Capo 3
G Em C D
My daddy's knuckles were always bloody
G Em C D
From working on our hand-me-down cars
G Em C D
He'd tell me son the only way to get ahead
G Em C D
Is work your fingers to the bone
Chorus 1:
G Em C D
Gave him the finger and I walked away
G Em C D
I wouldn't listen to a thing he'd say
C C/B D
And now that he's not here I want him to know
C G Em
I knew he worked his fingers to the bone
Em C D G
My momma always knew of my indiscretions
Em C D G
But she always had an ear for me
Em C D G
She'd take me to the church and make me listen
Em C D
Pray to God on a bended knee
Chorus 2:
I said I hate you and I walked away
I wouldn't listen to a thing she'd say
But one day I turned around and she was gone
I knew she worked her fingers to the bone
Last night I read my son a bed time story
And he looked up at me
He told me Daddy you know I love you
Daddy please don't leave
Chorus 3:
But there will come a day he'll walk away
And he won't listen to a word I'll say
Then one day he'll wake up and he'll know
His daddy worked his fingers to the bone
C/B C C/B
His daddy worked his fingers to the bone
C
His momma worked her fingers to the bone
C/B
All we tried to do is give you a home
C
Yeah nobody tried to steer you wrong
C/B C C/B C C/B fade
Cause everybody works their fingers to the bone