D G 2x
D
He didn't ask
A
He didn't pry
Bm D/F# G
He just held the ice that covered my black eye
D A
When that girl, she broke my heart
Bm D/F# G
We just threw that baseball back and forth till dark
A D/F# G
When I started playing guitar, and didn't have a clue
A D/F# G
He wanted to protect me, but somehow my father knew
Chorus D
That you can cry for 'em
A
live and die for 'em
Bm D/F# G
You can help them find their wings but you can't fly for 'em
D A
Cause if they're not free to fall, then they're not free at all
Bm D/F# G
And though you just can't bear the thought of letting go
D A
Pick em up…. dust em off.. and Send Em on Down The Road
Verse 2 D A
Little kiss, on a skinned up knee
Bm D/F# G
From playing soccer, riding bikes, and climbing trees
D A
When bad dreams, fill their heads
Bm D/F# G
I chase the monsters out from underneath their beds
A D/F# G
Guess I always knew those days, would end
A D/F# G
But the hardest thing I've ever learned has been…
D
That you can cry for 'em
A
live and die for 'em
Bm D/F# G
You can help them find their wings but you can't fly for 'em
D A
Cause if they're not free to fall, then they're not free at all
Bm D/F# G
And though you just can't bear the thought of letting go
D A
Pick em up…. dust em off.. and Send Em on Down The Road
D A Bm D/F# G
D
That you can cry for 'em
A
live and die for 'em
Bm D D/F# G
And even though its gonna break your heart, you let em go
D A
Pick em up…. dust em off..
D G
You Hold em close… and you pray a lot
