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Daddy's Moonshine Still chords by
Dolly Parton
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Key: Eb major•
Intro 1
D
D

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Dsus4
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Dm
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Dm
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Verse 1
Dm
Dm

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Folks say
D
D

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my daddy wasn't much of a man
G
G

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For disobeying the laws of the land
A
A

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Folks say that my daddy wasn't
D
D

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Dm
Dm

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Dm
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fit to kill

Oh and I know it was true
D
D

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what the people said
Dm
Dm

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G
G

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Cause we'd all've been

better of dead
A
A

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Than to live a life of shame and strife
D
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Dm
Dm

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Cause of daddy's moonshine still
D
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Dm
Dm

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My mama
Verse 2
D
D

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was always
Dm
Dm

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sweet and kind
D
D

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G
G

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But she grew old before her time
A
A

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Worryin' about the way

we had to live
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D

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Dm
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Verse 3

D
D

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Yeah my daddy put the wrinkles
Dm
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in my mama's face
G
G

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He drunk his share of all he made
A
A

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And just one more reason I grew to hate
D
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My daddy's moonshine still
Verse 4
G
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Chorus:
Verse 5
C
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Daddy's moonshine still
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G

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was good for nothin'
C
C

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But to break mama's heart
G
G

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And to tear our home apart
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D
D

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Make our lives a livin' hell
Dm
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D
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Ab
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4

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Ebm
Ebm
6

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Verse 6
Ebm
Ebm
6

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Them old mason jars that

daddy made us wash
Ab
Ab
4

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And set them out to sun
Ebm
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Ab
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on our back porch
Bb
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'Til he got ready to take
Ebm
Ebm
6

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'em up on the hill

And when daddy got word of the revenue
Ab
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4

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He made us kids help hide his brew
Bb
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Made us swear that we never knew
Bbsus4
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Ebm
Ebm
6

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About daddy's moonshine still
Verse 7
Ebm
Ebm
6

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Yeah and two of my brothers

drove across the state line

Once a week with a load of moonshine
Bb
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And the wounds that came from
Eb
Eb
6

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that won't ever heal
Ebm
Ebm
6

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Cause on a moonshine

run one rainy night

My two brothers lost their lives
Bbm
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Bb
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And oh my god how I despise
Bbsus4
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My daddy's moonshine
Ebm
Ebm
6

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still
Ab
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Db
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Ab
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Verse 8

Db
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Ab
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Repeat Chorus
Interlude 1
Db
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Ebm
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6

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Em
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Well it broke
Verse 9

mama's heart

but she understood
A
A

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The day that I left home for good
B
B
2

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But I had to find me
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E

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Em
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another way to live
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E

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Well I sent mama money nearly every day
A
A

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And how I made it, well I'd rather not say
B
B
2

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But at least it took me far away
E
E

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From daddy's moonshine still
Em
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My boot
Verse 10
E
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legging daddy

was known quite well
A
A

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And he made our home a livin' hell
B
B
2

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And I ain't forgot it and
E
E

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Em
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I know that I never will
B
B
2

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E
E

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My mama finally died she just gave up
A
A

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And daddy finally died from

drinkin' that stuff
B
B
2

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And bad memories haunt the

rest of us
E
E

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From daddy's moonshine still
Em
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D
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A
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D
D

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Verse 11
A
A

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D
D

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Repeat Chorus
Outro 1
A
A

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E
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • Dsus4

  • Dm

  • G

  • A

  • C

  • Ab

    4

  • Ebm

    6

  • Bb

  • Bbsus4

  • Eb

    6

  • Bbm

  • Db

    4

  • E

  • Em

  • B

    2

Capo: 1

Transpose: 0

0

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The original key of Daddy's Moonshine Still by Dolly Parton is Eb major.

The primary chords used in Daddy's Moonshine Still are Eb, Ebsus4, Ebm, Ab, Bb, Db.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 1 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Eb, Ebsus4, Ebm, Ab, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Daddy's Moonshine Still is approximately 171 beats per minute.

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