{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":70493,"song":"Daddy Frank","artist":"Merle Haggard","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11544890-daddy-frank-chords-by-merle-haggard/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/70493?type=chord","rating":4.60082,"votes":76,"content":"Daddy Frank (The guitar man) - Merle Haggard\r\n\r\n[Spoken]\r\nLet me tell you about a song that I feel explains\r\nitself.  It's called: \"Daddy Frank, the Guitar Man\".\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n| D       | A       | D (stop)    | N.C.     |\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n \r\n[tab]      | [ch]D[/ch]              |              |             |          \r\nDaddy Frank played the guitar and the french harp,          [/tab]\r\n[tab]|                 |             | [ch]A[/ch]      |          \r\nSister played the ringing tambourine.          [/tab]\r\n|             |               |          |          \r\nMama couldn't hear our pretty music,          \r\n[tab]    |                 |                 | [ch]D[/ch]         |          \r\nShe read our lips and helped the family sing.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]          \r\nThat little band was all a part of living,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                    [ch]A[/ch]  \r\nAnd our only means of living at the time;[/tab]\r\nAnd it wasn't like no normal family combo,\r\n[tab]                                     [ch]D[/ch]       \r\nCause Daddy Frank the guitar man was blind.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab]| [ch]Bm[/ch]           |               | [ch]D[/ch]         |\r\nFrank and mama counted on each other;[/tab]\r\n[tab]      | [ch]Bm[/ch]          |                  | [ch]D[/ch]         |\r\nTheir one and only weakness made them strong.[/tab]\r\n[tab]| [ch]G[/ch]          |               | [ch]D[/ch]          |\r\nMama did the driving for the family,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    | [ch]E[/ch]        |             | [ch]A[/ch]          |\r\nAnd Frank made a living with a song.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]| [ch]Bm[/ch]            |              | [ch]D[/ch]          |\r\nHome was just a camp along the highway;[/tab]\r\n[tab]  | [ch]Bm[/ch]             |               | [ch]D[/ch]      |\r\nA pick-up bed was where we bedded down.[/tab]\r\n[tab]      | [ch]G[/ch]         |            | [ch]D[/ch]          |\r\nDon't ever once remember going hungry,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       | [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]   | [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]     | [ch]D[/ch]      | [ch]D[/ch]       (1 strum per letter)\r\nBut I remember mama cooking on the ground.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n \r\n[tab]      | [ch]D[/ch]              |              |             |          \r\nDaddy Frank played the guitar and the french harp,          [/tab]\r\n[tab]|                 |             | [ch]A[/ch]     |          \r\nSister played the ringing tambourine.          [/tab]\r\n|             |               |         |          \r\nMama couldn't hear our pretty music,          \r\n[tab]    |                 |                 | [ch]D[/ch]         |          \r\nShe read our lips and helped the family sing.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]          \r\nThat little band was all a part of living,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                    [ch]A[/ch]  \r\nAnd our only means of living at the time;[/tab]\r\nAnd it wasn't like no normal family combo,\r\n[tab]                                     [ch]D[/ch]       \r\nCause Daddy Frank the guitar man was blind.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch] \r\nDon't remember how they got acquainted;[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                                [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nI can't recall just how it came to be.[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                                [ch]D[/ch]  \r\nThere had to be some special help from someone,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bm[/ch]                             [ch]A[/ch] \r\nAnd blessed be the one that let it be.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                              [ch]D[/ch]    \r\nFever caused my mama's loss of hearing.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                [ch]Bm[/ch]     \r\nDaddy Frank was born without his sight.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd mama needed someone she could lean on,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    | [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]        | [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]      | [ch]D[/ch]       |[ch]Bb[/ch]    (change key)\r\nAnd I believe the guitar man was right.[/tab]\r\n\r\n(Key change, half step up)\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab]      | [ch]Eb[/ch]             |              |             |          \r\nDaddy Frank played the guitar and the french harp,          [/tab]\r\n[tab]|                 |             | [ch]Bb[/ch]    |          \r\nSister played the ringing tambourine.          [/tab]\r\n|             |               |         |          \r\nMama couldn't hear our pretty music,          \r\n[tab]    |                 |                 | [ch]F[/ch]         |          \r\nShe read our lips and helped the family sing.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Eb[/ch]         \r\nThat little band was all a part of living,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                    [ch]Bb[/ch] \r\nAnd our only means of living at the time;[/tab]\r\nAnd it wasn't like no normal family combo,\r\n[tab]                                     [ch]Eb[/ch]      \r\nCause Daddy Frank the guitar man was blind.[/tab]\r\n\r\n(Fade out towards end of chorus)\r\n\r\nEb: 365343 or xx5343     \r\nBb: 113331 or xx3331 or 688766","plain_text":"Daddy Frank (The guitar man) - Merle Haggard\n\n[Spoken]\nLet me tell you about a song that I feel explains\nitself.  It's called: \"Daddy Frank, the Guitar Man\".\n\n[Intro]\n| D       | A       | D (stop)    | N.C.     |\n\n[Chorus]\n \n\n\n|             |               |          |          \nMama couldn't hear our pretty music,          \n\n\n\n\nAnd it wasn't like no normal family combo,\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n \n\n\n|             |               |         |          \nMama couldn't hear our pretty music,          \n\n\n\n\nAnd it wasn't like no normal family combo,\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(Key change, half step up)\n\n[Outro]\n\n\n|             |               |         |          \nMama couldn't hear our pretty music,          \n\n\n\n\nAnd it wasn't like no normal family combo,\n\n\n(Fade out towards end of chorus)\n\nEb: 365343 or xx5343     \nBb: 113331 or xx3331 or 688766","chords":["D","A","C","Bm","G","E","Bb","Eb","F"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}