Daddy (The Guitar Man) chords by Merle Haggard
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Verse 1
(D major) Daddy Frank played the guitar
and the french harp
Sister played the ringing tambour (A major) ine
And mama couldn't hear our pretty music
But she read our lips and
helped the family sing (D major)
That little band was all a part of living
And our only means of living at the time (A major)
And it wasn't like no normal
family combo
'Cause Daddy Frank
the guitar man was blind (D major)
Verse 2
(B minor) Frank and Mama counted on each (D major) other
Their (B minor) one and only weakness
made them strong (D major)
(G major) Mama did the driving for the family (D major)
And (E major) Frank made a living
with his song (A major) (F sharp minor)
(B minor) Home was just a camp
along the highway (D major)
(B minor) Pickup bed is where we bedded down (D major)
Don't (G major) ever once remember going hungry (D major)
But I remember Mama (G major) cook
(D major) ing (A major) on the ground (D major)
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Verse 3
Daddy Frank (D major) played the guitar
and the french harp
Sister played the ringing tambour (A major) ine
Mama couldn't hear the pretty music
But she read our lips and
helped the family sing (D major)
That little band was all a part of living
And our only means of living at the time (A major)
And it wasn't like no normal
family combo
'Cause Daddy Frank the
guitar man was (D major) blind
Verse 4
(B minor) Don't remember how they
got acquain (D major) ted
I can (B minor) 't recall just how it came to be (D major)
There had (G major) to be some special
help from someone (D major)
And (E major) blessed be the one
who let it be (A major) (F sharp minor)
(B minor) Fever caused my Mama's
loss of (D major) hearing
(B minor) Daddy Frank was born without his sight (D major)
And (G major) Mama needed someone
she could (D major) lean on
And I be (G major) lieve the (D major) guitar
(A major) man was (D major) right (B flat major)
Verse 5
Daddy Frank (E flat major) played the guitar
and the french harp
Sister played the ringing tambour (B flat major) ine
Mama couldn't hear our pretty music
But she read our lips and
helped the family sing (E flat major)
That little band was all a part of living
And our only means of living at the time (B flat major)
And it wasn't like no normal
family combo
'Cause Daddy Frank the guitar man was blind
Daddy (The Guitar Man)
Merle Haggard
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