n[A  D/A  A  D/A] nINTRO n n n n       [A]                                 [D/A] nWhen a single mom goes out on a date with somebody new, n   [Esus            E]                                 [A  D/A] nIt always winds up feeling more like a job interview. n   [A]                             [D/A] nMy momma used to wonder if she'd ever meet someone, n            [Esus       E]                                [A   D/A] nWho wouldn't find out about me and then turn around and run. n n n  [A]                              [D/A] nI met the man I call my dad when I was five years old, n           [Esus         E]                            [A]  nHe took my mom out to a movie and for once, I got to go. n                              [D/A] nA few months later I remember lying there in bed, n      [Esus              E]                                    [A] nI overheard him pop the question and I prayed that she'd say yes. n nAnd then, n n n n[Bm]                      [Esus                 E]    n All of a sudden, oh it seemed so strange to me, n[E/Ab   A]                     [A/Db         D      A/Db] nHow we went from something's missing to a family. n[Bm]                           [Esus         E                 F#m  E  D  A/Db] n Looking back all I can say about all the things he did for me, n   [Bm]                           [E]                          [A  D/A  E] nIs I hope I'm at least half the dad that he didn't have to be. n n n n  [A]                               [D/A] nI met the girl who's now my wife about three years ago, n   [Esus            E]                                     [A   D/A] nWe had the perfect marriage, but we wanted something more. n    [A]                              [D/A] nNow here I stand surrounded by our family and friends, n        [Esus              E]                             [A] nCrowded round the nursery window as they bring the baby in.  n nAnd now, n n n n[Bm]                      [Esus                 E]   n All of a sudden, oh it seemed so strange to me, n[E/Ab      A]                     [A/Db         D      A/Db] nHow we've gone from something's missing to a family. n[Bm]                                  [Esus                E                F#m  E  D  A/Db] n Looking through the glass I think about the man that's standing next to me, n    [Bm]                           [Esus        E              A] nAnd I hope I'm at least half the dad that he didn't have to be. n      [Bm]                           [E]                             [A  D/A] nYeah, I hope I'm at least half the dad that he didn't have to be. n                          [A  D/A]  nBecause he didn't have to be. n                           [A  D/A  A  D/A  E  A] nYou know he didn't have to be.