if father time had a daughter
Recorded by Walker Hayes
Album: Single (2023)

(Capo on 2)

(Intro.)
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(Verse)
Satur-(C)day sleep late, bed (G/B)head smile
Daddy (C)daughter date down the cereal (G)aisle
Shoppin' cart (Am)ride with my Goldi-(G)locks
Little (Am)arms wrapped ‘round a Lucky (G/B)Charms box
Right there, (G) that's my world

(Verse)
(G/B) Father time must've (C)never had a little girl
(G) I know I’m gonna (Am)blink and I’m gonna (G)be a mess
When that (F)Cinderella shirt is a wedding (G)dress

(Chorus)
And they gonna play that (C)song, it's so bitter (G)sweet
And I rememebr (Am)her in her little bare (Em)feet
(F)Dancing on the toes of my (C)boots
I'ma (F)try not to cry, but shoot
(G)Y'all gonna have to give me a (C)break
If you see a few (G)tears
These are just some (Am)really, really, really good (Em)years
I bet (F)daddy's girls would stay (C)little
A little bit (F)longer
If (G)father time had a (C)daughter

(Solo)
 / (G) / |(Am) / (Em) / |(F) / (C) / |(F) / (G)

(Verse)
Y'all, I (C)can't wait to meet who (G)she becomes
Yeah, I (C)know she can't stay for-(Em)ever young
Hell I (F)pray for the guy who gets to (C)lift that veil
(F) But I'm even gonna (G)miss letting her paint my nails

(Chorus)
When they play that (C)song, it's so bitter (G)sweet
And I'll remember (Am)her in her little bare (Em)feet (in her little bare feet)
(F)Dancing on the toes of my (C)boots
I'ma (F)try not to cry, but shoot
(G)Y'all gonna have have to give me a (C)break
If you see a few (G)tears
These are just some (Am)really, really, really good (Em)years
I bet (F)daddy's girls would stay (C)little
A little bit (F)longer
(G) If father time had a (C)daughter

(Break)
(G) Yeah, slow it on (Am)down, down, down
(Em) Have mercy on a (F)girl dad
(C) Yeah, I know before I (F)know it, I'ma turn around
And it's gonna (G)hurt bad

(Chorus)
When they play that (C)song, it's so bitter (G)sweet
And I'll rememebr (Am)her in her little (Em)bare feet
(F)Dancing on the toes of my (C)boots
I'ma (F)try not to cry, but shoot
(G)Y'all gonna have to give me a (C)break
If you see a few (G)tears
These are just some (Am)really, really, really good (Em)years
I bet (F)daddy's girls would stay (C)little
A little bit (F)longer
(G) If father time had a (C)daughter

(Outro.)
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