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My Daddy Never Was

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Capo 4
[Intro]
G  Bm  C  D
[Verse]
My Gboss'll tell you that I've been to Bmwork all week on time
And CI ain't had no liquor on my Gbreath
GAin't no kind of secret I've been Bmknown to take a drink
And it's Cmade me do some things that I rDegret
LCoretta said this ain't no kind of Gway to raise a family
And one Cnight she called it quits and called a Dcab
She left the Cclothes out on the clothes line and the Gdishes in the sink
So I Cguess she knows that she ain't comin' Dback
[Chorus]
But I just Gwanna see my kids, I just Bmwanna hold my girls
Heaven Cknows I ain't got much of nothin' Delse in this whole world
I just Gwanna be around enough to Bmknow that they've been loved
I just Cwanna be the daddy   Dmy daddy never Gwas
[Instrumental]
G  Bm  C  D
[Verse]
Now Glately she's been knowing this ol' Bmboy she met in church
And CI can't say she's wrong for wantin' Dmore
I gave Ghim the right to tell my wife that BmI can't come around
The Cnight I knocked a hole in her front Ddoor
And LorCetta took my keys and she Gmade me wait outside
But she Cdidn't call the law she called a Dcab
And Cas I pulled away I saw Gsomethin' in her eyes
So CI reckon that she knows I ain't so Dbad
[Chorus]
But I just Gwanna see my kids, I just Bmwanna hold my girls
Heaven Cknows I ain't got much of nothin' Delse in this whole world
I just Gwanna be around enough to Bmknow that they've been loved
I just Cwanna be the daddy   Dmy daddy never Gwas
[Instrumental]
G  Bm  C  D
[Bridge]
My Gboss'll tell you that I've been to Bmwork all week on time
                               C   D(let ring)
And I ain't had no liquor on my breath
[Outro]
G  Bm  C  D  G

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My Daddy Never Was

by Randy Travis

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 4

[Intro]

G Bm C D

[Verse]

G Bm

My boss'll tell you that I've been to work all week on time

C G

And I ain't had no liquor on my breath

G Bm

Ain't no kind of secret I've been known to take a drink

C D

And it's made me do some things that I regret

C G

Loretta said this ain't no kind of way to raise a family

C D

And one night she called it quits and called a cab

C G

She left the clothes out on the clothes line and the dishes in the sink

C D

So I guess she knows that she ain't comin' back

[Chorus]

G Bm

But I just wanna see my kids, I just wanna hold my girls

C D

Heaven knows I ain't got much of nothin' else in this whole world

G Bm

I just wanna be around enough to know that they've been loved

C D G

I just wanna be the daddy my daddy never was

[Instrumental]

G Bm C D

[Verse]

G Bm

Now lately she's been knowing this ol' boy she met in church

C D

And I can't say she's wrong for wantin' more

G Bm

I gave him the right to tell my wife that I can't come around

C D

The night I knocked a hole in her front door

C G

And Loretta took my keys and she made me wait outside

C D

But she didn't call the law she called a cab

C G

And as I pulled away I saw somethin' in her eyes

C D

So I reckon that she knows I ain't so bad

[Chorus]

G Bm

But I just wanna see my kids, I just wanna hold my girls

C D

Heaven knows I ain't got much of nothin' else in this whole world

G Bm

I just wanna be around enough to know that they've been loved

C D G

I just wanna be the daddy my daddy never was

[Instrumental]

G Bm C D

[Bridge]

G Bm

My boss'll tell you that I've been to work all week on time

C D

(let ring)

And I ain't had no liquor on my breath

[Outro]

G Bm C D G

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