Tom: G E|E|E|E|---------------||E|E|---------------||E|E|---------------||E|E|---------------||--------------|| Artist - Harvey Andrews ************************* Song - Simply Being Dad ************************* Album - The Journey (1997) **************************** Tabbed By - Ayreon77 ********************** E|E|E|E|---------------||E|E|---------------||E|E|---------------||E|E|---------------||--------------|| Tuning = Standard E|E|---------------|| CAPO 2nd FD T E|E|---------------|| INTRO ****** G D C E|E|---------------||----------- VERSE 1 ******** G D C Today you phoned to say 'Hello' G C You couldn't come, you had to go G See a friend, stay to tea Am Em D You thought you ought to just give me a call E|E|---------------||----------- VERSE 2 ******** G D C Yes, you should have rung on Friday night G C But just forgot, was that alright? G Am You knew that I would understand Em D C I hadn't got an evening planned at all E|E|---------------||----------- CHORUS ******* D G Em C And there you go again D G D C Making me count from one to ten D G Em C The hardest job I've had D G Em G Em Is simply being dad E|E|---------------||----------- VERSE 3 ******** G D It's not a role you learn to play C G You improvise from day to day C G The crowd who watch have all been there Am Em D And shuddered in that spotlight glare alone E|E|---------------||----------- VERSE 4 ******** G D You didn't choose, you had no say C G I picked you up along the way C G And love can be a heavy load Am Em D C To carry on that long, long road to home E|E|---------------||----------- CHORUS ******* D G Em C And there you go again D G D C Making me count from one to ten D G Em C The hardest job I've had D G Em G Em Is simply being dad E|E|---------------||----------- VERSE 5 ******** G D C You need space to dance and turn G I must show that fires burn C G Am You make mistakes, learn from pain Em D Same mistakes you'll make again next year E|E|---------------||----------- VERSE 6 ******** G D And sometimes, do I care too much? C G C Do we collide instead of touch? G Am Do I provide a helping hand? Em D C Or do I hold you back or stand too near E|E|---------------||----------- CHORUS ******* D G Em C 'Cause there you go again D G D C Making me count from one to ten D G Em C The hardest job I've had D G Em G Em Is simply being dad E|E|---------------||----------- VERSE 7 ******** G D So, knuckle down and do your best C G You're in the race with all the rest C G The hard ones make it all the way Am Em D The dreamers just wake up one day behind E|E|---------------||----------- VERSE 8 ******** G D When the sun has cold, the evening's come C G C You've marched on to a different drum G Am I know I've said it all before Em D C But much of life is like a war you'll find E|E|---------------||----------- CHORUS ******* D G Em C And there I go again D G D C Making you count from one to ten D G Em C The hardest job you've had D G Em Is simply having dad C D G Em C Yes, the hardest job you've had D G Em G Em G Em G Is simply having dad