My Father's Words
My Father's Words
Brownie McGhee, vocal and guitar in B position, standard tuning
INTRO
My father, my father said these words, it followed me down through the years, yes, yes, yes
B’lieve half you see, son, and nothing that you hear (Spoken: I said “Why daddy”)
There’s a many broken heart, that never sheds no tears (Spoken: That’s the truth too)
It takes a rocks, it takes a rocks and gravel, well, to make, to make a solid road, yes, yes
Everything that shines, boy, he says son, it can’t be gold, oh no
He says, the graveyard hold secrets, Brownie, that will never be told (Spoken: That’s when he tell me some more)
He says, the long, well, the longer the road, short, well, the shorter the turn, yes, yes
He says, listen my son, you’ll never grow too old to learn, oh no
He says, old coals will kindle, they will light up and begin to burn
He says, the tall, well, the taller the tree, boy, says the deep, well, the deeper, the roots, yes, yes
Then he says, the blacker the berry, son, you know the sweeter the juice
With every rose that you gather, son, you gonna get some horns too, I said, yes, yes
He said, if you want, if you want to be loved, here’s what you got, got to do, yes, yes
Son, you got to love somebody, you want somebody to love you (Spoken: He whispered and said)
Don’t let you right hand, know what your left hand do (Spoken: Lord, have mercy)
He says, a man, with a man, a man, son, a man ain’t nothin’ but a man, yes, yes
So many things I could tell you, you too young to understand (Spoken: Go ahead now, tell me anyway, dad)
You’ll see so many people happy, while you catchin' as catch can
My father, my father said these words, they followed me down through the years, yes, yes
B’lieving half that I see, people and nothing that I hear, oh Lord
I’m the one with that broken heart, that never sheds no tears (Spoken: My father’s words)
