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Daddy Sang Bass
Glen Campbell
The Capitol Albums Collection
Intro    G    Am  G  
Verse 1
GI remember when I was a G7lad
Times were Chard and things were Gbad
But there's a silver lining G7behind every DcloudAm  
Just poor pGeople that's all we G7were
Tryin' to make a Clivin' out of black land Gdirt
We'd get together in a family Dcircle singin' Gloud
Chorus 1
(Daddy sang bass mama sang tenor)
Me and little Cbrother would join right Gin there
Now singin' seems to help a troubled Dsoul
Now one of D7these Gdays and it won't be G7long
I'll Crejoin them in a Gsong
I'm gonna' join that family Dcircle at the Gthrone
Bridge
No the circle won't be G7broken by and Cby Lord by and Gby
(Daddy sang bass mama sang tenor)
Me and little Cbrother would join right Gin there
In the sky Lord Din the GskyG  D  G  
Verse 2
I remember after G7work mama would Ccall in all of Gus
And you could hear us singin' for a G7country Dmile
But now little Gbrother has done gone G7on 
but I'll rCejoin him in a Gsong
We'll be together again up Dyonder in a Gwhile
Chorus 2
(Daddy sang bass mama sang tenor)
Me and little Cbrother would join right Gin there
Now singin' seems to help a troubled Dsoul
Now one of these Gdays and it won't be G7long
I'll rCejoin them in a Gsong
I'm gonna join that family Dcircle at the tGhrone
Outro
No the circle won't be G7broken by And Cby Lord by and Gby
(Daddy sang bass mama sang tenor)
Me and little Cbrother would join right Gin there
In the sky Lord Din the Gsky
In the sky Lord Cin Dthe Gsky
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God Bless Glen Travis Campbell

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Daddy Sang Bass

by Glen Campbell

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Daddy Sang Bass

Glen Campbell

The Capitol Albums Collection

G Am G

Intro

Verse 1

G G7

I remember when I was a lad

C G

Times were hard and things were bad

G7 D Am

But there's a silver lining behind every cloud

G G7

Just poor people that's all we were

C G

Tryin' to make a livin' out of black land dirt

D G

We'd get together in a family circle singin' loud

Chorus 1

(Daddy sang bass mama sang tenor)

C G

Me and little brother would join right in there

Now singin' seems to help a troubled soul

D7 G G7

Now one of these days and it won't be long

C G

I'll rejoin them in a song

D G

I'm gonna' join that family circle at the throne

Bridge

G7 C G

No the circle won't be broken by and by Lord by and by

(Daddy sang bass mama sang tenor)

C G

Me and little brother would join right in there

D G G D G

In the sky Lord in the sky

Verse 2

G7 C G

I remember after work mama would call in all of us

G7 D

And you could hear us singin' for a country mile

G G7

But now little brother has done gone on

C G

but I'll rejoin him in a song

D G

We'll be together again up yonder in a while

Chorus 2

(Daddy sang bass mama sang tenor)

C G

Me and little brother would join right in there

Now singin' seems to help a troubled soul

G G7

Now one of these days and it won't be long

C G

I'll rejoin them in a song

D G

I'm gonna join that family circle at the throne

Outro

G7 C G

No the circle won't be broken by And by Lord by and by

(Daddy sang bass mama sang tenor)

C G

Me and little brother would join right in there

D G

In the sky Lord in the sky

C D G

In the sky Lord in the sky

flyinglibra51

God Bless Glen Travis Campbell

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