[Intro] E7M  F#m7
        E7M  F#m7

[Primeira Parte]

E7M
A child left without a father
    F#m7             B7
And who's to blame  (who's to blame)
E7M
Child grows up doing wrong
             F#m7           B7
In search of his last name (his last name)
Bm7         E7     A7M
Living in a foster home
Am7               D7   G7M       B7
Feeling like he's all alone    (Alone)

[Refrão]

             E7M
Because of a broken home, broken home
  F#m7                    B7
A child needs a father to call his own
E7M
Broken home, broken home
Bm7                     E7
Child needs a mother to raise him
          A7M       G#m7   F#m7  B7
'Til he's grown and on his own

[Segunda Parte]

E7M
Man has grown without a family
   F#m7            B7
To call his own   (calls his own)
E7M
And a time when he needs someone
   F#m7            B7
To depend upon  (depend upon)
Bm7            E7    A7M
So afraid he's gonna fail
    Am7             D7       G7M        B7
And then one day he lands in jail   (in jail)

[Refrão]

             E7M
Because of a broken home, broken home
  F#m7                    B7
A child needs a father to call his own
E7M
Broken home, broken home
Bm7                     E7
Child needs a mother to raise him
          A7M      G#m7   F#m7  B7   |E7M    F#m7|
'Til he's grown and on his own
Bm7            E7    A7M
So afraid he's gonna fail
    Am7             D7       G7M          B7
And then one day he lands in jail     (in jail)

[Refrão]

             E7M
Because of a broken home, broken home
  F#m7                    B7
A child needs a father to call his own
E7M
Broken home, broken home
Bm7                     E7
Child needs a mother to raise him
          A7M       G#m7   F#m7  B7
'Til he's grown and on his own

[Final]

E7M
Broken home, broken home
  F#m7                    B7
A child needs a father to call his own
E7M
Broken home, broken home
  F#m7                    B7
A child needs a mother to call his own
E7M
Broken home, broken home
  F#m7                    B7
A child needs a father to call his own...(fade)