(Verse 1)
[Dm]When I [Am]found you, you were
[A#]young, wayward, [F]lost in the cold
[Dm]Pulled up [Am]to you in the [A#]Jag
Turned your [F]rags into gold
[Dm]The [Am]winding road [A#]leads to [F]the chateau
[Dm]“You [Am]remind me of a [A#]younger [F]me”
[C]I saw potential
(Chorus)
[F]I’ll be your father figure
[Am]I drink that brown liquor
[A#]I can make deals with the
[Gm]devil because my [C]dick’s bigger
[F]This love is pure profit
[Am]Just step into my office
[A#]I dry your tears with my [Gm]sleeve
[C]Leave it with [F]me
I protect the [Am]family
Leave it with [A#]me
I protect the [A#]family
(Verse 2)
[Dm]I pay the [Am]check before
it [A#]kisses the [F]mahogany grain
[Dm]Said, “They [Am]want to see you [A#]
rise, they don’t [F]want you to reign”
[Dm]I showed [Am]you all [A#]the tricks [F]of the trade
[Dm]All I [Am]ask for is your [A#]loyalty
[C]My dear protege
(Chorus)
[F]I’ll be your father figure
[Am]I drink that brown liquor
[A#]I can make deals with the [Gm]devil
because my [C]dick’s bigger
[F]This love is pure profit
[Am]Just step into my office
[A#]They’ll know your name in the [Gm]streets
[C]Leave it with [F]me
I protect the [Am]family
(Bridge)
[C]I saw a change in [F] you
My dear [Gm]boy
They don’t make [C]loyalty like [Am]they used [Dm]to
[Gm]Your thoughtless ambition [C]sparked
the ignition on foolish [F]
decisions which led its misguided [A#]visions
Then to [Gm]fulfil your dreams
You had to [A]get rid of me
I protect the family
(Chorus)
[F]I was your father figure
[Am]We drank that brown liquor
[A#]You made a deal with this [Gm]devil
Turns out my [C]dick’s bigger
[F]You want a fight, you found it
[Am]I got the place surrounded
[A#]You’ll be sleeping with the [Gm]
fishes before you know you’re drowning
(Outro)
[G]Whose portrait’s on the mantle?
[Bm]Who covered up your scandals?
[C]Mistake my kindness for [Am]weakness
And find your [D]card cancelled
[G]I was your father figure
[Bm]You pulled the wrong trigger
[C]This empire belongs to [Am]me
[D]Leave it with [G]me
I protect the [Bm]family
Leave it with [C]me
I protect the [Am]family
[D]Leave it with [G]me
“You know, [Bm]you remind me of a [C]younger me”
I [Am]saw [D]potential