Leith Ross - Tommy

[verse one]

F#sus4 F# B
Strong as an ox, he was tough as a bull
F#sus4 F# B
He had stories and poems and dirty jokes
F#sus4 F# B
I came in running with my brother in tow
F#sus4 F# B
We had dirt on our knees, climbing on his feet to show him

[Instrumental]

B F#

B F#

[verse two]

F#sus4 F# B
He hardly spoke and he cheated at poker
F#sus4 F# B
If someone got angry, he’d crack a joke
F#sus4 F B
It didn’t always go over but the kids would laugh
F#sus4 F# B
Then he’d play in the corner till he closed the gap

[Chorus]
F# B F#
Oh Tommy I love that one,
D#m F#
You used to sing it when you were young
D#m F#
Play it again my love
D#m F#
For the kids to remember when they grow up

[Instrumental]

B F#

B F#

[verse three]
F#sus4 F# B
I miss my grandfather, the way that we were
F#sus4 F# B
Singing out of time cause he never finishes words
F# B
A house full of instruments, now safely with his kids
F# B
And his music in my bones and in my body when I was built

[Chorus]
F# B F#
Oh Tommy I love that one,
D#m F#
You used to sing it when you were young
D#m F#
Play it again my love
D#m F#
For the kids to remember when they grow up
F# B F#
Tommy I love that one,
D#m F#
You used to sing it when you were young
D#m F#
Play it again my love
B F#
For the kids to remember us