Father Of Mine - Everclear

Tabbed by Adam Bishop

Well, this is the third song I've heard from So Much For The Afterglow, and
it too sounds 1/4 step lower than normal.  I guess they are all like that. 
Normally, playing these chords one fret lower would sound okay, but if you
actually tune your guitar down 1/4 step, this sounds perfect!

D5     - x577xx
F#5    - x-9-11-11-x-x
G5     - x-10-12-12-x-x
E5     - x799xx
A5     - 577xxx
G5(2)  - 355xxx
F#5(2) - 244xxx

D5                F#5                             G5
   Father of mine,    tell me where have you been
                            E5
   You know I just close my eyes, my whole world disappears
D5                F#5                         G5
   Father of mine,    take me back to the day
                              E5
   Yeah when I was still your golden boy, back before you went away 

I remember blue skies, walking the block
I loved it when held me high, I loved to hear you talk
You would take me to the movies, you would take me to the beach
You would take me to a place inside that is so hard to reach

Interlude:
D5    A5    G5(2)    F#5(2)    G5(2)    A5    D5 (x2)

Father of mine, tell me where did you go
Yeah you had the world inside your hand, but you did not seem to know
Father of mine, tell me what do you see
                                      (Fill)
When you look back at your wasted life and you don't see me

Fill:
E|---------------
B|---------------
G|---------------
D|-----4h5-4h5---
A|-5h7---------5-
E|---------------

I was 10 years old, doing all that I could
Wasn't easy for me to be a scared white boy in a black neighbourhood
Sometimes you would send me a birthday card, with a 5 dollar bill
Yeah I never understood you and I guess I never will

(With Interlude chords)
Daddy gave me a name
My daddy gave me a name (then he walked away)
Daddy gave me a name (then he walked away)
My daddy gave me a name

Solo (with verse chords)

(With Interlude chords)
Daddy gave me a name
Daddy gave me a name (then he walked away)
Daddy gave me a name (then he walked away)
My daddy gave me a name

D5
   Yeah
D5 
   Yeah
D5
   Yeah

D5 (slide down)

Father of mine, tell me where have you been
                                        (Fill)
Yeah I just close my eyes and the whole world disappears
Father of mine, tell me how do you sleep
With the children you abandoned and the wife I saw you beat

I will never be the same, I will never be the same
I will always be wierd inside, I will always be lame
Now I am a grown man, with a child of my own
And I swear I'm not going to let them know, all the pain I have known

Interlude x2

(With Interlude chords)
 
(Then he walked away)
Daddy gave me a name (then he walked away)
Daddy gave me a name (then he walked away)
Daddy gave me a name (then he walked away)
Daddy gave me a name (then he walked away)

D5
Then he walked away, yeah, then he walked away, yeah

D5 (slide down)