{"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":2480161,"song":"Daddy Frank","artist":"Merle Haggard","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2480161-daddy-frank-chords-by-merle-haggard/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2480161?type=chord","rating":4.63367,"votes":22,"content":"Key of D 99-87\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nDaddy Frank played the guitar and the french harp[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSister played the ringing tambourine[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd mama couldn't hear our pretty music[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut she read our lips and helped the family sing[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nThat little band was all a part of living[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd our only means of living at the time[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd it wasn't like no normal family combo[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\n'Cause Daddy Frank the guitar man was blind[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFrank and Mama counted on each other[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]     [ch]Bm[/ch]                              [ch]A[/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]D[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]                            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd Frank made a living with his song[/tab]\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]A[/ch]\r\nPickup bed is where we bedded down[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]     [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]\r\nBut I remember Mama cooking on the ground[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nDaddy Frank played the guitar and the french harp[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSister played the ringing tambourine[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nMama couldn't hear the pretty music[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut she read our lips and helped the family sing[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nThat little band was all a part of living[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd our only means of living at the time[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd it wasn't like no normal family combo[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\n'Cause Daddy Frank the guitar man was blind[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]     [ch]Bm[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDon't remember how they got acquainted[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]                               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI can't recall just how it came to be[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]                                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThere had to be some special help from someone[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]                             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd blessed be the one who let it be[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFever caused my Mama's loss of hearing[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nDaddy Frank was born without his sight[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]   [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]\r\nAnd I believe the guitar man was right[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nDaddy Frank played the guitar and the french harp[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSister played the ringing tambourine[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nMama couldn't hear our pretty music[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut she read our lips and helped the family sing[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nThat little band was all a part of living[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd our only means of living at the time[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd it wasn't like no normal family combo[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\n'Cause Daddy Frank the guitar man was blind[/tab]","plain_text":"Key of D 99-87\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["D","A","Bm","G","E"],"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]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}