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