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Dear Dad chords by
Chuck Berry
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Key: C major•
Verse 1
C
C

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Gm
Gm
3

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C
C

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Cm
Cm
3

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Dear Dad, don't get mad,

What I'm asking for

Is by the next semester
F
F

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Cm
Cm
3

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Can I get another car ?

This one here is sick'ning
F
F

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On a wide dual road.
Gm
Gm
3

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I might as well be walking
Gm
Gm
3

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Bb
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3

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As to drive this old Ford.
Bb
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Verse 2
Cm
Cm
3

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most everytime I try

To go and pass a truck,

If I ain't goin' down hill,
F
F

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Gm
Gm
3

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Dad, I'm, out of luck.
Cm
Cm
3

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And even if I get by,
F
F

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It's still a rugged risk,
Gm
Gm
3

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The way this old Ford
Interlude 1

Keep a hitting and a miss.
Cm
Cm
3

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C
C

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Cm
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3

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C
C

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Cm
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C
C

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F
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Gm
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3

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C
C

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Cm
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F
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Cm
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Verse 3
Cm
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Last week when I was driving

On my way to school,

I almost got a ticket
F
F

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Gm
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'Bout a freeway traffic rule.
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Cm
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It's now a violation
F
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Driving under forty-five,
Gm
Gm
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And And if I push to fifty,
Bb
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This here Ford will nosedive.
Verse 4
Cm
Cm
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Dad, I'm in great danger

Out here trying to drive.

The way this Ford wiggles
C
C

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F
F

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When I'm ap proaching forty-five

Cm
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I have to nurse it along
F
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Like a little stubborn pup,
Gm
Gm
3

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And cars whizzing by me,
Bb
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Dad, look like I'm backing up.
Interlude 2
C
C

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Cm
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F
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C
C

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Cm
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3

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F
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Gm
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C
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Gm
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Cm
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C
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Verse 5
Cm
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She just don't have the appetite

For gas somehow,

And Dad, I got four carburetors
F
F

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Hooked up on it now.
Cm
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I tried to hook another
F
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To see if I'd do a little good,
C
C

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But ain't no place to put it
G
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Bb
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C
C

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'Less I perforate the hood.
Bb
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Well
Verse 6
C
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Cm
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Dad, send the money,

See what I can see,

Try to find a Cadillac,
F
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G
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A Sixty-two or or three.
F
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Cm
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Just something that won't worry us
F
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To keep it on the road.
G
G

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Sincerely, your beloved son,
C
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Henry Junior Ford

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • C

  • Gm

    3

  • Cm

    3

  • F

  • G

  • Bb

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Dear Dad by Chuck Berry is C major.

The primary chords used in Dear Dad are C, Gm, Cm, F, G, Bb.

No capo is required for this song.

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

The tempo of Dear Dad is approximately 150 beats per minute.

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