Intro
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Verse 1
[F]
Suddenly
[G7]
March the 13th
[C] [A7]
Papa said goodbye
[Dm] [G7] [C] [A7]
He left this world and the world he loved is in Dubai
[F] [G7] [C] [A7]
So Ma and I, packed our bags and led ourselves through a door
[Dm] [G7] [C]
His body flyin' on the aeroplane that flies us home
Chorus
[F] [G7]
Can we kiss you?
[C] [A7]
Before the fire burns you to the bones
[F] [G7]
I remember
[C] [F]
You made me who I might become
Oh
[F]
Papa I know
[G7] [C] [A]
You were fighting to live your life your way
[Dm] [G7]
Wherever you are
[Am]
I hope you're playing
Verse 2
[Dm] [G7] [C] [A7]
My mother knew that she had a choice to leave or make
[Dm] [G7] [C] [A7]
Start living life or become another wasted face
[Dm] [G7] [C] [A7]
She didn't know how to sign a cheque or even type
[Dm] [G7] [C] [A7]
Her God is real and it guides her through her life so blind
Chorus
[F] [G7]
Oh, she made it
[C] [A7]
And now she's a business kind of women
[F] [G7]
And for all these years
[C] [A7]
I couldn't tell her how proud I've become
Oh
[F]
Mama I know
[G7]
You were fighting
[C] [A7]
I know you're not afraid
[F] [G7]
Is everything I am now
[Am]
worth the wait?
Solo
[C] [Am7] [Dm] [G7]
[C] [Am7] [Dm] [G7]
[C] [Am7]
Verse 3
[Dm]
I'm losing you
[G7] [C] [A7]
From my mind as I grow older too
[Dm] [G7] [C]
Your memories are the only peace
[A7]
The place I own
[Dm] [G7] [C] [A7]
These songs I sing are the only way to make you listen
Chorus
[F] [G7]
Oh, we miss you
[C] [A7]
In everything we did and had to do
[F] [G7]
Can we hear you?
[C] [A7]
Or maybe see a sign that says hello
Oh
[F]
Papa I know
[G7]
We were drowning
[C] [F]
But now we're on our way
[Dm]
Through everything we lost
[G7] [C]
Your ship has sailed
