My Daddy Never Was chords by
Randy Travis

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Key: B major•

Verse 1

B

B

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F#

F#

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E

E

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F#

F#

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My

B

B

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boss will tell you that I've

F#

F#

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been to work all week on time

E

E

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That I ain't had no liquor

B

B

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on my breathe

Ain't no kinda' secret,

F#

F#

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I've been known to take a drink

E

E

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And it's made me do

C#m

C#m

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some things that I regret

Verse 2

F#

F#

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C#m

C#m

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F#

F#

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Lor_ etta said this ain't no kind

of way to raise a family

C#m

C#m

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And one night she called

F#

F#

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it quits and called a cab

C#m

C#m

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She left her clothes out on the clothes line

F#

F#

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And the dishes in the sink

E

E

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So I guess she knows that she

Verse 3

ain't coming back

F#

F#

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B

B

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Well I just want to see my kids

F#

F#

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I just want to hold my girls

E

E

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Heaven knows I ain't got much

F#

F#

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of nothing else in this ole world

B

B

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I just want to be around enough

F#

F#

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to know that they've been loved

E

E

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I just want to be their daddy,

F#

F#

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my daddy never was

B

B

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F#

F#

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E

E

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Verse 4

F#

F#

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B

B

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Now lately she's been knowin'

F#

F#

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this old boy she met in church

E

E

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And I can't say she's wrong

F#

F#

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for wanting more

B

B

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I gave him the right to tell my wife

F#

F#

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that I can't come around

E

E

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The night I knocked a hole

F#

F#

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in her front door

Verse 5

C#m

C#m

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And Lor_ etta took my keys and she

F#

F#

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made me wait outside

C#m

C#m

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But she didn't call the law

she called a cab

F#

F#

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C#m

C#m

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And as I pulled away I saw

F#

F#

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something in her eyes

E

E

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So I reck_ on that she knows

F#

F#

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I ain't so bad

Verse 6

B

B

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I just want to see my kids

F#

F#

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I just want to hold my girls

E

E

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Heaven knows I ain't got much

F#

F#

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of nothing else in this ole world

B

B

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I just want to be around enough

F#

F#

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to know that they've been loved

E

E

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I just want to be their daddy,

F#

F#

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my daddy never was

B

B

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F#

F#

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E

E

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Verse 7

F#

F#

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B

B

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Well my boss will tell you that I've

F#

F#

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been to work all week on time

E

E

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And I ain't had no liquor

C#m

C#m

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F#

F#

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on my breathe

Outro 1

B

B

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F#

F#

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E

E

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F#

F#

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Chords

B
F#
E
C#m

Capo: 4

Transpose: 0

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What is the original key of My Daddy Never Was?

The original key of My Daddy Never Was by Randy Travis is B major.

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The primary chords used in My Daddy Never Was are B, F#, E, C#m.

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