Stab Yer Dad
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Intro: D G D E A
D G
Of the things that have made me, I count myself lucky.
E A D
I consider it fortune, things like how I wasn’t taught at a young age to
G
respect my elders.
E A
I thank goodness for my absence of a father.
G E
He could have taken me out, we’d have gone camping.
D G
I could have learned to wield my body as a weapon.
E A
These are things that I won’t be missing.
D G D E A
D G E A
I remember sitting in the car with my dirty old man as he explained
D G
how “she has asked for it” and how “it was her fault”
E A G E
I’m only glad I didn’t take the bait. I remember telling my mother
D G D E A
It was the last time I saw my father. No regrets for what else I’ve been
D
missing.
G
‘Cause I’m not jealous of a well adjusted family,
Bm E
only Killing time ‘till they learn their anomaly don’t help the wounded ones:
A
the children of the vengeful fathers.
G Bm
When everyone I know is still standing in the shadows of the men who left their mark,
E A
I’d rather be left in the dark. oh oh.
D G D E A
D G E A
If our fathers were our role models for god and they failed us,
D G E A
what does that tell us about our supposed omnipotent savior?
G E
Except we’re all born to fiction, daily recreated
D G E
we play the roles from the stories we learned as kids.
A
Who bends down? Who plays god?
D G D E
Is it fated that every boy on this earth should have his head stuck up his ass?
A D D G D E
We’re all just like our dads. We keep learning the same shit again.
A
And I wonder how long till it ends?
D G E A D G
I remember when my dirty old man told me how I’d grow up to be just like him when I got old.
E A
What a bizarre thing to be told, to be told
How to play Stab Yer Dad
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.