A brilliant song from the lengendary Paul Anka.
Still more to come!
Intro
Verse 1
Everyday my Papa would work
To help to make ends meet
To see that we would eat
Keep those shoes upon my feet
Every night my Papa would take me
And tuck me in my bed
Kiss me on my head
After all my prayers were said
Growing up with him was easy
Time just flew on by
The years began to fly
He aged and so did I
Chorus
I could tell, that Mama wasn't well
Papa knew and deep down so did she, so did she...
When she died, Papa broke down and cried
All he said was, "God, why not take me?"
Verse 2
Everynight he sat there sleeping
In his rocking chair
He never went upstairs
All because she wasn't there
Then one day my Papa said, "Son,
I'm proud the way you've grown...
Make it on your own...
Oh, I'll be ok alone."
Soloing during Verse 1
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Soloing during Verse 2
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| hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato