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[Verse]
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I got sent home from school one day with a shiner on my eye
D A
Fightin' was against the rules and it didn't matter why
G A D G
When dad got home I told that story just like I'd rehearsed
D A D
And then stood there on those tremblin' knees and waited for the worst
[Chorus]
D G D
And he said, "Let me tell you a secret about a father's love"
D A
A secret that my daddy said was just between us
G A D G
He said, "Daddies don't just love their children every now and then
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It's a love without end, amen, it's a love without end, amen"
[Verse 2]
D G D
When I became a father in the spring of '81
D A
There was no doubt that stubborn boy was just like my father's son
G A D G
And when I thought my patience had been tested to the end
D A D
I took my daddy's secret and I passed it on to him
[Chorus]
D G D
And I said, "Let me tell you a secret about a father's love"
D A
A secret that my daddy said was just between us
G A D G
I said, "Daddies don't just love their children every now and then
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It's a love without end, amen, it's a love without end, amen"
[Verse 3]
E A E
Last night I dreamed I died and stood outside those pearly gates.
E B
When suddenly I realized there must be some mistake.
A B E A
If they know half the things I've done, they'll never let me in.
E B E
And then somewhere from the other side I heard these words again.
[Chorus]
E A E
And they said, "Let me tell you a secret about a father's love"
E B
A secret that my daddy said was just between us
A B E A
You see, "Daddies don't just love their children every now and then
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It's a love without end, amen, it's a love without end, amen"
