[Verse 1]
C
It was raining when you came in
F
You said, "Sorry, I'm all wet"
C
I said, "You don't have to be sorry
G
I'll help you take care of that"
C
You lay it all out on the table
F
I said there's no need to make a mess
C
We try to study, don't get a lot done
G
All busy worried about that test
[Chorus]
F
College hall's no place for a study date
G
You couldn't look yourself straight through the mirror
F
Wasn't my fault to egg you on, I couldn't wait
G
I shoulda known you couldn't hold your own liquor
F
It's a surefire, but your daddy wouldn't pay
G
He finds out, I'm going down undercover
F
You know the truth is loving you was not a mistake
G
But that's a lotta bad karma
C B* F x4
Oh, I wouldn't make a bad father
[Verse 2]
C
Now you're saying you're gonna leave me
F
It took a long time to get you thеre
C
You're still a hot mess in your whitе dress
G
I'm busy trying not to stare
C
Oh, and freedom, oh, freedom
F
Like a heartbeat, could drive you mad
C
The thunder outside drowning out my visions
G
Of what we lost and what we had
[Chorus]
F
College hall's such a cold place to be awake
G
You couldn't look yourself straight through the mirror
F
Wasn't my fault to egg you on, I couldn't wait
G
I shoulda known you couldn't hold your own liquor
F
It's a surefire, but your daddy wouldn't pay
G
He finds out, I'm going down undercover
F
You know the truth is loving you was not a mistake
G
But that's a lotta bad karma
C B* F x4
Oh, I wouldn't make a bad father (Yeah)
[Bridge]
G Am F
I'm afraid that I'm to blame if you give up, Cassie
G Am
If I ever make it out of my head
F
You can have me
G Am
Maybe I could stick around
F
Yeah, I could shape up, settle down (Shape up, settle down)
G Am
But tonight, I'm freaking out
Am*
'Cause you won't call
[Outro]
F
Cold shoulder, pulled over on the interstate
G
Double take, saw a little face in the mirror
F
Knew we couldn't tell your mother when I saw your plates
G
Heated seats, but you couldn't speak through the shivers
F
You zip your jacket, try to hide your red letter F
G
Half-mast, scatter ashes in the water
F
You know the truth is you could cut this any other way
G
It's just a lotta bad karma (Hey)
C B* F until the end
C
I wouldn't make a bad father
G
But you won't call, no
F
But you won't
You won't
You won't call