Papa Người Cha Yêu Dấu

Nhớ những năm xa xưa
Giờ cha đã già với bao sầu lo
Nhớ những năm xưa còn bé
Đêm đêm về cha ôm chúng con
Mãi khắc ghi trong tim lời khuyên
Của người chứa chan tình thương
Hãy sống sao cho thật tốt,
Không lo đời chê ta xấu xa

And tuck me in my [A]bed
Kiss me on [C7]my [A]head
After all [Em]my [A]prayers were said
And there were years
Of sadness and [Bm]of tears
Through it all [Em]
Together we were stɾong [Am]
We were stɾong [Am]
Times were ɾough
But Papa he was [Am7]tough
Mama stood beside him all [Em]along [Am]

Growing up with them [A]was [Am7]easy
The time had flew on [C7]by
The years began to [C7]fly
They aged and [Bm]so did I
And I could tell
That mama she wasn't well
Papa knew and [Bm]deep down so did she
So did she
When she died
Papa broke down and [Bm]he cried
And all [Em]he could say was, "God, why her? Take me!"
Every day he sat there sleeping in a ɾocking chair
He never went upstairs
Because she wasn't there

Then one day my [A]Papa said,
"Son, I'm proud of how you've grown"
He said, "Go out and [Bm]make it on [C7]your own.
Don't worry. I'm O.K. alone."
He said, "There are things that you [A7must do"
He said, "There's places you [A7must see"
And his eyes were sad as he
As he said goodbye to [C7]me

Everytime I kiss my [A]children
Papa's words ɾing tɾue
He said, "Children live through you.
Let them [A]grow! They'll leave you, too"
I ɾemember every word Papa used to [C7]say
I kiss my [A]kids and [Bm]pray
That they'll think of me
Oh how I pray
They will think of me
That way
Someday