Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man) Chords

Tempo:
101.9 bpm
Chords used:

D

Bm

A

G

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man) chords
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Let me tell you about a song that I feel explains itself.
It's [D] called Daddy Frank the guitar man
Daddy Frank played the guitar and the French harp
Sister played the ringin tambourine
[A] And mama couldn't hear our pretty music, but she read our lips and helped the family [D] sing
That little band was all a part of living and our only means of living at [A] the time
And it wasn't like no normal family combo
Whose daddy Frank the guitar man [D] was black
[Bm] Frank and mama counted on [D] each other
[Bm] Their one and only weakness made [D] him strong
[G] Mama did the driving for [D] the family
[E] And Frank made a living with [A] a song
[Gbm] [Bm] Home was just a camp along [D] the highway
[B] Bigger bed [Bm] was where we bedded [D] down
[G] Don't ever once remember going [D] hungry
But I remember mama cooking on the ground
Daddy Frank played the guitar and the French harp
Sister played the ringin [A] tambourine
Mama couldn't hear the pretty music
But she read our lips and helped the [D] family sing
That little band was all a part of living and our only means of living [A] at the time
And it wasn't like no normal family combo
Whose daddy Frank the guitar [D] man was black
[Bm] Don't remember how they got [D] acquainted
[Bm] I can't recall just how it came [D] to be
But [G] there had to be some special help [D] from someone
[E] And blessed be the one who let [A] it be
[Gbm] [B] Fever caused my mama's [D] loss of hearing
[Bm] Daddy Frank was born without [D] his sight
[G] And mama needed someone [D] she could lean on
And I believe the guitar man was right
[Bb] [Eb] Daddy Frank played the guitar and the French harp
Sister played the ringin [Bb] tambourine
Mama couldn't hear the pretty music
But she read our lips and helped the [Eb] family sing
That little band was all a part of living and our only means of living at [Bb] the time
And it wasn't like no normal family combo
Key:  
D
1321
Bm
13421112
A
1231
G
2131
Bb
12341111
D
1321
Bm
13421112
A
1231
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To learn Merle Haggard & The Strangers - (The Guitar Man) Daddy Frank chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - D, A, D, Bm, D, G and D. Kick off your practice at a gentle 50 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 102 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: D Major.

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Let me tell you about a song that I feel explains itself.
It's [D] called Daddy Frank the guitar man _ _ _ _
_ _ Daddy Frank played the guitar and the French harp
_ Sister played the ringin tambourine
[A] _ _ _ And mama couldn't hear our pretty music, but she read our lips and helped the family [D] sing
_ _ That little band was all a part of living and our only means of living at [A] the time
And it wasn't like no normal family combo
_ Whose daddy Frank the guitar man [D] was black
_ [Bm] Frank and mama counted on [D] each other
_ [Bm] Their one and only weakness made [D] him strong
_ _ [G] Mama did the driving for [D] the family
_ [E] And Frank made a living with [A] a song
[Gbm] _ [Bm] Home was just a camp along [D] the highway
_ _ [B] Bigger bed [Bm] was where we bedded [D] down
_ _ [G] Don't ever once remember going [D] hungry
But I remember mama cooking on the ground
_ Daddy Frank played the guitar and the French harp
_ _ Sister played the ringin [A] tambourine
_ _ _ Mama couldn't hear the pretty music
_ _ But she read our lips and helped the [D] family sing
_ That little band was all a part of living and our only means of living [A] at the time
And it wasn't like no normal family combo
_ Whose daddy Frank the guitar [D] man was black
_ _ [Bm] Don't remember how they got [D] acquainted
_ _ [Bm] I can't recall just how it came [D] to be
_ But [G] there had to be some special help [D] from someone
_ [E] And blessed be the one who let [A] it be
_ [Gbm] _ [B] Fever caused my mama's [D] loss of hearing
_ [Bm] Daddy Frank was born without [D] his sight
_ [G] And mama needed someone [D] she could lean on
And I believe the guitar man was right
[Bb] _ [Eb] Daddy Frank played the guitar and the French harp
_ _ Sister played the ringin [Bb] tambourine
_ _ Mama couldn't hear the pretty music
_ But she read our lips and helped the [Eb] family _ sing
That little band was all a part of living and our only means of living at [Bb] the time
_ And it wasn't like no normal family combo _ _
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