Daddy chords by The Statler Brothers
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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His deeds were never
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published for the public things
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He did were never done for show
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His name was never printed in the paper
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Until about two days ago
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Verse 2
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He only filed a short form for his taxes
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No one asked him how he
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felt about the war
He always had a good
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word for his neighbor
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Now his good words won't
be heard anymore
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Verse 3
And through the rain,
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I heard the choir singing
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"Nearer my God to Thee"
Through the mist I saw
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some children crying
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And I felt nearer my God to Thee
Interlude 1
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Verse 4
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His table was never full of plenty
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His silverware was never the real thing
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But the tears on the faces of his family
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Were just as real as if he been a king
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Verse 5
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Preacher said,
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he'd always been a good man
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But preachers always throw
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that phrase around
But the tears I tasted gave his
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words new meaning
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Watching old friends puttin'
daddy in the ground
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Verse 6
And through the rain,
C
I heard the choir singing
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C
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"Nearer my God to Thee"
Through the mist I saw
C
some children crying
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And I felt nearer my God to Thee
Verse 7
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Nearer my God to Thee
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Nearer my God to Thee
Verse 8
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I threw my tears and saw some
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children crying
Outro 1
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Daddy
The Statler Brothers
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