The Fathers of the Founding Fathers Hank Green
INTRO
F C (x1 in album version, x5 in YouTube version)
VERSE
[C]Every fathers' day, I [G]hear the same old story,
But if [C]fathers are so great, why don't [G]they get any glory?
You [C]hear about their sons, and the [F]great things they've [G]done,
But the [C]fathers of great men are [G]quickly for[C]gotten:
BRIDGE
[C]Rockefeller cre[F]ated gas stations;
[C]Washington gave [F]birth to a nation;
[C]Bell revolution[F]ised communication;
[C]King ended [F]segregation.
CHORUS
Well I [C]know all of these men, and the [F]good things they've [C]done,
But I don't [C]know any of the men who [G]called these men "[C]son".
So, if [C]fatherhood is the most im[F]portant job by [G]far,
Why don't [C]I know who the fathers of the [G]founding fathers [C]are?
VERSE
[C]I can only think of a [G]couple of men,
Who were [C]famous but had dads who were [G]awesomer than them.
Just [C]think about it for a [F]minute or [G]two,
And try to [C]think of more than Jesus and [G]Hank Williams, Juni[C]or.
And [C]I'd be a fool if [G]I didn't mention,
The [C]dads who raised kids who happened [G]not to be men.
The great [C]women of this world were [F]once little [G]girls,
And were [C]polished by their fathers into [G]powerful [C]pearls.
BRIDGE
[C]Earhart was the [F]queen of aviation;
[C]Nightingale saved hosp[F]italisation;
And [C]Curie discovered [F]radiation;
And [C]Tubman fought for em[F]ancipation.
CHORUS
Well I [C]know all of these women, and the [F]places they've [C]been,
But I don't [C]even know the names of the [G]men who fathered [C]them.
So, if [C]fatherhood is the most im[F]portant job by [G]far,
Then why don't [C]I know who the fathers of the [G]founding fathers [C]are?
VERSE
We [C]spend a lot more time [G]talking about,
The [C]dads of the guys who turned [G]out to be louts.
We only [C]talk about the dad when the [F]parenting is [G]bad,
And the [C]kid ends up murdering [G]half of Lenin[C]grad.
So it's [C]obvious good [G]dads are underrated,
So I [C]guess they need a day to [G]be appreciated.
Which is [C]why we're here to day, I [F]think we all should [G]say,
"[C]Thanks" to the men who made great [G]men and women [C]great.
BRIDGE
[C]Jack Daniels perfected [F]distillation;
And [C]Disney pioneered [F]animation;
And [C]Edison brought e[F]lectrification;
And [C]Gandhi fought for [F]liberation.
CHORUS/OUTRO
Well I [C]know all of these men, and the [F]good things they've [C]done,
But I don't [C]know any of the men who [G]called these men "[C]son".
So, if [C]fatherhood is the most im[F]portant job by [G]far,
Then why don't [C]I know who the fathers of the [G]founding fathers [C]are?
Why don't [C]I know who the fathers of the [G]founding fathers [C]are?
Why don't [C]I know who the fathers of the [G]founding fathers [C]are?
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