NOTE: The entire song is just G C Gm Cm played over and over again. 🎸 Intro: G C Gm Cm G C Gm Cm 🎸 Chorus: Cm G C Dear son there's things I need to tell ya Gm Cm Thinkin' ' bout whatcha need to understand G C This fast life livin' ain't gonna take you nowhere Gm Cm Now you feel like a man
G C Gonna need to sit back and find your roots Gm Cm Kick off your city boots G C Kick back, sip on a little moonshine Gm Cm 'Member the simple life 🎸 Verse : Dear son G There's a lotta things I need to tell you C Gm This world is running fast and it's goin' to hell here Cm G You have to understand that you're just one man C You can't fix everything Gm Cm Man, but that was my plan G I wanted to make music I wanted to Go far C Gm I wanted to reach people and touch them tight in their hearts Cm G C But I'm chasin' the subliminal dream that even my own parents told me Gm Is just a dream 🎸 Chorus: Cm G C Dear son there's things I need to tell ya Gm Cm Thinkin' ' bout whatcha need to understand G C This fast life livin' ain't gonna take you nowhere Gm Cm Now you feel like a man G C Gonna need to sit back and find your roots Gm Cm Kick off your city boots G C Kick back, sip on a little moonshine Gm Cm 'Member the simple life 🎸 Verse : G There's something that I'm gonna promise you right now C If you wanna Go chase a dream Gm Boy I'm not gonna knock you down Cm G I'm gonna be there with you And I'm gonna be holding your hand C Gm Maybe theoretically because we're both men Cm G I don't want people to take advantage of you C Not the way that they did to me Gm Cm When they thought that I wasn't clued G C Yeah, such a big heart but you leave with a curse Gm Cm It's a work of art 🎸 Chorus: Cm G C Dear son there's things I need to tell ya Gm Cm Thinkin' ' bout whatcha need to understand G C This fast life livin' ain't gonna take you nowhere Gm Cm Now you feel like a man G C Gonna need to sit back and find your roots Gm Cm Kick off your city boots G C Kick back, sip on a little moonshine Gm Cm 'Member the simple life 🎸 Verse : G C I remember the times that you saw me living in the studio Gm Tryna make music Tryna chase my own dream Cm G C Yeah, couldn't have ten cents to my name to feed you Gm Cm But I still made it and rise to fame G Well. at least I thought I did C Gm You thought your dad was the shit didn't ya kid Cm G I did the best I could as a father C Gm When I was tryna take care of you and your mother 🎸 Chorus: Cm G C Dear son there's things I need to tell ya Gm Cm Thinkin' ' bout whatcha need to understand G C This fast life livin' ain't gonna take you nowhere Gm Cm Now you feel like a man G C Gonna need to sit back and find your roots Gm Cm Kick off your city boots G C Kick back, sip on a little moonshine Gm Cm 'Member the simple life 🎸 Verse : G Son, there's one last thing I need to tell you C Gm You're the king, you're my prince Cm G You're the heir to my last name and who I wanna be C Gm Then you're gonna set off and then you're gonna break free Cm G You're gonna spread your wings and chase your own damn dreams C Gm Cm And I'm gonna be right there beside you telling you that G C Yeah, you're just a younger version of me Gm Cm Now dream 🎸 Chorus: Cm G C Dear son there's things I need to tell ya Gm Cm Thinkin' ' bout whatcha need to understand G C This fast life livin' ain't gonna take you nowhere Gm Cm Now you feel like a man G C Gonna need to sit back and find your roots Gm Cm Kick off your city boots G C Kick back, sip on a little moonshine Gm Cm G C 'Member the simple life 🎸 Outro: Gm Cm G C Gm Remember the simple life Cm G C Gm Cm G C Gm