Daddy Was A Skywriter chords by
Cory Branan

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Key: C major•

Verse 1

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Daddy was a skywriter

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Momma was a rock- stemmed rose

Papa shaped this place with

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grease and grace

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Momma loved me I been told it

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shows

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Tried and true as the color of his collar

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His eyes grew bluer as he

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searched for words

But words are crumbs and

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the lesson of a father

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Is how to hack your way through

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the hunger and the birds

Hopefully they're right about

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the pen being mightier

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That any weapon anyone'll wield

But where they mark off men

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with the cross of a pen

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I'll carry my old man's steel

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Daddy was a

skywriter...

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She

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said build

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your house on the solid rock of Jesus

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Fool to choose the sand of sin

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I run out and sign myself a long lease

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On a little place made of rain and wind

But she learned me pretty good about

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the CouldaWouldaShoulda

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And the cripplin weight of a crutch

She wasn't dead on

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about every little thing

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But she weren't dead

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wrong about much

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Daddy was

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a skywriter

Outro 1

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Chords

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Am

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Daddy Was A Skywriter by Cory Branan is C major.

The primary chords used in Daddy Was A Skywriter are C, F, G, Am.

No capo is required for this song.

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

The tempo of Daddy Was A Skywriter is approximately 207 beats per minute.

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