughter's father
Outro
D# F Bb
Yeah all I have to be