Father And Son Acoustic Live chords by Flight Of The Conchords

Tuning: EADGBE

Only non standard chord is C/B which is played: x20010. In places where Father and Son sing at the same time
the parts have been written directly together with the chord to be played above both

e.g.
             D
Son: Just a guy and his little guy
Dad: Just a guy and his little guy


Verse 1:
    G
Son: Hey Dad
    G
Dad: Yes Son?
               C
Son: I thought today was a lot of fun
    D
Dad: Hey Son
    D
Son: Yes Dad?
                  G
Dad: Today was the funnest day a Dad ever had

Bridge:
    C    C/B      Am
Son: Building castles in the sand
    Am
Dad: Just you and I
    C    C/B     Am
Son: Driving round in the car
    Am
Dad: I even let you drive
    C   C/B      Am
Son: Eating dinner from a can
           C
Dad: Dads yummy can surprise
             D
Son: Just a guy and his little guy
Dad: Just a guy and his little guy

Verse 2:
    G
Dad: Son I know it's hard to see your Daddy cry
                       C
Dad: But it's been pretty rough since your Mother died
    D
Dad: But stay strong, stay tough my little guy
                   G
Dad: Cause we can be a family just you and I

      G
Son: You know very well Dad Mumma didn't die
               C
Son: She just hooked up with another guy
    D
Son: His names Trevor and now they live together
                   G
Son: That's where you pick me up on Fridays nights

Bridge:
    C    C/B      Am
Son: Dont you wonder where I go?
    Am
Dad: You always go for a while
    C     C/B        Am
Son: You never ask me where I've been
    Am
Dad: Don't want to cramp your style
    C   C/B      Am
Son: When I see you on weekends
             C
Dad: You always make me smile
              D
Son: Just the smile of my little guy
Dad: Just the smile of my little guy

Verse 3:
    G
Son: Hey Dad can I sit on your knee?
                       C
Son: Got questions about the world that are troubling me
      D
Dad: Well tell me all those questions that you have for me
                     G
Dad: And tell me does your Mother still mention me?

G C C/B Am D

          G       C
Son: When I grow up what will I do?
       C/B Am           D
Son: Will I be a Fireman or work in the Zoo?
           G         C
Dad: You can do whatever whatever you choose
      C/B      Am            D
Dad: The worlds at your feet well it's all up to you
             G
Son: Just a boy and his Dad
             C
Dad: Just a Dad and his kid
        C/B  Am
Son: Hanging out together
Dad:       together

Verse 4:
    D            G
Son: I'd like to live on the moon
             C
Son: Or maybe live on a star
         C/B   Am           D
Son: Or will I be like you Dad and live in the car?
              G            C
Dad: You can't live on a star you'd be burnt into ash
           C/B    Am             D
Dad: And where you spend your nights is just a matter of cash
           G           C
Son: Will I fall in love and will it be forever
          C/B     Am          D
Son: Or will she leave me someday for someone like Trevor?
           G         C
Dad: You just never know how love will end
         C/B      Am            D
Dad: But don't let her spend time with your handsomer friend
             G
Both: Just a boy and his Dad
             C
Both: Just a Dad and his Kid
        C/B  Am
Son: Hanging out together
Dad:       together

Chorus 1:
    G
Dad: Since your Mumma passed away
    G
Son: No, she did't pass away
        Am
Dad: I think about your lonely little heart every single day
        Am
Son: Oh she's living in our old place
     D
Dad: Together we don't need to feel so bad
    D
Son: I'm not sad
           G
Son: Because I've still got Dad
Dad: Because you've still got Dad
    G
Son: And another even cooler Dad

Chorus 2:
    G
Dad: Since your Mumma ran away
    G
Son: Oh she wished she did it years ago
        C            C/B        Am
Dad: I think about your lonely little heart every single day
    Am
Son: Oh Pappa she calls you an asshole
      D
Dad: But you don't need to feel so sad
    D
Son: I'm not sad
           G
Son: Because I've got  two Dads
Dad: Because you've still got Dad

    G
Son: And Trevor bought me a brand new bike

Chorus 3:
    G
Dad: Since your Mother ran, since your Mother ran and passed away
                       Am
Son: Some of us really do other things and I
    Am
Dad: I think about your lonely heart your lonely heart every day
                  D
Son: That's where I go on weekday nights
        D
Dad: But the two of us have got, the two of us got to be quite glad
    D
Son: I'm not sad
           G
Son: Because I've still got Dad
Dad: Because you've still got Dad

Outro:
    G
Son: Hey Dad can I sit on your knee?
                       C
Son: Got questions about the world that are troubling me
    D
Dad: No Son you can't sit on my knee
                  D
Dad: You're too big you're thirty-three
       C   C/B     Am
Dad: You'll always be my little guy
         D   G