Chords for Johnny Cash - Daddy Sang Bass - Live at San Quentin (Good Sound Quality)
Tempo:
96.55 bpm
Chords used:
F
Bb
C
Fm
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F] [Fm] And
[F] Carl Perkins wrote us another song that tells about the reason for it [Bb] all.
It takes us back home and [Ab] again tells it like it was when I was a little bitty kid
[A] and we gathered around the piano and me and [Fm] little brother would join in
and Mama would sing tenor and Daddy sing [F] bass.
[C] [F] I remember when I was black, times were hard and things were bad
but there's a silver lining behind [C] every cloud.
Just [F] poor people, that's all we were, trying to make a living out of Black Lambda.
We'd get together in a family circle singing loud.
Daddy sang bass.
Mama sang [G] tenor.
[Bb] Me and little brother [F] joined right in band.
Oh, singing seems to help a troubled [C] soul.
[F] One of these days when it won't be long, I'll [Bb] rejoin them in a [F] song.
I'm going to join the family circle at the throne.
So the circle won't be broken.
Bye and [Bb] bye, Lord, bye [F] and bye.
Daddy sang bass.
Me and little [Bb] brother joined right [F] in band.
In the sky, Lord, in the sky.
I remember after [Ab] work, Mama [Bb] would call in [F] all of us.
You could hear us singing for a [C] country mile.
[F] Now little brother has done gone on, but [Bb] I'll rejoin him in [F] a song.
We'll be together again up yonder in a little while.
Daddy sang bass.
[Bb] Me and little brother [F] joined right in band.
Oh, singing seems to help a [C] troubled soul.
[F] One of these days when it won't be long, [Bb] I'll rejoin them [F] in a song.
I'm going to join the family circle at the throne.
So the circle won't be broken.
Bye and bye, Lord, bye and bye.
Daddy sang bass.
[Bb] Me and little brother joined [F] right in band.
In the sky, Lord, in the sky.
In the sky, Lord, [C] in the sky.
[F] Carl Perkins wrote us another song that tells about the reason for it [Bb] all.
It takes us back home and [Ab] again tells it like it was when I was a little bitty kid
[A] and we gathered around the piano and me and [Fm] little brother would join in
and Mama would sing tenor and Daddy sing [F] bass.
[C] [F] I remember when I was black, times were hard and things were bad
but there's a silver lining behind [C] every cloud.
Just [F] poor people, that's all we were, trying to make a living out of Black Lambda.
We'd get together in a family circle singing loud.
Daddy sang bass.
Mama sang [G] tenor.
[Bb] Me and little brother [F] joined right in band.
Oh, singing seems to help a troubled [C] soul.
[F] One of these days when it won't be long, I'll [Bb] rejoin them in a [F] song.
I'm going to join the family circle at the throne.
So the circle won't be broken.
Bye and [Bb] bye, Lord, bye [F] and bye.
Daddy sang bass.
Me and little [Bb] brother joined right [F] in band.
In the sky, Lord, in the sky.
I remember after [Ab] work, Mama [Bb] would call in [F] all of us.
You could hear us singing for a [C] country mile.
[F] Now little brother has done gone on, but [Bb] I'll rejoin him in [F] a song.
We'll be together again up yonder in a little while.
Daddy sang bass.
[Bb] Me and little brother [F] joined right in band.
Oh, singing seems to help a [C] troubled soul.
[F] One of these days when it won't be long, [Bb] I'll rejoin them [F] in a song.
I'm going to join the family circle at the throne.
So the circle won't be broken.
Bye and bye, Lord, bye and bye.
Daddy sang bass.
[Bb] Me and little brother joined [F] right in band.
In the sky, Lord, in the sky.
In the sky, Lord, [C] in the sky.
Key:
F
Bb
C
Fm
Ab
F
Bb
C
[F] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ And _
[F] Carl Perkins wrote us another song that tells about the reason for it [Bb] all.
It takes us back home and [Ab] again tells it like it was when I was a little bitty kid
[A] and we gathered around the piano and me and [Fm] little brother would join in
and Mama would sing tenor and Daddy sing [F] bass. _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ I remember when I was black, times were hard and things were bad
but there's a silver lining behind [C] every cloud.
Just [F] poor people, that's all we were, trying to make a living out of Black Lambda.
We'd get together in a family circle singing loud.
Daddy sang bass.
Mama sang [G] tenor.
[Bb] Me and little brother [F] joined right in band.
Oh, singing seems to help a troubled [C] soul.
[F] One of these days when it won't be long, I'll [Bb] rejoin them in a [F] song.
I'm going to join the family circle at the throne.
So the circle won't be broken.
Bye and [Bb] bye, Lord, bye [F] and bye.
Daddy sang bass.
_ Me and little [Bb] brother joined right [F] in band.
In the sky, Lord, in the sky. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I remember after [Ab] work, Mama [Bb] would call in [F] all of us.
You could hear us singing for a [C] country mile.
[F] Now little brother has done gone on, but [Bb] I'll rejoin him in [F] a song.
We'll be together again up yonder in a little while.
Daddy sang bass.
_ [Bb] Me and little brother [F] joined right in band.
Oh, singing seems to help a [C] troubled soul.
[F] One of these days when it won't be long, [Bb] I'll rejoin them [F] in a song.
I'm going to join the family circle at the throne.
_ So the circle won't be broken.
Bye and bye, Lord, bye and bye.
Daddy sang bass.
_ [Bb] Me and little brother joined [F] right in band.
In the sky, Lord, in the sky.
_ In the sky, Lord, [C] in the sky. _ _ _
[F] Carl Perkins wrote us another song that tells about the reason for it [Bb] all.
It takes us back home and [Ab] again tells it like it was when I was a little bitty kid
[A] and we gathered around the piano and me and [Fm] little brother would join in
and Mama would sing tenor and Daddy sing [F] bass. _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ I remember when I was black, times were hard and things were bad
but there's a silver lining behind [C] every cloud.
Just [F] poor people, that's all we were, trying to make a living out of Black Lambda.
We'd get together in a family circle singing loud.
Daddy sang bass.
Mama sang [G] tenor.
[Bb] Me and little brother [F] joined right in band.
Oh, singing seems to help a troubled [C] soul.
[F] One of these days when it won't be long, I'll [Bb] rejoin them in a [F] song.
I'm going to join the family circle at the throne.
So the circle won't be broken.
Bye and [Bb] bye, Lord, bye [F] and bye.
Daddy sang bass.
_ Me and little [Bb] brother joined right [F] in band.
In the sky, Lord, in the sky. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I remember after [Ab] work, Mama [Bb] would call in [F] all of us.
You could hear us singing for a [C] country mile.
[F] Now little brother has done gone on, but [Bb] I'll rejoin him in [F] a song.
We'll be together again up yonder in a little while.
Daddy sang bass.
_ [Bb] Me and little brother [F] joined right in band.
Oh, singing seems to help a [C] troubled soul.
[F] One of these days when it won't be long, [Bb] I'll rejoin them [F] in a song.
I'm going to join the family circle at the throne.
_ So the circle won't be broken.
Bye and bye, Lord, bye and bye.
Daddy sang bass.
_ [Bb] Me and little brother joined [F] right in band.
In the sky, Lord, in the sky.
_ In the sky, Lord, [C] in the sky. _ _ _
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