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D Em Bm……….
Em D…….
[Verse]
DThe boy leaps from his bed
EmComes bounding down the stairs
BmThe sun’s not even up
He doesn’t even care
[Refrain]
Em A7And I……
DYes, I was like that once
[Verse]
DHe says, “Daddy, it’s today”
EmThere is this promise that we made
BmAnd I open my eyes slowly
And I see his smiling face
[Refrain]
Em A7And I….
DYes, I was like that once
[Bridge]
GSo I put on my shirt
A/C#And my jeans and my boots
DAnd I say, “Boy, I love you”
A/C#And he knows that I do
GHe says, “Pops, can we stop?”
A/C#For breakfast on the way
DI say, “Son, I’ll brew the coffee
A/C#And I’ll make you some eggs”
GAnd I thank God
A/C#That he
DIs mine
[Interlude]
D Em Bm A7 D………………
[Verse]
DThe girl calls from the yard
Em“Daddy, daddy, come and see”
BmShe’s perfecting her front handspring
And she is showing off for me
[Refrain]
A7And I
DYes, I was like that once
[Verse]
DSo I pull off both my boots
EmAnd I raise up both my hands
BmThen I show her I can Do one, too
And she laughs hard ’cause I can’t
[Refrain]
A7And I
DI was like that once
[Bridge]
GShe says, “Dad, you’re like ridiculous”
A/C#I say, “That’s kinda my job”
DAnd she kisses me on my cheek
A/C#Then she’s back out in the yard
GAnd she is wild
A/C#And free
DAnd mine
GOh, I thank God
A/C#That she
DIs mine
[Verse]
DThe woman’s on the porch
EmShe says, “Husband come and sit”
BmAnd we look up at the stars
And we talk about our kids
[Refrain]
A7And I
D“I was like that once,” she says
[Verse]
DAnd she says, “Do you remember
EmJust how terrified you were
BmBefore our babies came
How you were shaken to the core?”
[Refrain]
A7And I
DI was like that once
[Bridge]
GAnd she says, “Oh love
Look how blessed
A/C#You and I’ve become”
DAnd I take her hand and say to her
A/C#“You’ll always be the one”
And I’m still
GMystified
A/C#That you
Want to
DBe mine
GOh, I thank God
A/C# DThat you are mine
[Outro]
GAnd I thank God
A/C# DThat he is mine
GAnd I thank God
A/C# DThat she is mine
GAnd I thank God
A/C# DFor me and mine
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