Jeff Dilbert
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Intro
C Am F G
[Verso 1]
C
Our parents we don't choose
Am
Perhaps that's by design
F
Two beautiful people
G
Much better combined
C
We grew up learning
Am
Tryting to find our paths
F
With Mom and Dad beside us
G
They weere the best in class
C
We doubt we had the measure
Am
But parents never stop
F
They support us through and through
G
The best and worse that we go through
[Refrão]
C
You would think that we turned out perfect
Em
But you made one huge mistake
Am
Mom and Dad you were too damn good
D
You set the bar too high
C
We're not talking limbo height
Em
We're talking mountain top
Am
It doesn't matter how hard we try
D
You set the bar too high
[Verso 2]
C
Growing up we watched and learned
Am
Your parenting on display
F
Now here we are with kids our own
G
Fools to think we'd be you someday
C
Not to say we're bad patrents
Am
We certainly do our best
F
Our best is a poor imitation
G
Of the two that did it best
[Refrão]
C
You wiuld think that we turned out perfect
Em
But you made one huge mistake
Am
Mom and Dad you were too damn good
D
You set the bar too high
C
We're not talking limbo height
Em
We're talking mountain top
Am
It doesn't matter how hard we try
D
You set the bar too high
G C Am F G
[Verso 4]
C
Mom we think of you every day
Am
We wonder how you knew
F
The right words, the right touch
G
The right time to be tough
C
It may have come naturally
Am
Nothing else makes sense
F
Love mixed with your southern charm
G
You were just too damn good
C
Dad you were amazing
Am
Amazing in every way
F
You set the standard
G
You set the standard high
C
The lessons you taught us
Am
Can never be repaid
F
A quiet man of great dignity
G
The patriarch of the family
[Refrão]
C
You would think that we turned out perfect
Em
But you made one huge mistake
Am
Mom and Dad you were too damn good
D
You set the bar too high
C
We're not talking limbo height
Em
We're talking mountain top
Am
It doesn't matter how hard we try
D G
You set the bar too high
How to play Jeff Dilbert
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The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
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