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Daddys All Gone

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[Intro]
|    G|  Em7   G|          G|
|  C/D|  Em7   G|  Am7   D   C/D| 
|  G-
[Verse 1]
  GI Am7don't have much to DsayC/D  
  GThought I'd Am7call you up any-DwayC/D  
  GJust Am7to try to Dshow you the way
B7That I feel Em7today
Oh, I F/Cmiss you ba-Cby
[Verse 2]
  GI Am7sure am on the DroadC/D  
  GI don't Am7need to say much DmoreC/D  
  GJust the Am7same old well-known Dstranger
B7That I was bEm7efore
It seems like F/Cyesterday noCw
[Chorus]
  GDaAm7ddy's all goneD  C/D  
  GOnAm7ly halfway homeD  C/D  
  GHe's holdAm7ing on to the telephDone
  B7Saying, Em7please don't F/Clet the show go Con.
[Interlude]
 D   G-  Am7   Bm7   C  C/D  
[Verse 3]
  GTheAm7re's a bus every other DhourC/D  
  GThere's Am7even the midnight DtrainC/D  
  GBut that Am7don't leave me the Dpower
B7To see your face Em7again
It's not F/Cthat simplCe
[Verse 4]
   GYou Am7see, there's a room full of smiling DfacesC/D  
   GThere's a man Am7standin' by the DdoorC/D  
   GSays Am7it's time to Dchange our places
B7And get down on the Em7floor
Kill 'F/Cem, babCy
[Chorus]
  GDaAm7ddy's all goneD  C/D  
  GHeAm7's just halfway homeD  C/D  
  GHe's holdAm7ing on to the micropDhone
  B7Singing, Em7please don't F/Cmake the show go onC  
[Outro]
 D   Eb-  Bb   F-  C   G- -

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Daddys All Gone

by James Taylor

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

C/D

Am7

F/C

Bm7

[Intro]

G Em7 G G

| | | |

C/D Em7 G Am7 D C/D

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| -

[Verse 1]

G Am7 D C/D

I don't have much to say

G Am7 D C/D

Thought I'd call you up any-way

G Am7 D

Just to try to show you the way

B7 Em7

That I feel today

F/C C

Oh, I miss you ba-by

[Verse 2]

G Am7 D C/D

I sure am on the road

G Am7 D C/D

I don't need to say much more

G Am7 D

Just the same old well-known stranger

B7 Em7

That I was before

F/C C

It seems like yesterday now

[Chorus]

G Am7 D C/D

Daddy's all gone

G Am7 D C/D

Only halfway home

G Am7 D

He's holding on to the telephone

B7 Em7 F/C C

Saying, please don't let the show go on.

[Interlude]

D G Am7 Bm7 C C/D

[Verse 3]

G Am7 D C/D

There's a bus every other hour

G Am7 D C/D

There's even the midnight train

G Am7 D

But that don't leave me the power

B7 Em7

To see your face again

F/C C

It's not that simple

[Verse 4]

G Am7 D C/D

You see, there's a room full of smiling faces

G Am7 D C/D

There's a man standin' by the door

G Am7 D

Says it's time to change our places

B7 Em7

And get down on the floor

F/C C

Kill 'em, baby

[Chorus]

G Am7 D C/D

Daddy's all gone

G Am7 D C/D

He's just halfway home

G Am7 D

He's holding on to the microphone

B7 Em7 F/C C

Singing, please don't make the show go on

[Outro]

D Eb Bb F C G

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About Daddys All Gone Chords by James Taylor

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The chords for "Daddys All Gone" show the original chord names (including G, Em7, C/D, Am7, D, B7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.