Sturgill Simpson - Welcome To Earth Pollywog Chords

Intro (piano driven)
D - F#m - G - Gm
D - A


Section 1
D         F#m             D
Hello, my son, welcome to earth
D                 F#m                          D
You may not be my last but you'll always be my first
A                      G                 Bm                        A
Wish I'd done this ten years ago but how could I know, how could I know
                       D   F#m  G  Gm  D  A
That the answer was so easy
G                  A                            D     G
I've been told you measure a man by how much he loves
       Bm                               D               G            D/F#     A 
When I hold you, I treasure each moment I spend on this earth, under heaven above
G                       D    D/C#      Bm
Grandfather always said God's a fisherman
    G     A               D 
And now I know the reason why


Section 2
            D                      Bm
And if some times daddy has to go away
             D                           Bm  
Please don't think that it means I don't love you
          D                           Bm 
Oh, how I wish I could be there everyday
               D                           Bm
Cause when I'm gone it makes me so sad and blue
            D                                  Bm
And holding you is the greatest love I've ever known
        A     
Oh when I get home it breaks my heart
G                      Bm                 A     
Seeing how much you've grown, all on your own


Solo
D - Bm  


Outro
D           Bm           D               Bm
Hearing you cry makes me cry, it made me cry
           A                     Bm
Hearing me cry, a thousand miles away
      D                            Bm      (D - Bm out)
Every cry (greatest love I've ever known)