A Father's Blessing

Benjamin Hastings

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Transpose
 
Intro
| F / / / | Bb2 / / / | F / / / | Bb2 / / /
| F / / / | Bb2 / / / | Dm / F/C / | Bb2 / Csus /
 
Verse 1
 
Well,
F 
look at ya, kid
 
You're
Bb
growing up quick
 
And I
F 
can’t seem to tell you to
Bb
slow
 
But there’ll
F 
soon come a day
 
And it
Bb
scares me to death
 
When you
D
tell me you’re
F/C 
ready to
Bb
go
Csus 
 
Verse 2
 
And now you’re as
F 
quick as a whip
 
With your
Bb
hands on your hips
 
Only
F 
eyes that could rival your
Bb
mum's
 
And so
F 
proudly I’ll watch
 
You make the
Bb
world better off
 
So my
D
prayer is wher
F/C 
ever you
Bb
go
Bb
 
Chorus 1
 
May the
Bb
road rise up to
Bb
meet you
 
May the
D
wind blow where you
D
lead
 
May the
Bb
sun shine on your
Bb
face while
 
The
F/C 
rain falls on your
C 
fields
 
May the
Bb
world lie down before
Bb
you
 
May you
Bb
be all
Csus 
you
Dm7 
can be
Dm7 
 
But may
Dm7 
all those
F/C 
roads you
Bb
roam
 
Wind
Csus 
home to me
 
Turnaround
| F / / / | Bb2 / / / | F / / / | Bb2 / / /
 
Verse 3
 
And
F 
I’ll be at your games
 
'Cause my
Bb
folks did the same
 
And I’ll
F 
pour your first glass of Bor
Bb
deaux
 
Watch me
F 
ruin your palate for
Bb
anything else
 
So in your
D
youth you can’t af
F/C 
ford to get
Bb
drunk
Csus 
 
Verse 4
 
And oh, there’s
F 
lips to be kissed
 
And there’s
Bb
ones to missed
 
And you won’t
F 
keep my two cents for
Bb
long
 
So you’ll
F 
make your mistakes
 
Like your
Bb
ma an' da did
 
Until
D
one day you
F/C 
stumble on
Bb
love
 
Chorus 2
 
May the
Bb
Lord be kind to
Bb
keep you
 
May the
D
devil fear your
D
reach
 
May your
Bb
pockets fill with
Bb
gold and yet
 
Your
F/C 
heart be void of
C 
greed
 
May the
Bb
darkness bow be
Bb
fore you
 
May you
Bb
find the
Csus 
light you
Dm7 
seek
Dm7 
 
May
Dm7 
all those
F/C 
roads you
Bb
roam
 
Wind
Csus 
home to me
 
Interlude
| Bb2 / / / | F/A / / / | C / / / | C / / /
| Bb2 / / / | F/A / / / | C / / / | C / / /
| Bb2 / / / | F/A / / / | C / / / | Dm7 / Am7 /
| Bb2 / / / | F/A / / / | C / / / | C / / /
 
Verse 5
F 
Listen up, kid
 
I
Bb
love you to bits
 
And I
F 
wish life would learn to be
Bb
slow
 
But there’ll
F 
soon come a day
 
And God, I
Bb
hope I’m well aged
 
When I
D
tell you it’s
F/C 
my turn to
Bb
go
 
Verse 6
 
And
F 
death’s cruel, I’ll admit
 
But
Bb
mourn for me quick
 
And
F 
look after those kids of your
Bb
own
 
And just
F 
make different mistakes
 
Than your
Bb
ma and da made
 
And make our
D
ceiling
F/C 
look like your
Bb
floor
Bb
 
Chorus
 
So may the
Bb
road rise up to
Bb
meet you
 
May your
D
laughter fill the
D
streets
 
May you
Bb
children be as
Bb
kind to you
 
As
F/C 
you have been to
C 
me
 
When your
Bb
life’s been lived for
Bb
all it’s worth
 
And your
Bb
grandkids
Csus 
let you
Dm7 
leave
Dm7 
| Am7/C / / / | Am7/C / / /
 
May
Dm7 
all those
F/C 
roads you
Bb
roam
 
Wind
Csus 
home to
F 
me
Bb
 
Tag
 
Oh
Dm7 
all those
F/C 
roads you
Bb
roam
 
Wind
C 
home to
F 
me
F 
Writer(s):

Benjamin Hastings, Joel Houston, Dylan Thomas

Tempo:

Slow

BPM:

58

Original Key:

F

CCLI #:

7186374

Scripture Reference:

Numbers 6:25