The Night I Called The Old Man Out

Garth Brooks

INTRO: |---------------------|------------------|---------------------------------- |---------------------|------------------|---------------------------------- |---r4--2--4--2-------|----2-------------|---------------------------------- |----------------4--2-|-4-----4~~~~~~~~--|----2---2---2----2/4~~~~~~~~~~---- |---------------------|------------------|-/4---4---4---2------------------- |---------------------|------------------|---------------------------------- 1 |---------------------|------------------|---------------------------------- |---------------------|------------------|---------------------------------- |--r4--2--4---2-------|----2-------------|---------------------------------- |---------------4--2--|--4----4~~~~~~----|-----2-----2---------------------- |---------------------|------------------|--4-----4-----2^r(2)-------------- |---------------------|------------------|-----------------------4---2~~~~-- Verse: The dining room fell silent I can't believe what I just said I just told my dad he's full of it And I watched his face turn red Well, then I should've said, "I'm sorry" But I matched him shout for shout I can still hear that screen door slammin' The night I called him out 1 1 |----------------------|---------------------------------------------------- |-------5--------------|---------------------------------------------------- |--4^------4^--r(4)-2--|---------------1------------------------------------ |----------------------|--4----2--4----------------------------------------- |----------------------|---------------------------------------------------- |----------------------|---------------------------------------------------- Chorus: He said, "Son, it's gonna hurt me more than it hurts you" 1 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------- |---------1----4-----4^----------------------------------------------------- |----4---------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------- But somehow I couldn't help but have my doubts 1 |-----------------|--------------------------------------------------------- |-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------- |--------------4--|----4-----4^-------r(4)---------------------------------- |-------3---------|--------------------------------------------------------- |--4--------------|--------------------------------------------------------- |-----------------|--------------------------------------------------------- 'Cause I'd seen my older brothers crawl back in the house - -Hold- - 1 |----------12---------------|----------------------------------------------- |---12^-------12-r(12)--10--|----------------------------------------------- |---------------------------|--11~~~~~~~------------------------------------ |---------------------------|----------------------------------------------- |---------------------------|----------------------------------------------- |---------------------------|----------------------------------------------- Each time they called the old man out PLAY INTRO Verse: Fist to fist and eye to eye Standin' toe to toe He would've let me walk away But I just would not let it go Years of my frustration Had lead me to this night Now he'll pay for all the times that he's been right Chorus: Bridge: It was over in a minute That's when I realized The blood came from my mouth and nose But the tears came from my eyes And in a memory of that fateful night I know the greatest pain was his And I just pray some day I'm half the man he is Chorus: Just like my older brothers crawled back in the house 1 1 |--12^----r(12)------------------------------------------------------------- |-----------------12^--r(12)--10--12---------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------11~~~~~~~~~-------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------- The night I called the old man out

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