Verse 1: F C Dm My dad can't get out of bed G7 There's somethin' in his lungs C7 I think that's what the doctor said Bb F I gotta leave for Paris now Dm C Bb My band goes on at 10 Gm C F Bb F And my dad can't get out of bed Verse 2: F C Dm The Earth is spinnin' like it always did G7 'The New York Times' is publishin' C7 Some real important thing Bb F And each day when the world wakes up Dm C Bb Our lawns will still be wet Gm C F Bb F C And my dad can't get out of bed Chorus: Bb F Am Dm God is really real when you really, really need Him Bb F Am Dm Karma just appears when you suddenly believe it Gm C Bb G7 C A7 Dm C Hear it loud and clear, just as long as it's con venient -Convenient- Bb F Gm Bb Bbm F Bb F Life's xxxxin' long 'til it stops, and God's xxxxin' fake 'til He's not Verse 3: F C Dm There's robots that are way too good at art G7 And everybody's sad now C7 And tryna get to Mars Bb F Don't wanna hear your problems Dm C Bb 'Cause there's just one in my head Gm C F Bb F And he can't get out of bed Verse 4: F C Dm What if we could break you out tonight? G7 This kind of thing happens to other dads C7 It don't happen to mine Bb F Dm C Bb I'll distract the doctors; we could sneak out with your meds Bb F Dm C Bb You could come along and be a roadie for the band Gm C F Bb F C Come on, Dad, get out of bed Chorus: Bb F Am Dm God is really real when you really, really need Him Bb F Am Dm Karma just appears when you suddenly believe it Gm C Bb G7 C A7 Dm C Hear it loud and clear, just as long as it's con venient -Convenient- Bb F Gm Bb Bbm F Bb F Life's xxxxin' long 'til it stops, and God's xxxxin' fake 'til He's not Verse 5: F C Dm Now it's late, I really gotta go G7 C7 And we can't face our feelings, so we're makin' lots of jokes Bb F Dm C Bb And we won't cry about it, no, we'll be manly men Bb F Dm C Bb "I love you" sounds all corny, so I wrote this song instead Gm C A7 Dm C I'll sing it for you, Dad, when you get out of bed Gm C F Bb F I'll sing for you when you're out of bed
