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Daddys Little Pumpkin

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[Intro]  
D
[Verse 1]
You must be Ddaddy's little pumpkin
I can Gtell by the way you Droll
You must be Gdaddy's little pumpkin
I can tell by the way you Droll
Well, it's Aquarter past eleven
And you're sleeping on the bedroom Dfloor
[Verse 2]
I can Dsee the fire burning
GBurning right behind your DeyesD7  
I can Gsee the fire burning, baby
Burning right behind your Deyes
You must of Aswallowed a candle
Or some other kind of surDprise
[Verse 3]
I'm Dgoing down to Memphis
Got Gthree hundred dollars in Dcash
Yeah, I'm Ggoing down to Memphis
Got three hundred dollars in Dcash
All the Awomen in Memphis
Gonna see how long my money could Dlast
[Instrumental]
D   G   D   D7
G   G   D   D
A   A   D   D
[Verse 4] 
Well, I'm Dgoing downtown
I'm gonna Grattle somebody's Dcage
Yeah, I'm Ggoing downtown
I'm gonna rattle somebody's Dcage
I'm gonna Abeat on my guitar
And strut all around the Dstage
[Verse 5]
If you Dsee my baby coming
Don'tcha Gtell her that her daddy's in DjailD7  
If you Gsee my baby coming
Don't tell her that her Daddy's in Djail
She'd Asell her little pumpkin just to raise
Her sweet daddy's Dbail
[Verse 6]
You must be Ddaddy's little pumpkin
I can Gtell by the way you Droll
You must be Gdaddy's little pumpkin
I can tell by the way you Droll
Well, you Anever do nothing
To save your doggone Dsoul
Ending
D   G   D   D7
G   G   D   D
A   A   D G D A D

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Daddys Little Pumpkin

by John Prine

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

You must be daddy's little pumpkin

G D

I can tell by the way you roll

You must be daddy's little pumpkin

I can tell by the way you roll

Well, it's quarter past eleven

And you're sleeping on the bedroom floor

[Verse 2]

I can see the fire burning

G D D7

Burning right behind your eyes

I can see the fire burning, baby

Burning right behind your eyes

You must of swallowed a candle

Or some other kind of surprise

[Verse 3]

I'm going down to Memphis

G D

Got three hundred dollars in cash

Yeah, I'm going down to Memphis

Got three hundred dollars in cash

All the women in Memphis

Gonna see how long my money could last

[Instrumental]

D G D D7

G G D D

A A D D

[Verse 4]

Well, I'm going downtown

G D

I'm gonna rattle somebody's cage

Yeah, I'm going downtown

I'm gonna rattle somebody's cage

I'm gonna beat on my guitar

And strut all around the stage

[Verse 5]

If you see my baby coming

G D D7

Don'tcha tell her that her daddy's in jail

If you see my baby coming

Don't tell her that her Daddy's in jail

She'd sell her little pumpkin just to raise

Her sweet daddy's bail

[Verse 6]

You must be daddy's little pumpkin

G D

I can tell by the way you roll

You must be daddy's little pumpkin

I can tell by the way you roll

Well, you never do nothing

To save your doggone soul

Ending

D G D D7

G G D D

A A D G D A D

About Daddys Little Pumpkin Chords by John Prine

Learn how to play Daddys Little Pumpkin by John Prine with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Daddys Little Pumpkin chords”, “Daddys Little Pumpkin guitar chords”, or “John Prine Daddys Little Pumpkin chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Daddys Little Pumpkin chords and for experienced players who want accurate Daddys Little Pumpkin lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include D, G, A, D7.

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What key is "Daddys Little Pumpkin" in?

The chords for "Daddys Little Pumpkin" show the original chord names (including D, G, A, D7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.