if father time had a daughter
Recorded by Walker Hayes
Album: being a dad and missing mine (2023)

(No Capo)

(Intro.)
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(Verse)
Satur-(A)day sleep late bed (A/C#)head smile
Daddy (D)daughter date down the cereal (A)aisle
Shoppin' (Bm)cart ride with my Goldi-(A)locks
Little (G/B)orange route tryin' Lucky (A/C#)Charms box
Right there, (A) it's my world (A/C#)

(Verse)
Father time musta (D)never had a little girl
(A) I know I’m gonna be (G/B)blink and I’m gonna (A)be a mess
When that (G)Cinderella shirt is a (A)wedding dress

(Chorus)
And they gonna play that (D)song so bitter sweet (A)
And I remember (Bm)her in her little bare (F#m)feet
(G)Dancing on my toes and my (D)boots
I'ma (G)try not to cry but shoot
(A)Child, you'll have to give me a break
If you see a few (A)tears
We just had some (Bm)really, really good (F#m)years
I bet (G)daddy's girls would stay (D)little, a little bit (G)longer
(A) If father time had a (D)daughter

(Solo)
 / (A) / |(Bm) / (F#m) / |(G) / (D) / |(G) / (A) / |

(Verse)
God, I can't (D)wait to meet who (A)she becomes
Yeah, I know (Bm) she can’t stay for-(F#m)ever young
And I (G)pray for the guy who gets to (D)lift that veil
(G) But I'm even gonna (A)miss letting her paint my nails

(Chorus)
When they play that (D)song, it's so bitter (A)sweet
And I remember (Bm)her in her little bare (F#m)feet (in her little bare feet)
(G)Dancing on my toes and my (D)boots
I'ma (G)try not to cry but shoot
(A)Child, you'll have to give me a (D)break
If you see a few (A)tears
We just had some (Bm)really, really good (F#m)years
I bet (G)daddy's girls would stay (D)little, a little bit (G)longer
(A) If father time had a (D)daughter

(Break)
(A) Yeah, slow it on (Bm)down, down, down
(F#m) Have mercy on a (G)girl dad
(D) Yeah, I know before I (G)know it I'ma turn around
And it's gonna (A)hurt bad

(Chorus)
When they play that (D)song it's so bitter (A)sweet
And I remember (Bm)her in her little bare (F#m)feet
(G)Dancing on my toes and my (D)boots
I'ma (G)try not to cry but shoot
(A)Child you'll have to give me a (D)break
If you se a few (A)tears
We just had some (Bm)really, really good (F#m)years
I bet (G)daddy's girls will stay (D)little, a little bit (G)longer
(A) If father time had a (D)daughter 

(Outro.)
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