Oh, Pa
©2001 Garrett Clevenger
Cm
Oh
son can you tell me the reason, if
you have got a good one?
I
was walking through
the kitchen and
all the dishes were left undone.
A# G# Oh son, Oh son,
Cm
Oh son,
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G
Oh
pa, I was locked in my bedroom with
her picture in my head.
Oh
pa, don't you remember when
you were filled with dread?
F D#
Oh
pa, Oh pa,
G Oh
pa,
G# A# Oh pa,
Oh pa,
Cm
Oh pa,
Cm
Oh
son, I drove past your high school, the buses were flashing red,
ten
feet away a kid stood up and
shot a poor man dead.
A# G# Oh son, Oh son,
Cm
Oh son,
A# G# Oh son,
G
Oh
pa, he was my teacher he
gave the kid a 'D'
The
Dumbass thought he'd make the prof
ancient history.
F D#
Oh
pa, Oh pa,
G Oh
pa,
G# A# Oh pa,
Oh pa,
Cm
Oh pa,
Cm
Oh
son, what can this mean what
do you have to say?
I
was fighting
with my enemy and
we chose to runaway.
A# G# Oh son, Oh son,
Cm
Oh son,
A# G# Oh son,
G
Oh
pa, you are both cowards, how
do you comb your hair?
How
do you shave or look real brave if you
won't look in the mirror?
F D#
Oh
pa, Oh pa,
G Oh
pa,
G# A# Oh pa,
Oh pa,
Cm
Oh pa,
Cm
Oh
son, where is your mother? Dinner's
getting late.
I've
got no clean underwear and
I need someone to hate.
A# G# Oh son, Oh son,
Cm
Oh son,
A# G# Oh son,
G
Oh
pa, mama has runoff with Profesor Plumbs widow.
All
she said was, "even in bed, your
life-force didn't show."
F D#
Oh
pa, Oh pa,
G Oh
pa,
G# A# Oh pa,
Oh pa,
Cm
Oh pa,
Cm
Oh
son, Mr. Manisit fired
me today.
He
said they were restructuring. How
will I make my pay?
A# G# Oh son, Oh son,
Cm
Oh son,
A# G# Oh son,
G
Oh
pa, you can work for peace and
sustainability.
You
can show them you're a man who
deserves more dignity.
F D#
Oh
pa, Oh pa,
G Oh
pa,
G# A# Oh pa,
Oh pa,
Cm
Oh pa,
Cm
Oh
son, what is our problem? Why
won't we better things?
It's
plain to see it ain't
working, we
know what Monday brings.
A# G# Oh son, Oh son,
Cm
Oh son,
A# G# Oh son,
G
Oh
pa, we are the product of
a dead society.
Give
up the ghost and let us host a
new reality.
F D#
Oh
pa, Oh pa,
G Oh
pa,
G# A# Oh pa,
Oh pa,
Cm
Oh pa,