G        D      Am       C      G        C       G
Come my, little son, and I will tell you what to do;
  G         G Am  Em  C    G                            C
Undress yourself, get into bed, and a tale I'll tell to you.
    G     G Am Em   C     G                   G Am Em C
It'•s all about your daddy son, He's a man you seldome see,
         G      D         Am       C
For he'•s had to roam far away from home,
     G        C       G
Far away from you and me.


[Chorus]
      G      G Am Em   C          G
But remember lad, he's still your dad
                    G  Am Em C
Though he'•s workin'• fa--r a--way
       G        D           Am      C
In the cold and heat, forty hours a week
   G         C    G
On England'•s motorway.


[Verse 2]
G         D       Am       C         G       C        G
Sure we'd like to have him here; for sure it would be fine
   G        G Am Em   C       G                            C
To have him li---ving here at home and be with you all the time;
    G       G Am  Em C         G                 G Am Em  C
But beggars can'•t be choosers, and we'll have to bear the load,
       G        D          Am    C
For we need the money your daddy earns
  G       C      G
A-workin' on the road.


[Chorus]
      G      G Am Em   C          G
But remember lad, he's still your dad
                    G  Am Em C
Though he'•s workin'• fa--r a--way
       G        D           Am      C
In the cold and heat, forty hours a week
   G         C    G
On England'•s motorway.


[Verse 3]
G        D        Am      C        G     C       G
When you fall and cut yourself and get a-feelin' bad
      G    G Am Em C      G                    C
There isn'•t a---ny use to go a-runnin'• to your dad,
        G    G Am Em    C        G                     G Am  Em   C
For the only time since you were born that he's had to spend with you,
       G          D    Am         C
He was out on the line makin'• his time;
       G       C    G
He was workin'• on a crew.


[Chorus]
      G      G Am Em   C          G
But remember lad, he's still your dad
                    G  Am Em C
Though he'•s workin'• fa--r a--way
       G        D           Am      C
In the cold and heat, forty hours a week
   G         C    G
On England'•s motorway.