Daddy (The Guitar Man) chords by
Merle Haggard

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Key: D major•

Verse 1

D

D

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Daddy Frank played the guitar

and the french harp

A

A

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Sister played the ringing tambourine

And mama couldn't hear our pretty music

But she read our lips and

D

D

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helped the family sing

That little band was all a part of living

A

A

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And our only means of living at the time

And it wasn't like no normal

family combo

'Cause Daddy Frank

D

D

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the guitar man was blind

Verse 2

Bm

Bm

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D

D

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Frank and Mama counted on each other

Bm

Bm

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Their one and only weakness

D

D

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made them strong

G

G

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D

D

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Mama did the driving for the family

E

E

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And Frank made a living

A

A

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F#m

F#m

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with his song

Bm

Bm

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Home was just a camp

D

D

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along the highway

Bm

Bm

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D

D

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Pickup bed is where we bedded down

G

G

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D

D

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Don't ever once remember going hungry

G

G

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But I remember Mama cook

D

D

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A

A

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D

D

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ing on the ground

Verse 3

D

D

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Daddy Frank played the guitar

and the french harp

A

A

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Sister played the ringing tambourine

Mama couldn't hear the pretty music

But she read our lips and

D

D

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helped the family sing

That little band was all a part of living

A

A

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And our only means of living at the time

And it wasn't like no normal

family combo

'Cause Daddy Frank the

D

D

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guitar man was blind

Verse 4

Bm

Bm

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Don't remember how they

D

D

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got acquainted

Bm

Bm

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D

D

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I can't recall just how it came to be

G

G

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There had to be some special

D

D

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help from someone

E

E

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And blessed be the one

A

A

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F#m

F#m

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who let it be

Bm

Bm

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Fever caused my Mama's

D

D

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loss of hearing

Bm

Bm

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D

D

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Daddy Frank was born without his sight

G

G

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And Mama needed someone

D

D

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she could lean on

G

G

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D

D

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And I believe the guitar

A

A

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D

D

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Bb

Bb

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man was right

Verse 5

Eb

Eb

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Daddy Frank played the guitar

and the french harp

Bb

Bb

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Sister played the ringing tambourine

Mama couldn't hear our pretty music

But she read our lips and

Eb

Eb

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helped the family sing

That little band was all a part of living

Bb

Bb

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And our only means of living at the time

And it wasn't like no normal

family combo

'Cause Daddy Frank the guitar man was blind

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