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[Instrumental]
Am   Ammaj7   Am7   Am6
Fmaj7   E7     Am  Bm   E7
Am   Ammaj7   Am7   Am6
Fmaj7   E7     Am  Bm   E7
Cmaj7/G    Fmaj7/C
Cmaj7/G    Fmaj7/C
Cmaj7/G    Fmaj7/C
Cmaj7/G    G
Am   Ammaj7   Am7   Am6
Fmaj7   E7     Am  Bm   E7
[Verse 1]
Lay your Amhead on my Ammaj7pillow
Close your Am7eyes like you dAm6o
And tell your Fmaj7DaddyE7  
E7What's troubling yAmouBm  E7  
[Chorus]
   Cmaj7/GDon't try to Fmaj7/Cmake it by yourCmaj7/GselfFmaj7/C  
   Cmaj7/GYou will need some Fmaj7/Chelp from someone Cmaj7/GelseG  
[Verse 2]
If your Amday don't seem Ammaj7just right
  Am7So hard to Am6get through the night
Tell your Fmaj7DaddyE7  
E7to help you AmthroughBm  E7  
[Verse 3]
AmDon't wait doAmmaj7n't hesitate
Am7Throw away your troubles and comAm6municate
Let your Fmaj7DaddyE7  
E7help you tAmhroughAm  Bm  E7  
[Instrumental]
Fmaj7/C  Cmaj7/G  Fmaj7/C  Cmaj7/G
Fmaj7/C  Cmaj7/G  G
[Verse 4]
If you Amtake all that Ammaj7sadness to heart
  Am7And bear it all Am6from the start
You'll Fmaj7need somebodyE7  
to E7help you AmthroughBm  E7  
[Verse 5]
  AmIt don't matter Ammaj7where you go
  Am7If life's little luck don't Am6seem to flow
Tell your Fmaj7Daddy, tell your DaddE7y
E7I'm here for yAmouBm  E7  
[Outro]
Am    Ammaj7  Am7     Am6
Fmaj7    E7    Am

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Tell Daddy

by J.J. Cale

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Ammaj7

Am7

Am6

Fmaj7

Cmaj7/G

Fmaj7/C

[Instrumental]

Am Ammaj7 Am7 Am6

Fmaj7 E7 Am Bm E7

Am Ammaj7 Am7 Am6

Fmaj7 E7 Am Bm E7

Cmaj7/G Fmaj7/C

Cmaj7/G G

Am Ammaj7 Am7 Am6

Fmaj7 E7 Am Bm E7

[Verse 1]

Am Ammaj7

Lay your head on my pillow

Am7 Am6

Close your eyes like you do

Fmaj7 E7

And tell your Daddy

E7 Am Bm E7

What's troubling you

[Chorus]

Cmaj7/G Fmaj7/C Cmaj7/G Fmaj7/C

Don't try to make it by yourself

Cmaj7/G Fmaj7/C Cmaj7/G G

You will need some help from someone else

[Verse 2]

Am Ammaj7

If your day don't seem just right

Am7 Am6

So hard to get through the night

Fmaj7 E7

Tell your Daddy

E7 Am Bm E7

to help you through

[Verse 3]

Am Ammaj7

Don't wait don't hesitate

Am7 Am6

Throw away your troubles and communicate

Fmaj7 E7

Let your Daddy

E7 Am Am Bm E7

help you through

[Instrumental]

Fmaj7/C Cmaj7/G Fmaj7/C Cmaj7/G

Fmaj7/C Cmaj7/G G

[Verse 4]

Am Ammaj7

If you take all that sadness to heart

Am7 Am6

And bear it all from the start

Fmaj7 E7

You'll need somebody

E7 Am Bm E7

to help you through

[Verse 5]

Am Ammaj7

It don't matter where you go

Am7 Am6

If life's little luck don't seem to flow

Fmaj7 E7

Tell your Daddy, tell your Daddy

E7 Am Bm E7

I'm here for you

[Outro]

Am Ammaj7 Am7 Am6

Fmaj7 E7 Am

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