Chords for 1951
Tempo:
102.5 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
F
C
Gm
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F] [Bb] [Am]
[F] [Bb]
[F] [C] [Bb]
[F] [C] [Bb]
[F] Well, Daddy was an honest, hard-working man With [Gm] bad eyesight [G] and calloused hands
[Bb] He married young and [C] he made his stand In 1951
[F] Well, there was worn-out [F] pants and pinto beans [Gm] Minimum wage and mustard [G] greens
[Bb] But he treated Mama [C] just like a queen [Bb] In [Gm] [F] 1951
[Dm] In [Am] 1951
[G] Both of them [Gm] lovers and both of [F] them young
[Dm] There were clouds in the [Am] skies but stars in their [Gm] eyes
In [C] 1951
[Gm] She called him mister [Dm] and he called [Cm] her hon
[F] In 1951
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F] Sometimes I'd hear my Daddy sigh [Gm] Mama would cry on his shoulder
[Bb] Whenever I [C] would ask them why [Bb] They'd say, you'll know when you're [C] older
[F] They'd pray for rain in summer and give thanks in the fall
[Gm] I've seen the pictures, I've seen them all [Bb] Even on their knees [C] they look so tall
[Bb] [Gm]
1951
In [Dm]
[Am] 1951 [D] Both of them lovers [Bb] and both of [F] them young
[Dm] There were clouds in the [Am] skies but stars in their eyes
[Gm] In
[C] 1951 [Gm] She called him mister [Dm] and he called [Cm] her hon [Bb] In 1951
[Bb] [Gm] [C] In [F] 1951
[Bb] [F] [C] [Bb]
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[C] [F]
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[F] [C] [Bb]
[F] [C] [Bb]
[F] Well, Daddy was an honest, hard-working man With [Gm] bad eyesight [G] and calloused hands
[Bb] He married young and [C] he made his stand In 1951
[F] Well, there was worn-out [F] pants and pinto beans [Gm] Minimum wage and mustard [G] greens
[Bb] But he treated Mama [C] just like a queen [Bb] In [Gm] [F] 1951
[Dm] In [Am] 1951
[G] Both of them [Gm] lovers and both of [F] them young
[Dm] There were clouds in the [Am] skies but stars in their [Gm] eyes
In [C] 1951
[Gm] She called him mister [Dm] and he called [Cm] her hon
[F] In 1951
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F] Sometimes I'd hear my Daddy sigh [Gm] Mama would cry on his shoulder
[Bb] Whenever I [C] would ask them why [Bb] They'd say, you'll know when you're [C] older
[F] They'd pray for rain in summer and give thanks in the fall
[Gm] I've seen the pictures, I've seen them all [Bb] Even on their knees [C] they look so tall
[Bb] [Gm]
1951
In [Dm]
[Am] 1951 [D] Both of them lovers [Bb] and both of [F] them young
[Dm] There were clouds in the [Am] skies but stars in their eyes
[Gm] In
[C] 1951 [Gm] She called him mister [Dm] and he called [Cm] her hon [Bb] In 1951
[Bb] [Gm] [C] In [F] 1951
[Bb] [F] [C] [Bb]
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[C] [F]
Key:
Bb
F
C
Gm
Dm
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[F] Well, Daddy was an honest, hard-working man With [Gm] bad eyesight [G] and calloused hands _
[Bb] He married young and [C] he made his stand In _ _ _ 1951 _
[F] Well, there was worn-out [F] pants and pinto _ beans [Gm] _ Minimum wage and mustard [G] greens _
[Bb] But he treated Mama [C] just like a queen [Bb] In _ _ [Gm] _ [F] 1951 _
[Dm] In _ _ _ [Am] _ 1951 _
[G] Both of them [Gm] lovers and both of [F] them young
[Dm] There were clouds in the [Am] skies but stars in their [Gm] eyes
In _ _ [C] 1951 _ _
[Gm] She called him mister [Dm] and he called [Cm] her hon
[F] In _ _ 1951 _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] Sometimes I'd hear my Daddy sigh [Gm] Mama would cry on his shoulder
_ _ [Bb] _ Whenever I [C] would ask them why _ [Bb] They'd say, you'll know when you're [C] older
_ [F] They'd pray for rain in summer and give thanks in the fall
[Gm] I've seen the pictures, I've seen them all [Bb] _ Even on their knees [C] they look so tall
[Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _
1951
In [Dm] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ 1951 _ [D] Both of them lovers [Bb] and both of [F] them young
[Dm] There were clouds in the [Am] skies but stars in their eyes
[Gm] In _ _
[C] 1951 _ [Gm] She called him mister [Dm] and he called [Cm] her hon [Bb] In _ _ 1951
[Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] In [F] 1951
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[F] Well, Daddy was an honest, hard-working man With [Gm] bad eyesight [G] and calloused hands _
[Bb] He married young and [C] he made his stand In _ _ _ 1951 _
[F] Well, there was worn-out [F] pants and pinto _ beans [Gm] _ Minimum wage and mustard [G] greens _
[Bb] But he treated Mama [C] just like a queen [Bb] In _ _ [Gm] _ [F] 1951 _
[Dm] In _ _ _ [Am] _ 1951 _
[G] Both of them [Gm] lovers and both of [F] them young
[Dm] There were clouds in the [Am] skies but stars in their [Gm] eyes
In _ _ [C] 1951 _ _
[Gm] She called him mister [Dm] and he called [Cm] her hon
[F] In _ _ 1951 _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] Sometimes I'd hear my Daddy sigh [Gm] Mama would cry on his shoulder
_ _ [Bb] _ Whenever I [C] would ask them why _ [Bb] They'd say, you'll know when you're [C] older
_ [F] They'd pray for rain in summer and give thanks in the fall
[Gm] I've seen the pictures, I've seen them all [Bb] _ Even on their knees [C] they look so tall
[Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _
1951
In [Dm] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ 1951 _ [D] Both of them lovers [Bb] and both of [F] them young
[Dm] There were clouds in the [Am] skies but stars in their eyes
[Gm] In _ _
[C] 1951 _ [Gm] She called him mister [Dm] and he called [Cm] her hon [Bb] In _ _ 1951
[Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] In [F] 1951
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