C                    G
A name misspelled on the diploma
           F             C
Paycheck, road trip, Arizona
          C                          G
His first love wore her hair full of curls
               F                          C
They called it quits but he found another girl

              F                             C
And everyone stared as she walked down the aisle
                  G                           Am 
Kids got daddy's eyes and they stole momma's smile
           F                         C               G
And for a while there everything was goddamn peachy keen


Bridge: C, G, F, C, C, G, F, C


Verse 3

                 C         G
Until he cheated death at 35
               F                     C
Asleep at the wheel swerved just in time
                C                G
His heart grew cold and he lost touch
             F                          C 
The job was boring and the marriage was tough

                       F                         C
Then he saw a drop of blood roll down his son's face
                      G                          Am 
He was standing in a robe he was teaching him to shave
         F                       C               G
And he snapped out of it and he learned to love again


Verse 4

                  C                  G
But a stroke got dad and they buried mom
          F                C 
Once the cancer grew too strong
    C                   G
A lullaby from sister's lungs
                    F                          C
First tear in dad's eye since the birth of his son

                    F                      C
So he took the year off to get back on his feet
             G                         Am
He didn't do much, took a trip to the beach
         F                       C                          G
Here he slept on the sand had a dream where the girl kissed back


Bridge: C, G, F, C, C, G, F, C


Verse 5

         C            G
Highway home, daily grind
             F                 C
Birthdays, holidays, peace of mind
             C               G
He lost his hair, found his laugh 
            F            C
Composed a will and his epitaph

                       F                             C
There was nothing too special about the way he lived life
                  G                         Am
Was about average build, was about average height
      F                        C                  G
Sometimes he did things wrong other times he did right


Verse 6

             C                    G
A porch out front and a yard out back
           F                  C
The quiet life in the cul-de-sac
         C                G
Kids in school gowns and ties
             F                      C
More little babies with bright blue eyes

                     F                         C
So he cashed in his chips and he moved to the hills
                   G                            Am
But he didn't eat right and he didn't take his pills 
            F                      C                   G
And then at 5 clock one day those soft blue eyes grew still