Verse 1:
F#m D
I wrote this song for my father
A E F#m D A E
Sometimes I feel he never gave a damn about me
F#m D A
Though he raised me like he should
E F#m D A E
Did he understand me? No, no, I don't think so.
I wrote this song for my mother
She had to leave me, when I was younger
She said son, seek this life, and keep an open mind
But in my mind's eye...
D F#m
I am free now
A E
Free to live without my fears
D F#m
I believe now
A E
There's a reason why I'm here.
F#m D A
It's to try and do good
E F#m D A E
It's to try and do better. (ooh oh)
Verse 2:
Who will I be for my daughter?
This little baby, she means the world to me
Will I relive their mistakes?
Or do things the right way
For her sake.
I am free now
Free to live without my fears
I believe now
There's a reason why I'm here
D
Can I be a man?
F#m
One that understands
A E
How to love more patiently
D F#m
I'll be free now
A E
I'll be free now.
Bridge:
D A
And we dream of the day, when our kids can play
E
In the streets with no fear of them being taken away
D A
Fathers raise their sons with respect and love
E
Handle anger and pain with no need for no guns
D A
If we hope to be free it takes you and me
E
To start over here and now
D A E
'Cause this world is, the way it is, it's how we raise our kids.
F#m D A E
I wrote this song for my mother, wrote this song for our father
So hopefully we can come together
And hopefully make things a little better.
D F#m A E
I am free now
Free to live without my fears
I believe now
There's a reason why I'm here.
D
Can I be a man?
F#m
One that understands
A E
How to love more patiently
D F#m
I'll be free now
A E
I'll be free now.
Finish in: D