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Transcribed by: asf0@comcast.net Alice Franceschini
Date: October 5, 1999
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Written by:
HE DIDN'T HAVE TO BE Brad Paisley
A D
When a single mom goes out on a date with somebody new
E D A
It always winds up feeling more like a job in-terview
A D
My momma used to wonder if she'd ever meet someone
E D A
That wouldn't find out about me and then turn around and run
A D
I met the man I called my dad when I was five years old
E D A
He took my mom out to a movie and for once I got to go
A D
A few months later I remember lying there in bed
E D E A
I over-heard him pop the question and I prayed that she'd say yes
D E
And then all of a sudden Oh it seemed so strange to me
A D
How we went from something's missing to a family
D E F#m D
Looking back all I can say about all the things he did for me
Bm E A
I hope I'm at least half the dad that he didn't have to be
A D
I met the girl whose now my wife about three years ago
E D A
We had the perfect marriage but we wanted something more
A D
Now here I stand surrounded by our family and friends
E D E A
Crowded round the nursery window as they bring the baby in
D E
And now all of a sudden Oh it seemed so strange to me
A D
How we've gone from something's missing to a family
D E F#m D
Looking through the glass I think about the man that's standing next to me
Bm E A
And I hope I'm at least half the dad that he didn't have to be
Lead,
D E F#m D
Looking back all I say about all the things he did for me
Bm E A
I hope I'm at least half the dad that he didn't have to be
E A E A
Cause he didn't have to be You know he didn't have to be
