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[Verse 1]
C                      F       G              C
My daddy worked at the foundry Monday through Friday
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Come Saturday night he was the leader of the band
C                 F      G             C
He played all the dances down at the BFW
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And why he never hit it big I couldn't understand

[Verse 2]
   C                   F
He said someday you'll grow up
    G                 C
And have to make your choices
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Just like your Mama and I have had to do
         C                   F
And that check that comes on Friday
      G             C
Helps Mama feed the family
F                  C       Dm7              G
And singing on the weekend,   that feeds me to

[Chorus]
F                G
 But I've got my duty
F         D      C
 And I've got my dream
F                    C
 And either one's as easy
      Dm7              G
Or as hard as it might seem
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 Someday you'll understand exactly what it means
      Dm                  G             C
To be caught between your duty and your dream

[Solo]
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[Verse 3]
C                F
 I don't have to tell you
  G                    C
I grew up and moved to Nashville
C              F
Monday through Sunday
        Dm            G
I'm the leader of the band
C                F
 And I've got my family
    G                    C
Sometimes I leave behind me
                   F
I travel round the country
    Dm7                G
And play the one-night stand

[Verse 4]
C            F          G            C
 Sometimes I wish I was more like my daddy
                       F
And worked down at the foundry
    Dm              G
And came home every night
C              F
 But I made my choices
G                C
 And I carry 'em with me
F              C
 Just like the pictures
      Dm7             G
Of my children and my wife

[Chorus]
F            G
 I've got my duty
F         D      C
 And I've got my dream
F                    C
 And either one's as easy
      Dm7              G
Or as hard as it might seem
F       Dm     C
 And he always said that I would
F         Dm      C
Know just what it means
      Dm7                 G             C     C
To be caught between your duty and your dream

[Bridge]
G             C           F                 C
 Sometimes my Mama and my Daddy come to see me
F              C                    G
Sitting on the front row they're so proud
                    C
I wonder if they'll ever know
     F                  C
Just how much they have taught me
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They led me to the place I'm standing now

[Chorus]
F            G
 I've got my duty
F         D       C
 And he’s got his dream
F                    C
 And either one's as easy
      Dm7              G
Or as hard as it might seem
F               C
 Every father's son will know
  F            C
Exactly what I mean
Dm                  G             C      C
Caught between your duty and your dream
Dm                  G             C      F   C
Caught between your duty and your dream