C        D            Em
  well i want you to notice

     C           D           Em
  to notice when i'm not around

        C               D                Em
  and i know that your eyes see straight through me

      C             D          Em
  and speak to me without a sound

  
[Chorus]  
  
G            D
  i want to hold you

  Em                          C                      G
  protect you from all of the things i've already endured

              D       Em
  I want to show you, show you all the things 

       C                            G
  that this life has in store for you

              D
  i'll always love you

      Em                C
  the way that a father should love his daughter

  
[Verse]  
  
C         D                Em
  when i walked out this morning

     C           D             Em
  i cried as i walked to the door

           C              D       Em
  i cried about how long i'd be away for

           C             D        Em
  i cried about leaving you all alone

  
[Chorus]  
  
G            D
  i want to hold you

  Em                          C                      G
  protect you from all of the things i've already endured

              D       Em
  I want to show you, show you all the things 

       C                            G
  that this life has in store for you

              D
  i'll always love you

      Em                C
  the way that a father should love his daughter

    G  D             Em  C
         sweet zoey jane 

    G  D             Em  C
         sweet zoey jane 

                 
[Interlude]

G  D  Em  C


[Verse]

C       D          Em
  so i wanted to say this

           C              D         Em
  'cause i wouldn't know where to begin

       C              D            Em
  to explain to you what i have been through

       C                   D          Em
  to explain where your daddy has been

  
[Chorus]  
  
G            D
  i want to hold you

  Em                          C                      G
  protect you from all of the things i've already endured

              D       Em
  I want to show you, show you all the things 

       C                            G
  that this life has in store for you

              D
  i'll always love you

      Em                C
  the way that a father should love his daughter

    G  D             Em  C
         sweet zoey jane 

    G  D             Em  C
         sweet zoey jane