Taylor Swift - Father Figure

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Verse 1
Em Bm C G Em When I found you, you were young, wayward, lost in the cold
Bm C G EmPulled up to you in the Jag', turned your rags into gold
Bm C G EmThe winding road leads to the chateau
Bm C"You remind me of a younger me"
DI saw potential
 
Chorus
G D/F# I'll be your father figure.
CI drink that brown liquor.
D GI can make deals with the devil because my ****'s bigger..
D/F#This love is pure profit.
CJust step into my office..
AmI dry your tears with my sleeve
 
Post-Chorus
D GLeave it with me
D/F#I protect the family
CLeave it with me
I protect the family
 
Verse 2
Em Bm C G I pay the check before it kisses the mahogany grain
Em Bm C G Em Said, "They want to see you rise, they don't want you to reign"
Bm C G EmI showed you all the tricks of the trade
Bm CAll I ask is for your loyalty
DMy dear protégé
 
Chorus
G D/F# I'll be your father figure.
CI drink that brown liquor.
D GI can make deals with the devil because my ****'s bigger..
D/F#This love is pure profit.
CJust step into my office..
AmThey'll know your name in the streets
 
Post-Chorus
D GLeave it with me
AmI protect the family
D GLeave it with me .
I protect the family
 
Bridge
Am D Bm EmMy dear boy, they don't make loyalty like they used to.
Am D Your thoughtless ambition sparked the ignition
G COn foolish decisions which lead to misguided visions
AmThat to fulfill your dreams
B7You had to get rid of me
I protect the family
 
Chorus
G D/F# I was your father figure
CWe drank that brown liquor..
D GYou made a deal with this devil, turns out my ****'s bigger..
D/F#You want a fight, you found it
CI got the place surrounded.
You'll be sleeping with the fishes before you know you're drowning
A E/G# Whose portrait's on the mantle?.
DWho covered up your scandals?.
E AMistake my kindness for weakness and find your card cancelled .
E/G#I was your father figure
DYou pulled the wrong trigger.
BmThis empire belongs to me
 
Post-Chorus
E ALeave it with me
E/G#I protect the family
DLeave it with me.
I protect the family
E ALeave it with me
 
Outro
E/G# DYou know, you remind me of a younger me
Bm EI saw potential
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