Chords for Holly Dunn - Daddy's Hands

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I remember daddy's hands [A] folded silently in prayer
[B] And reaching [G] out to hold me [D] when I had a [A] nightmare
You [D] could read quite a story [A] in the calluses and lines
[G] Years [D] of work and worry [A] had left their [D] mark behind _
I remember daddy's hands, [A] how they held my mom tight
[B] And patted [G] my back [D] for something [A] done right
There [D] are things that I've forgotten [A] that I loved about the man
[G] But I'll always remember [A] the love in [D] daddy's hands
[E] Daddy's hands were [G] soft and kind when [D] I was crying
[F#m] Daddy's hands were [G] hard as steel when [A] I'd done wrong _
[D] Daddy's hands weren't always gentle, [G] but I've come to [E] _
understand
There was [D] always a love in daddy's hands
_ _ _ _ _ _ I remember daddy's hands, [A] working till they bled
[B]
Sacrificed [G] unselfishly just to keep us [A] all fed
If [D] I could do things over, [A] I'd live my life again
[G] And never take [D] for granted the love in daddy's hands
Daddy's hands [G] were soft and kind when [D] I was crying
[F#m] Daddy's [Bm] hands [G] were hard as steel [A] when I'd done wrong _
[D] Daddy's hands weren't always gentle, [G] but I've come to [E] _ understand
There [D] was always a love in daddy's hands
[B] Daddy's hands were soft and kind when I was crying
[F#m] Daddy's [Bm] hands were hard as steel [A] when I'd done wrong
[D] Daddy's hands weren't always gentle, [G] but I've come to [E] understand
There [D] was always a love [A] _ _
in daddy's [D] hands _ _ _ _