(Bb)Mom and Dad told me,

when you were on the way,

they would n’t love me

an y less.

Well, (Bb)I did n’t be lieve them;

I thought you’d take my place.

I did n’t know a best friend’s what I’d (Eb)get.

(F)Through the years, I’d make mis takes so (Eb)you would n’t have to make ’em.

(F)I took chanc es ev ’ry day so (Eb)you’d know when to take ’em.

You can fol low my foot prints,

but you don’t have to (Eb)fill my shoes.

It’s just a (Gm)path for you to fol low if you so choose.

You can take the road less trav eled;

yeah, I’d prob ’ly (Eb)do that, too.

But if you’re (Gm)lost and feel ing bro ken through and through,

you can fol low the foot prints

I left for you.

I (Bb)know it was n’t eas y,

learn ing how to share.

But (Gm)now we get to share the mem o (Eb)ries.

And (Bb)all the times we ar gued, swore we’d (Eb)nev er speak a gain,

know deep down that I loved you e ven then.

(F)Through the years, I’d make mis takes so (Eb)you would n’t have to make ’em.

(F)I took chanc es ev ’ry day so (Eb)you’d know when to take ’em.

You can fol low my foot prints

I left for you.

Whoa, (Gm)oh,

oh, (Ebmaj7)oh.

Whoa, (Gm)oh,

(F)oh, oh.

And (F)if one day you run right past me (Eb)chas ing down your dreams,

I (F)hope that I can look a head and you’ll (Eb)turn and say to me:

You can fol low my foot prints,

but you don’t have to (Ebsus2)fill my shoes.

It’s just a (Gm)path for you to fol low if you so choose.

You can take the road less trav eled; yeah, I’d prob ’ly (Ebsus2)do that, too.

But if you’re (Gm)lost and feel ing (Dm)bro ken down and bruised,

you can fol low the foot prints

I left for you.

You can fol low my foot prints

I left for you.