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Nanci Griffith
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Key: G major•
Intro 1
G
G

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Bm
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2

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C
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Verse 1
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Oh, I used to wish I was a hard line taker,

and they'd say,
Bm
Bm
2

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"Six to one a half dozen'll break her",
C
C

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'till I fell in love with a young
G
G

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man who sang the blues

Oh, bless my daddy, he warned me well
Bm
Bm
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He'd whisper in my ear and say, "Now look out,

gal,
C
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There's al ways a ne'er do well
G
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gonna call you the fool"
Verse 2
C
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[Chorus:] He said, "you'll
G
G

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never learn to fish
Am
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G
G

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on a borrowed line
C
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You'll never learn to write if you're walk
Am
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G

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in' 'round cryin'
C
C

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G

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And it's a pity that you're lover died young,

but,
Cm
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You'll never get tired of livin' alone".
Verse 3
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So, now I dream of the lover

that I don't know
Bm
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It's safer this way ''cause I don't have to go,
C
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oh, and he

Won't come,
G
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so nobody goes away

Sometimes I wish for

the warmth of his hand
Bm
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2

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Take a look in these eyes

and understand
C
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G

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I'm just a little too old to be a-learnin' the the rules of the game
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G

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Am
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C
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Am
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C
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Am
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Cm
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3

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Verse 4
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G

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[Chorus]
Bm
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G

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Oh,
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Bm
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C
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maybe

I could take him to Mexico
Bm
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We'd kick our heels in the warm
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cloudy gulf
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C

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He'd sing a song about the

weather in the Poconos;
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G

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This lover that I don't know

Then two hearts would pound

'stead of one in the night
Bm
Bm
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I'd learn to fish with my own line
C
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Catch my dream and hope that line would hold
Interlude 1
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Am
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C
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Am
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C
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Cm
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Verse 5
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[Chorus]
Cm
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G

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No, I never get tired of livin' alone
Cm
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Sometimes my feet get cold,
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when I'm livin' alone,
Outro 1

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • Bm

    2

  • C

  • Am

  • Cm

    3

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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The original key of daddy said by Nanci Griffith is G major.

The primary chords used in daddy said are G, Bm, C, Am, Cm.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like G, Bm, C, Am, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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