Key: A major
Intro 1
G
Verse 1
C
G
never took to preachin'
C
G
D
Said he found heaven in a drink
C
G
God fearin' Christian
C
G
Would tell the devil to his face
D
G
exactly what she thinks
C
G
momma couldn't drive
C
G
So every Sunday mornin'
he'd give us a ride
D
G
Well, he'd wait out in the car,
C
G
drinkin' Jim Beam from a sack
C
G
But as the summer days grew hotter
D
G
C
he found a pew in the back
D
G
Daddy never had a chance in hell
C
G
D
Somethin' that my momma knew so well
C
D
While everybody else gave up
C
G
Am
Momma wore him down with love
G
D
G
Daddy never had a chance in hell
Dsus4
G
Well, Summer came and went
C
G
but he stayed in the back row
C
G
Blamin' it on the cold North wind outside
D
G
Well I guess that explained the
C
G
flannel shirt and jacket
C
G
But he had no explanation
D
G
when momma asked about his tie
C
G
with every passing year
C
G
He said it was because
C
G
ever draw a sober breath
C
G
Much less lead us all in prayer when
D
G
C
we laid mom to rest
D
G
Daddy never had a chance in hell
C
G
Somethin' that my momma
C
D
While everybody else gave up
C
G
Am
Momma wore him down with love
G
D
G
Daddy never had a chance in hell
C
D
While everybody else gave up
C
G
Am
Momma wore him down with love
G
D
G
Daddy never had a chance in hell
Dsus4
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