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The Outsiders - Daddy Died On Saturday
INTRO
   D     C\ 2x
 C/B     D/
A   E
G   D
F   C
E
VERSE 1
AOnce upon a Etime
There Gwas a boy I Dmet
Who lived Fin a slump, who looked Clike a bum
'cause he Ewore all second-hand
ASomething changed the Escene one day
GIn a most peDculiar way
He Ffell in love with a Cpretty girl
Whose Edad was rich and grey
But her Adaddy didn't Elike the guy
GTold her he would Drather die
Than Flet her marry Chim, 
he didn't tell her Ewhy
SOLO
   A        E\
   G         D\ 2x
   F         C/
          E/
VERSE 2
ATried to change his Emind
But the Gman remained unDkind
He didn't Fwant to listen to Cwhat they said
He Emade his daughter sad
AThis was more than the Eboy could take
If Ghe want then he's Dgotta break
He deFcided to solve his Cproblems 
in his own Eway
He Abought a poisoned Esugar lump
At the Gcafe Din the slump
Put it Fin the old man's Ctea 
and waited patientEly
SOLO
A   E
G   D
F   C
E
BRIDGE
GDaddy died on Asaturday
They Chad a ball on Dsunday
At the Gfuneral on Amonday
They Cdidn't play
OUTRO
   D     C\ 2x
 C/B     D/
   A        E\
   G         D\ 2x
   F         C/
          E/

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Daddy Died On Saturday

by The Outsiders (Netherlands)

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The Outsiders - Daddy Died On Saturday

INTRO

D C

\ 2x

C/B D

A E

G D

F C

VERSE 1

A E

Once upon a time

G D

There was a boy I met

F C

Who lived in a slump, who looked like a bum

'cause he wore all second-hand

A E

Something changed the scene one day

G D

In a most peculiar way

F C

He fell in love with a pretty girl

Whose dad was rich and grey

A E

But her daddy didn't like the guy

G D

Told her he would rather die

F C

Than let her marry him,

he didn't tell her why

SOLO

A E

G D

\ 2x

F C

VERSE 2

A E

Tried to change his mind

G D

But the man remained unkind

F C

He didn't want to listen to what they said

He made his daughter sad

A E

This was more than the boy could take

G D

If he want then he's gotta break

F C

He decided to solve his problems

in his own way

A E

He bought a poisoned sugar lump

G D

At the cafe in the slump

F C

Put it in the old man's tea

and waited patiently

SOLO

A E

G D

F C

BRIDGE

G A

Daddy died on saturday

C D

They had a ball on sunday

G A

At the funeral on monday

They didn't play

OUTRO

D C

\ 2x

C/B D

A E

G D

\ 2x

F C

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