0Verse: Gm0 D#1 1I wrote this song for my father A#2 F3 Gm4 D#5 A#6 F7 2Sometimes I feel he never gave a damn about me Gm8 D#9 A#10 3Though he raised me like he should F11 Gm12 D#13 A#14 F15 4Did he understand me? No, no, I don't think so. 5 6Verse -same as first-: 7I wrote this song for my mother 8She had to leave me, when I was younger 9She said son, seek this life, and keep an open mind 10But in my mind's eye... 11 12Chorus: D#16 Gm17 13I am free now A#18 F19 14Free to live without my fears D#20 Gm21 15I believe now A#22 F23 16There's a reason why I'm here. Gm24 D#25 A#26 17It's to try and do good F27 Gm28 D#29 A#30 F31 18It's to try and do better. -ooh oh- 19 20Verse -same as first-: 21Who will I be for my daughter? 22This little baby, she means the world to me 23Will I relive their mistakes? 24Or do things the right way 25For her sake. 26 27Chorus: D#32 Gm33 28I am free now A#34 F35 29Free to live without my fears D#36 Gm37 30I believe now A#38 F39 31There's a reason why I'm here. D#40 32Can I be a man? Gm41 33One that understands A#42 F43 34How to love more patiently D#44 Gm45 35I'll be free now A#46 F47 36I'll be free now. 37 38Bridge: D#48 A#49 39And we dream of the day, when our kids can play F50 40In the streets with no fear of them being taken away D#51 A#52 41Fathers raise their sons with respect and love F53 42Handle anger and pain with no need for no guns D#54 A#55 43If we hope to be free it takes you and me F56 44To start over here and now D#57 A#58 F59 45'Cause this world is, the way it is, it's how we raise our kids. 46 47 Gm60 D#61 A#62 F63 48I wrote this song for my mother, wrote this song for our father 49So hopefully we can come together 50And hopefully make things a little better. 51 52Chorus: D#64 Gm65 53I am free now A#66 F67 54Free to live without my fears D#68 Gm69 55I believe now A#70 F71 56There's a reason why I'm here. D#72 57Can I be a man? Gm73 58One that understands A#74 F75 59How to love more patiently D#76 Gm77 60I'll be free now A#78 F79 61I'll be free now. 62 Outro: D80 63