Chords for Don't Cry My Daddy
Tempo:
79.6 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
Dm
F
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C]
[Dm] [G]
[C]
Well, it's always hard to understand the living life of a hardy man [Dm] with no life to enjoy
[G] Life is always so unfair since his mama left him when [C] he was a little boy
Daddy tried to make ends meet while he was playing on the streets [Dm] every day
[G] Caught within the law one day, chained up to a courtroom chair, he [C] tweeted around the state
Don't cry my daddy, please shed [Dm] no tears
I'll be [G] home real soon, in [C] 21 years
Don't cry my daddy, please shed [Dm] no tears
I'll be [G] home real soon, in [C] 21 years
[Am] As they [D] escorted him to his cell, [F] he turned around as if to say with a little smile
[C] Daddy, don't you cry
[F] Daddy, [C] don't you cry
[G] Well, [C] the time was long years ago, and his life had started anew [Dm] where the boy of his own
[A]
[G] Standing over his father's grave, telling stories to him about [C] when he was just a boy
Then as if for some wrong reason, he turns to send a gentle smile [Dm] to his little son
His
[G] tears falling from his eyes, he clenches his fists and realizes [C] what he's [G] done
[C] And his little boy says
Don't cry my daddy, please shed [Dm] no tears
I'll [G] be home real soon, in [C] 21 years
Don't cry my daddy, please shed [Dm] no tears
I'll be [G] home real soon, in [C] 21 years
[Am] He can [D] still hear the [F] words he once said in his mind
[C] Daddy, don't you cry
[F] Daddy, [C] don't you cry
[F] Daddy, [C] don't you cry
[F] Daddy, [C] don't you cry
[G] Don't [C] cry my daddy, please shed [Dm] no tears
[F] [Dm] I'll be [G] home real soon, in [C] 21 years
Don't cry my daddy, please shed [Dm] no tears
I'll [G] be home real soon, in [C] 21 years
I'll [G] be home real soon, in [C] 21 years
I'll [G] be home real soon, in [F] 21 [Fm] years
[C] [F]
[C] [F]
[C]
[Dm] [G]
[C]
Well, it's always hard to understand the living life of a hardy man [Dm] with no life to enjoy
[G] Life is always so unfair since his mama left him when [C] he was a little boy
Daddy tried to make ends meet while he was playing on the streets [Dm] every day
[G] Caught within the law one day, chained up to a courtroom chair, he [C] tweeted around the state
Don't cry my daddy, please shed [Dm] no tears
I'll be [G] home real soon, in [C] 21 years
Don't cry my daddy, please shed [Dm] no tears
I'll be [G] home real soon, in [C] 21 years
[Am] As they [D] escorted him to his cell, [F] he turned around as if to say with a little smile
[C] Daddy, don't you cry
[F] Daddy, [C] don't you cry
[G] Well, [C] the time was long years ago, and his life had started anew [Dm] where the boy of his own
[A]
[G] Standing over his father's grave, telling stories to him about [C] when he was just a boy
Then as if for some wrong reason, he turns to send a gentle smile [Dm] to his little son
His
[G] tears falling from his eyes, he clenches his fists and realizes [C] what he's [G] done
[C] And his little boy says
Don't cry my daddy, please shed [Dm] no tears
I'll [G] be home real soon, in [C] 21 years
Don't cry my daddy, please shed [Dm] no tears
I'll be [G] home real soon, in [C] 21 years
[Am] He can [D] still hear the [F] words he once said in his mind
[C] Daddy, don't you cry
[F] Daddy, [C] don't you cry
[F] Daddy, [C] don't you cry
[F] Daddy, [C] don't you cry
[G] Don't [C] cry my daddy, please shed [Dm] no tears
[F] [Dm] I'll be [G] home real soon, in [C] 21 years
Don't cry my daddy, please shed [Dm] no tears
I'll [G] be home real soon, in [C] 21 years
I'll [G] be home real soon, in [C] 21 years
I'll [G] be home real soon, in [F] 21 [Fm] years
[C] [F]
[C] [F]
[C]
Key:
C
G
Dm
F
Am
C
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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, it's always hard to understand the living life of a hardy man [Dm] with no life to enjoy _ _ _ _
[G] Life is always so unfair since his mama left him when [C] he was a little boy _ _ _ _ _
Daddy tried to make ends meet while he was playing on the streets [Dm] every day _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] Caught within the law one day, chained up to a courtroom chair, he [C] tweeted around the state
_ Don't _ cry my daddy, _ _ _ please shed [Dm] no _ tears
_ _ I'll be [G] home real soon, _ _ in [C] 21 _ _ years
_ Don't cry my daddy, _ _ _ please shed [Dm] no tears
_ _ _ _ I'll be [G] home real _ soon, _ in [C] 21 _ _ years _ _ _
[Am] _ As they [D] escorted him to his cell, _ [F] he turned around as if to say with a little smile _
[C] Daddy, don't you cry
_ [F] Daddy, _ _ [C] don't you cry
_ [G] Well, _ _ [C] the time was long years ago, and his life had started anew [Dm] where the boy of his own
_ _ _ [A] _ _
[G] Standing over his father's grave, telling stories to him about [C] when he was just a boy _ _ _ _ _
Then as if for some wrong reason, he turns to send a gentle smile [Dm] to his little son
His _ _ _
[G] tears falling from his eyes, he clenches his fists and realizes [C] what he's [G] done
[C] And his little boy says
Don't cry my daddy, _ _ _ _ please shed [Dm] no tears
_ _ _ I'll [G] be home real _ _ soon, in [C] 21 years
_ Don't cry my _ _ daddy, _ please shed [Dm] no _ tears
_ I'll be [G] home real soon, _ in [C] 21 _ years _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ He can [D] still hear the [F] _ words he once said in his mind _
[C] Daddy, don't you cry
_ _ [F] _ Daddy, [C] don't you cry
_ [F] _ _ Daddy, [C] don't you cry
_ [F] Daddy, _ [C] don't you cry
_ [G] _ _ Don't [C] cry my daddy, _ _ _ please shed [Dm] no tears
[F] _ [Dm] _ _ I'll be [G] home real soon, _ _ in [C] 21 _ _ years
_ Don't cry my daddy, _ _ _ _ please shed [Dm] no _ tears
_ _ I'll [G] be home real _ _ soon, in [C] 21 years
_ _ _ _ I'll [G] be home real soon, _ _ in [C] 21 _ _ years
I'll _ [G] be home real soon, _ _ in [F] 21 _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ years
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, it's always hard to understand the living life of a hardy man [Dm] with no life to enjoy _ _ _ _
[G] Life is always so unfair since his mama left him when [C] he was a little boy _ _ _ _ _
Daddy tried to make ends meet while he was playing on the streets [Dm] every day _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] Caught within the law one day, chained up to a courtroom chair, he [C] tweeted around the state
_ Don't _ cry my daddy, _ _ _ please shed [Dm] no _ tears
_ _ I'll be [G] home real soon, _ _ in [C] 21 _ _ years
_ Don't cry my daddy, _ _ _ please shed [Dm] no tears
_ _ _ _ I'll be [G] home real _ soon, _ in [C] 21 _ _ years _ _ _
[Am] _ As they [D] escorted him to his cell, _ [F] he turned around as if to say with a little smile _
[C] Daddy, don't you cry
_ [F] Daddy, _ _ [C] don't you cry
_ [G] Well, _ _ [C] the time was long years ago, and his life had started anew [Dm] where the boy of his own
_ _ _ [A] _ _
[G] Standing over his father's grave, telling stories to him about [C] when he was just a boy _ _ _ _ _
Then as if for some wrong reason, he turns to send a gentle smile [Dm] to his little son
His _ _ _
[G] tears falling from his eyes, he clenches his fists and realizes [C] what he's [G] done
[C] And his little boy says
Don't cry my daddy, _ _ _ _ please shed [Dm] no tears
_ _ _ I'll [G] be home real _ _ soon, in [C] 21 years
_ Don't cry my _ _ daddy, _ please shed [Dm] no _ tears
_ I'll be [G] home real soon, _ in [C] 21 _ years _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ He can [D] still hear the [F] _ words he once said in his mind _
[C] Daddy, don't you cry
_ _ [F] _ Daddy, [C] don't you cry
_ [F] _ _ Daddy, [C] don't you cry
_ [F] Daddy, _ [C] don't you cry
_ [G] _ _ Don't [C] cry my daddy, _ _ _ please shed [Dm] no tears
[F] _ [Dm] _ _ I'll be [G] home real soon, _ _ in [C] 21 _ _ years
_ Don't cry my daddy, _ _ _ _ please shed [Dm] no _ tears
_ _ I'll [G] be home real _ _ soon, in [C] 21 years
_ _ _ _ I'll [G] be home real soon, _ _ in [C] 21 _ _ years
I'll _ [G] be home real soon, _ _ in [F] 21 _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ years
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