By 
 
Jimmy Wayne 
 
(Capo 2nd Fret) 
 
Intro: C  C9  C  F   Gsus  G  (2 times) 
 

Verse 1: 
C          Em7        Am            Am7/G 
He can't remember the times that he thought 
F             C/E      F        G 
does my daddy love me, probably not 
C               Em7           Am              Am7/G 
but that didn't stop him from wishing that he did 
       F             C/E        F            Gsus   G 
didn't keep him from wanting or worshipping him 
 
Verse 2: 
C             Em7            Am     Am7/G 
He guesses he saw him , 'bout once a year 
         F              C/E         F           G 
He could still feel the way he felt standing in tears 
C              Em7         Am            Am7/G 
stretching his arms out as far as they'd go 
F          C/E    F           Gsus ... 
whispering dad, I want you to know 
 

.. G             F                        C/E                 
I love you this much, and I'm waiting on you 
                F                    Gsus 
to make up your mind, do you love me too 
... G            F                       C/E 
how ever long it takes, I'm never giving up 
          Dm7    C/E    F    
no matter what,              
  G             C       C  C9  C  F  Gsus   G 
I love you this much  
 
Verse 3: 
C          Em7          Am          Am7/G 
He grew to hate him for what he had done 
      F            C/E          F              G 
cause what kind of father could do that to his son 
C        Em7           Am                Am7/G 
He said, damn you daddy, the day that he died 
    F          C/E            F           Gsus 
the man didn't blink, but the little boy cried 
 
Chorus: ....
G 
Bridge: 
F                                      C/E 
Halfway through the service, while the choir sang a hymn 
   Bb 
He looked up above the preacher,  
       Gsus              G       Gsus    G.... 
and he sat and stared at him 
 
Verse 4: 
....     C          Em7          Am    Am7/G 
He said, Forgive me Father, when he realized, 
        F             C/E        F            G 
that he hadn't been unloved, or alone all his life 
C             Em7               Am             Am7/G 
His arms were stretched out, as far as they'ed go  
F             C/E           F              Gsus 
Nailed to the cross for the whole world to know 


..G         F                        C/E 
I love this much, and I'm waiting on you, 
                F                    Gsus 
to make up your mind, do you love me too 
....G            F                       C/E 
how ever long it takes, I'm never giving up 
          Dm7    C/E     F 
no matter what, 
  G             C       C   C9   C   F   Gsus   G   C/G 
I Love You This Much