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Daddy Was A Badass

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Pretty straight-forward song, couldn't find any of Jesse Dayton's stuff on here or anywhere else.
The whole song is mostly on E, and it sounds fine to just play it on E, but while playing live he switches
between E and either Em, G7 or G6. I've seen him do all of these options in different videos. Listen to the
song to figure out the rhythm.
[Verse 1]
EWell, daddy was a badass, oil field white trash
Never took nobody’s lip
He was a honky tonk dancer, even beat cancer
Forty years smoking just quit
He had Korean pin-up black-ink tattooed
forearms from the war
He won a purple heart medal, never heard him peddle
the killing he did with the corpsA  
B7So they shipped him home, his mind all blown
and nightmares about his past
EWell it’s a damn good thing Momma met daddy..
Cause Gdaddy was a baEdass
[Verse 2]
EHe met Momma on the dancefloor in deep east Texas
She was the belle of the ball
He had an oil baron’s son giving him a run
For her hand in marriage to call
So they took the rich kid to the back of the bar
And threatened him with his life
He said hey little girl your date had to leave
Now you’re gonna be my wifeA  
B7I guess his country charm turned her on
Cause 50 years has passed
EHe got the one and only girl in the whole wide world
Cause Gdaddy was a baEdass
[Verse 3]
EWell Daddy made it out of the drilling rig patch
And gambling paid for his school
The university of Texas sure got reckless
Living on 8 ball pool
He held back room all night poker games
A pistol by a rotary phone
He was a hot tip handycapper on football
Never took a student loanA  
B7So he passed with honours by selling numbers
To everybody in his class
EAnd he drove back home to old East Texas
GWell you know what he was
[Solo]
E Em G A Am A B7 E
[Verse 4]
ESo they had us kids and he built us a house
and he started his company
He made drilling bits for the oil rigs
and made a truck load of money
Hired all of my uncles and the good ol boys
from back in his roughneck days
Till his shop burned down, he lost everything he had
and they went their separate waysA  
B7Well he flew to Vegas, borrowed 5 Grand
and put it on red and black
EHe made 200 G’s… He got the business back y’all
[Verse 5]
EDaddy retired, sold the business
the kids have grown and gone
He said woman i can't just sit around here
you know i gotta keep bringing it on
AClimbed on his 1963 Panhead Harley Davidson
EAnd rode it wide open to the end of the world,
off a cliff and into the sunA  
B7Well at his funeral, Momma was crying,
Saying That’s the way he should’ve passed,
EIn a blaze of glory, just done with the world, man
GCause daddy was a bEadass
GCause daddy was a bEadass
GCause daddy was a bEadass

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Daddy Was A Badass

by Jesse Dayton

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Pretty straight-forward song, couldn't find any of Jesse Dayton's stuff on here or anywhere else.

The whole song is mostly on E, and it sounds fine to just play it on E, but while playing live he switches

between E and either Em, G7 or G6. I've seen him do all of these options in different videos. Listen to the

song to figure out the rhythm.

[Verse 1]

Well, daddy was a badass, oil field white trash

Never took nobody’s lip

He was a honky tonk dancer, even beat cancer

Forty years smoking just quit

He had Korean pin-up black-ink tattooed

forearms from the war

He won a purple heart medal, never heard him peddle

the killing he did with the corps

So they shipped him home, his mind all blown

and nightmares about his past

Well it’s a damn good thing Momma met daddy..

G E

Cause daddy was a badass

[Verse 2]

He met Momma on the dancefloor in deep east Texas

She was the belle of the ball

He had an oil baron’s son giving him a run

For her hand in marriage to call

So they took the rich kid to the back of the bar

And threatened him with his life

He said hey little girl your date had to leave

Now you’re gonna be my wife

I guess his country charm turned her on

Cause 50 years has passed

He got the one and only girl in the whole wide world

G E

Cause daddy was a badass

[Verse 3]

Well Daddy made it out of the drilling rig patch

And gambling paid for his school

The university of Texas sure got reckless

Living on 8 ball pool

He held back room all night poker games

A pistol by a rotary phone

He was a hot tip handycapper on football

Never took a student loan

So he passed with honours by selling numbers

To everybody in his class

And he drove back home to old East Texas

Well you know what he was

[Solo]

E Em G A Am A B7 E

[Verse 4]

So they had us kids and he built us a house

and he started his company

He made drilling bits for the oil rigs

and made a truck load of money

Hired all of my uncles and the good ol boys

from back in his roughneck days

Till his shop burned down, he lost everything he had

and they went their separate ways

Well he flew to Vegas, borrowed 5 Grand

and put it on red and black

He made 200 G’s… He got the business back y’all

[Verse 5]

Daddy retired, sold the business

the kids have grown and gone

He said woman i can't just sit around here

you know i gotta keep bringing it on

Climbed on his 1963 Panhead Harley Davidson

And rode it wide open to the end of the world,

off a cliff and into the sun

Well at his funeral, Momma was crying,

Saying That’s the way he should’ve passed,

In a blaze of glory, just done with the world, man

G E

Cause daddy was a badass

G E

Cause daddy was a badass

G E

Cause daddy was a badass

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