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[Intro]
G   D   G   C   G   D   G D G
[Verse]
Daddy, are you coming Dhome tonight
And if you Gdo, do you G/Bpromise you will Cbe alright
You won’t Gstumble up the stairs
Or fall Cover the front room chairs
And Gyou and mommy Dwon’t get in a Gfight
[Verse]
Daddy, when you stay out late, mommy Dcries sometimes
She Gtells us she’s okay, but she Ckeeps on crying
Her Gface is sad and mad
We Cwish she’d be more glad
G/BMaybe you could Dmake her laugh someGtime
[Verse]
Daddy, if you have some time would you Dtalk to me
And Gmaybe if you G/Blook hard eCnough you’ll see
That I’m Glonely deep inside
But it’s oCkay 'cause I can Am7hide it
And Gno one else will Dever have to Gsee
[Bridge]
And Call the things I Dfeel, I Gkeep inside
And Cmommy says, “Don’t Dtalk about it”, so GI keep quiet
I’ll be Amgood, I Dpromise, I’ll be Cgood
[Instrumental]
G   D   G   C   G   D   Em D G
[Verse]
Daddy, I heard you tell momma that it Dwasn’t true
All the Gthings I know you G/Bdid, you said you Cdidn’t do
You said you Gdidn’t wanna hear
That your Cchildren live in fear
GDaddy, I’m Dtelling now, they Gdo
[Verse]
Daddy, are you coming Dhome tonight
And if you Gdo, do you G/Bpromise you will Cbe alright
You won’t Gstumble up the stairs
Or fall Cover the front room chairs
And Gyou and mommy Dwon’t get in a Gfight
[Outro]
G   D   G   C   G   D   Em D G

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Daddy

by Cathie Ryan

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

Am7

[Intro]

G D G C G D G D G

[Verse]

Daddy, are you coming home tonight

G G/B C

And if you do, do you promise you will be alright

You won’t stumble up the stairs

Or fall over the front room chairs

G D G

And you and mommy won’t get in a fight

[Verse]

Daddy, when you stay out late, mommy cries sometimes

G C

She tells us she’s okay, but she keeps on crying

Her face is sad and mad

We wish she’d be more glad

G/B D G

Maybe you could make her laugh sometime

[Verse]

Daddy, if you have some time would you talk to me

G G/B C

And maybe if you look hard enough you’ll see

That I’m lonely deep inside

C Am7

But it’s okay 'cause I can hide it

G D G

And no one else will ever have to see

[Bridge]

C D G

And all the things I feel, I keep inside

C D G

And mommy says, “Don’t talk about it”, so I keep quiet

Am D C

I’ll be good, I promise, I’ll be good

[Instrumental]

G D G C G D Em D G

[Verse]

Daddy, I heard you tell momma that it wasn’t true

G G/B C

All the things I know you did, you said you didn’t do

You said you didn’t wanna hear

That your children live in fear

G D G

Daddy, I’m telling now, they do

[Verse]

Daddy, are you coming home tonight

G G/B C

And if you do, do you promise you will be alright

You won’t stumble up the stairs

Or fall over the front room chairs

G D G

And you and mommy won’t get in a fight

[Outro]

G D G C G D Em D G

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