Bb F Bb Eb F Gm Eb F [Verse 1] Bb F Bb My Father's Chair still standing there Eb F Gm Eb F All alone since the long night Bb F Bb Now it's three years on and I still feel Eb F Gm Eb F He'll come home, we'll be alright Dm Eb So where's this healing time brings F Bb I was told the pain would ease Eb F Gm Eb F But it still hurts like the first night Eb Bb Gm F That night my brother, my mother and I Eb Dm Were looking up at a distant star Cm Bb Eb F And wishing we could reach that far Eb Bb And back in the house Gm F And alone for the first time Cm Bb Eb Eb Dm We told each other we cared Cm F Bb We avoided My Father's Chair [Fill] F Bb Eb F Gm Eb F [Verse 2] Bb F Bb I watch my family, we hold on Eb F Gm Eb F We are strong and we'll be alright Bb F Bb The clock continues counting down, all the while Eb F Gm Eb F And every child will share the long night Dm Eb But do the spirits meet again F Bb Why am I still so filled with doubt Eb F Gm Eb F Is my soul everlasting Eb Bb And the far distant future Gm F When I knew you'd be gone Eb Dm Came too fast and stays too long Cm Bb Why do they leave the weak of spirit Eb F And take the strong Eb Bb When the world turns sour Gm F And I get sick from the smell Cm Bb Eb Eb Dm And I can't find no comfort there Cm F Bb I climb into My Father's Chair