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Like My Daddy Did

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[Intro]
A chord. Base line E F# A followed by syncopated chord A to hammer Asus with the pinky. 
[Verse 1]
I foAund a little girl and I fell in loveA  Asus  A  
SAhe shines brighter than the stars aboveA  Asus  A  
I boD/F#ught her a pretty little diamond ringD2/F#  D/F#  
AsAked her, if she would marry meA  Asus  A  
She said, wiEll you treat me like my E/Adaddy did
Left mEe and momma, I was E/Ajust a kid
He tD/F#ook off runnin', I never saw his face again
So, when it cEomes to love, I ain't the trE/Austin' kind
There's a whEole lotta scars on this hE/Aeart of mine
I'm D/F#crazy about ya, I'm not sure I canE  
[Verse 2]
I tAook that pretty girl by the handA  Asus  A  
I loAoked her in her eyes and said I understandA  Asus  A  
There's nD/F#othing' you could tell me that would change a thingD2/F#  D/F#  
AI still want you to wear my ringA  Asus  A  
I'll trEeat you just like my dE/Aaddy did
EHe took me fishin' when I E/Awas a kid
When I pD/F#layed ball, he never missed a game
When it cEomes to love, I'm the tE/Arusting kind
There aEin't no scars on this hE/Aeart of mine
I'm D/F#crazy about ya, I'm pretty sure I canE  
[Verse 3]
ToAmorrow morning is our wedding dayA  Asus  A  
And aAll your fears are gonna fade awayA  Asus  A  
TogD/F#ether we're gonna build a bridgeD2/F#  D/F#  
No, AI won't treat ya like your daddy didA  Asus  A  
We'll hEave the kind of love that's the tE/Arusting kind
I'll giEve you ever piece of this hE/Aeart of mine
We were D/F#meant to be, I'm pretty sure we canE  
[Outro]
I foAund a little girl and I fell in loveA  Asus  A  
SAhe shines brighter than the stars aboveA2  A  

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Like My Daddy Did

by Vince Gill

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Chords in this song · guitar

Asus

D/F#

D2/F#

E/A

[Intro]

A chord. Base line E F# A followed by syncopated chord A to hammer Asus with the pinky.

[Verse 1]

A A Asus A

I found a little girl and I fell in love

A A Asus A

She shines brighter than the stars above

D/F# D2/F# D/F#

I bought her a pretty little diamond ring

A A Asus A

Asked her, if she would marry me

E E/A

She said, will you treat me like my daddy did

E E/A

Left me and momma, I was just a kid

D/F#

He took off runnin', I never saw his face again

E E/A

So, when it comes to love, I ain't the trustin' kind

E E/A

There's a whole lotta scars on this heart of mine

D/F# E

I'm crazy about ya, I'm not sure I can

[Verse 2]

A A Asus A

I took that pretty girl by the hand

A A Asus A

I looked her in her eyes and said I understand

D/F# D2/F# D/F#

There's nothing' you could tell me that would change a thing

A A Asus A

I still want you to wear my ring

E E/A

I'll treat you just like my daddy did

E E/A

He took me fishin' when I was a kid

D/F#

When I played ball, he never missed a game

E E/A

When it comes to love, I'm the trusting kind

E E/A

There ain't no scars on this heart of mine

D/F# E

I'm crazy about ya, I'm pretty sure I can

[Verse 3]

A A Asus A

Tomorrow morning is our wedding day

A A Asus A

And all your fears are gonna fade away

D/F# D2/F# D/F#

Together we're gonna build a bridge

A A Asus A

No, I won't treat ya like your daddy did

E E/A

We'll have the kind of love that's the trusting kind

E E/A

I'll give you ever piece of this heart of mine

D/F# E

We were meant to be, I'm pretty sure we can

[Outro]

A A Asus A

I found a little girl and I fell in love

A A2 A

She shines brighter than the stars above

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