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Daddys Baby

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[Chords]
F#add9        2 4 6 3 2 2
D5/B          x 2 0 2 3 x
E13           0 0 0 1 2(0)
Csus2         x 3 x 0 3 3
E9            0 2 0 1 0 2
Gmaj7         3 x 0 0 3 2
E/A           x 0 x 4 5 4
Gmaj7*        3 x 4 4 3 x
G#m7-5        4 x 4 4 3 x
F#maj7        2 x 3 3 2 x
B/E           0 x 4 4 4 0
Em9           0 2 0 0 3 2
Am7sus2       x 0 2 1 0 x
[Intro]
F#add9  Dmaj7  C#m7  Bm7  F#7sus4  F#7  D5/B  E13
[Verse 1]
Amaj7Daddy's E7sus4baby,  Amaj7what's got you E7sus4think- Amaj7ing
F#m7What's got you C#m7sinking so D/Glow?Csus2  
Is there C#m7something I should F#7sus4know,F#7  
Bm7something new to E9you?
[Verse 2]
Amaj7Daddy's E7sus4baby,  Amaj7fussing and E7sus4fret - Amaj7ting,
F#m7keeping on C#m7getting it D/GwronCsus2g.
She can C#m7only last so F#7sus4longF#7  
She's Bm7going for a E9song,
[Verse 3]
so Amaj7sing her a Em7lull-A7a- Dmaj7by -  C#m7bye
Bm7Baby don't F#7sus4like    F#7to  Bm7cryE9  
So Amaj7sing her a Em7lullaA7by-Dmaj7byeC#m7  
Bm7Swaddle and F#7sus4swing   F#7her
Bm7Sing her a E9lulla-Amaj7by
[Verse 4]
  Gmaj7She makes her D/Efeelings E/Aknown to me
 Gmaj7Her every D/Eside is sE/Ahown to me
And F#m7in our time aC#m7lone
         Bm7  Gmaj7*  G#m7-5         C#7  F#maj7  
my love has surely grown     of its own
F#m7solid as a B7sus4stepping EstoneB/E  
as Em9silently A7as the Dmaj7dawn was C#m7breaking, F#7sus4soft and cF#7lear
and my Bm7tears were E9dry and my F#7sus4fears had F#7flown
so I Bm7called my E9love my F#add9home
[Outro]
Dmaj7  C#m7  Bm7  F#7sus4  F#7  Bm7  E9  Amaj7sus2

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Daddys Baby

by James Taylor

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#add9

Dmaj7

C#m7

Bm7

F#7sus4

F#7

D5/B

E13

Amaj7

E7sus4

F#m7

D/G

Csus2

Em7

Gmaj7

D/E

E/A

G#m7-5

C#7

F#maj7

B7sus4

[Chords]

F#add9 2 4 6 3 2 2

D5/B x 2 0 2 3 x

E13 0 0 0 1 2(0)

Csus2 x 3 x 0 3 3

E9 0 2 0 1 0 2

Gmaj7 3 x 0 0 3 2

E/A x 0 x 4 5 4

Gmaj7* 3 x 4 4 3 x

G#m7-5 4 x 4 4 3 x

F#maj7 2 x 3 3 2 x

B/E 0 x 4 4 4 0

Em9 0 2 0 0 3 2

Am7sus2 x 0 2 1 0 x

[Intro]

F#add9 Dmaj7 C#m7 Bm7 F#7sus4 F#7 D5/B E13

[Verse 1]

Amaj7 E7sus4 Amaj7 E7sus4 Amaj7

Daddy's baby, what's got you think- ing

F#m7 C#m7 D/G Csus2

What's got you sinking so low?

C#m7 F#7sus4 F#7

Is there something I should know,

Bm7 E9

something new to you?

[Verse 2]

Amaj7 E7sus4 Amaj7 E7sus4 Amaj7

Daddy's baby, fussing and fret - ting,

F#m7 C#m7 D/G Csus2

keeping on getting it wrong.

C#m7 F#7sus4 F#7

She can only last so long

Bm7 E9

She's going for a song,

[Verse 3]

Amaj7 Em7 A7 Dmaj7 C#m7

so sing her a lull-a- by - bye

Bm7 F#7sus4 F#7 Bm7 E9

Baby don't like to cry

Amaj7 Em7 A7 Dmaj7 C#m7

So sing her a lullaby-bye

Bm7 F#7sus4 F#7

Swaddle and swing her

Bm7 E9 Amaj7

Sing her a lulla-by

[Verse 4]

Gmaj7 D/E E/A

She makes her feelings known to me

Gmaj7 D/E E/A

Her every side is shown to me

F#m7 C#m7

And in our time alone

Bm7 Gmaj7 G#m7-5 C#7 F#maj7

my love has surely grown of its own

F#m7 B7sus4 E B/E

solid as a stepping stone

Em9 A7 Dmaj7 C#m7 F#7sus4 F#7

as silently as the dawn was breaking, soft and clear

Bm7 E9 F#7sus4 F#7

and my tears were dry and my fears had flown

Bm7 E9 F#add9

so I called my love my home

[Outro]

Dmaj7 C#m7 Bm7 F#7sus4 F#7 Bm7 E9 Amaj7sus2

About Daddys Baby Chords by James Taylor

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