Daddy Lessons chords by
Beyoncé (Official Version)
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Key: A minorDifficulty: Easy

Intro 1

[Brass Band]

Gm

Gm

Yee-haw (ooh)

Gm

Gm

Texas, Texas (ooh)

Verse 1
Texas
Gm Gm 
 
Came into this world
Bb Bb 
 
Daddy's little girl
F F 
 
Eb Eb 
 
And daddy made a soldier out of me
Gm Gm 
 
Daddy made me dance
Bb Bb 
 
And daddy held my hand
F F 
 
Eb Eb 
 
And daddy liked his whisky with his tea

Pre-chorus 1
Gm Gm 
 
And we  rode motorcycles
Bb Bb 
 
Blackjack, classic vinyl
F F 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Tough girl is what I had to be
Gm Gm 
 
He said, "take care of your mother
Bb Bb 
 
Watch out for your sister"
F F 
 
Eb Eb 
 
And oh, that's when he gave to me

Chorus 1
Gm Gm 
 
With his gun and his head held high
Bb Bb 
 
He told me not to cry
F F 
 
Oh, my daddy said shoot
Gm Gm 
 
Oh, my daddy said shoot
Gm Gm 
 
With his right hand on his rifle
Bb Bb 
 
He swore it on the bible
F F 
 
My daddy said shoot
Gm Gm 
 
Oh, my daddy said shoot
Gm Gm 
 
He held me in his arms
Bb Bb 
 
And he taught me to be strong
F F 
 
He told me when he's gone
Eb Eb 
 
Here's what you do
Gm Gm 
 
When trouble comes in town
Bb Bb 
 
And men like me come around
F F 
 
Oh, my daddy said shoot
Gm Gm 
 
Oh, my daddy said shoot

Interlude 1

Gm

Gm

Gm

Gm

Verse 2
Gm Gm 
 
Daddy made me fight
Bb Bb 
 
It wasn't always right
F F 
 
Eb Eb 
 
But he said, girl, it's your second amendment
Gm Gm 
 
He always played it cool
Bb Bb 
 
But daddy was no fool
F F 
 
And right before he died,
Eb Eb 
 
he said, "Remem ber"

Pre-chorus 2

Gm

He said, "take care of your mother

Bb

Watch out for your sister"

F

Eb

That's when daddy looked at me

Chorus 2
Gm Gm 
 
With his gun and his head held high
Bb Bb 
 
He told me not to cry
F F 
 
Oh, my daddy said shoot
Eb Eb 
 
Oh, my daddy said shoot
Gm Gm 
 
With his right hand on his rifle
Bb Bb 
 
He swore it on the bible
F F 
 
My daddy said shoot
Gm Gm 
 
Oh, my daddy said shoot
Gm Gm 
 
'Cause he held me in his arms
Bb Bb 
 
And he taught me to be strong
F F 
 
And he told me when he's gone
Eb Eb 
 
Here's what you do
Gm Gm 
 
When trouble comes in town
Bb Bb 
 
And men like me come around
F F 
 
Oh, my daddy said shoot
Gm Gm 
 
Oh, my daddy said shoot

Interlude 2

[Brass Band]

Outro 1
Gm Gm 
 
My daddy warned me about men like you
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
He said, "baby girl, he's playing you
Gm Gm 
 
He's playing you"
Gm Gm 
 
My daddy warned me about men like you
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
He said, "baby girl, he's playing you
Gm Gm 
 
He's playing you"
Gm Gm 
 
'Cause when trouble comes in town
Bb Bb 
 
And men like me come around
F F 
 
Oh, my daddy said shoot
Eb Eb 
 
Oh, my daddy said shoot
Gm Gm 
 
'Cause when trouble comes to town
Bb Bb 
 
And men like me come around
F F 
 
Oh, my daddy said shoot
Gm Gm 
 
Oh, my daddy said shoot

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsGm Bb F Eb

Chords

Gm
Bb
F
Eb

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Gm: 3-5-5-3-3-3
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: -2

-2

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

F is one of the chords beginners ask about the most. A short walkthrough on how to fret it cleanly and switch in and out of it. Learn the F chord

Barre chords ask a lot of the fretting hand. The barre course walks through hand position, pressure, and the cleanest way to land each shape. Practice barre chords

This is the definitive original version of Daddy Lessons by Beyoncé, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of A minor. It suits players who want to learn Daddy Lessons the way Beyoncé intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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