intro
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1.
D G
You  who are on the  road, 
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Must  have a  code  that you can  live  by. 
D G
And  so  become your self, 
D A A7
Because the  past  is just a  good- bye. 
chorus
D G
Tea ch your children  we ll, 
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The ir father’s  hell  did slowly  go  by. 
D G
And  fe ed them on your  dre ams, 
D A A7 
The one they  pi cks, the one you’ll  kn ow by.
bridge
D  G
Don’t you ever ask them  wh y, 
D
If they told you, you will  cr y, 
Bm G  A7 
So just look at them and  si gh,
G D
And know they  lov e  yo u.
instrumental
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2.
D G
And  you,  of tender  yea rs, 
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Can ’t know the  fea rs that your elders  gr ew by. 
D G 
And so ple ase  he lp them with your youth, 
D A A7 
They seek the  tr uth before they  ca n die. 
chorus
D G
Te ach your parents  we ll, 
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Their children’s  he ll will slowly  go  by. 
A D
And  fe ed them on your  dr eams, 
G D
The one they  pi cks, the one you’ll  kn ow by.
bridge
D  G
Don’t you ever ask them  wh y, 
D
If they told you, you will  cr y, 
Bm G  A7 
So just look at them and  si gh,
G D
And know they  lov e  yo u.
outro
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