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Movement IV - FatherPaul McCartney

Released: October 7, 1991

Songwriter: Carl Davis Paul McCartney

Producer: John Fraser

[Chorus (mourners)]
Father, Father
Father, Father

[CHIEF MOURNER]
O Father, you have given
Time to your children
You will look after
Those in your care

[WOMEN'S Chorus (mourners)]
We beg you
Look after us
Father, Father

[CHIEF MOURNER]
Father

[WOMEN'S Chorus]
Into the future
In ever-growing circles

[CHIEF MOURNER]
You will be there
And your spirit will keep us moving
In the right direction

[FULL Chorus (mourners)]
(Ah)
O Father, you have given
Time to your children
You will look after
Those in your care
Into the future
In ever-growing circles
You will be there

[CHIEF MOURNER]
And your spirit will keep us moving
In the right direction

[SHANTY]
Hey, wait a minute
You didn't tell me
I fell into a place
I didn't wanna go
It doesn't matter
I swear
I'll never go through another of those things
In my life
You should have warned me Of all the dangers
But maybe there were some things you just didn't know
But you're my father
And surely fathers ought to know about most things
In this life
Don't tell me
I thought you were the best
You were only human
And a lot like all the rest
Like me you were fragile
Not secure
With the fast tide of life
That would speed past your door

[Chorus (mourners)]
Father, Father, Father

[BOYS and Chorus]
Toti mundo nati

[Chorus]
Father
(Ah)

[SHANTY]
I forgive you
Will you forgive me?

[CHIEF MOURNER]
You will be there

[CHIEF MOURNER and Chorus]
And your spirit will keep us moving
In the right direction

Paul McCartney

Sir James Paul McCartney, born June 18, 1942, is the single most successful music artist of all time. He found worldwide fame as the bass player and vocalist for The Beatles, and has continued to enjoy commercial success long after the band’s breakup.

His post-Beatles projects—the most lucrative of which was the band Wings, alongside then-wife Linda Eastman—have been met with mixed critical reception but he still retains a substantial public following, regularly conducting worldwide arena tours well into his later years.

His album sales with The Beatles, Wings and solo endeavours combined come to over 100 million, and his net worth was estimated to be approximately $1.2 billion circa 2018. He was knighted in 1997 and is known for his activism.

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