Daddy Never Had a Chance in Hell Chords by Paul Pace
Tempo:
69.9 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
Bm
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A] [D] [A] [D]
[A] Daddy was a drinkin' [D] man, never [A] took to [D] preachin', said [A] he'd found heaven [E] in a drink.
[A] Mama was a Bible [D]-totin', God [A]-fearin' Christian, [D] would tell the [A] devil to his [E] face exactly [A] what she thinks.
As [E] far as Daddy knew, [D] Mama [A] couldn't drive, [D] so every [A] Sunday morning he'd give [E] us a ride.
He'd [A] wait out in the car, [D] drinkin' Jim Beam [A] from a sack, [D] and as the summer [A] days grew hotter, [E] he found a pew [A] in the back.
[E] Daddy never had a [A] chance in hell, [D] somethin' that [A] my mama knew [E] so well.
[D] When everybody [E] else gave [D] up, [A] Mama [Bm] wore him down with love.
[A] Daddy [E] never had a [A] chance in hell.
[D]
[A] [D] [A] Summer came and went, [D] but he stayed [A] on the back road, [D] and blamed it [A] on the cold north [E] wind outside.
[A] Well, I guess that explains [D] the flannel [A] shirt and jacket, [D] but he had no [A] explanation [E] when Mama asked about [A] his tie.
He [E] moved up a little closer [D] with every passing [A] year.
[D] He said it [A] was because he simply [E] couldn't hear.
[A] I never thought we'd ever [D] see him draw a [A] sober breath, [D] much less [A] lead us all in prayer [E] when we laid him [A] on to rest.
[E] Daddy never had a [A] chance in hell, [D] somethin' that [A] my mama knew [E] so well.
[D] When [E] everybody else gave [D] up, [A] Mama wore [Bm] him down with love.
[A] Daddy [E] never had a [A] chance in [B] hell.
[C#] When [D] everybody [E] else gave [D] up, [A] Mama [Bm] wore him down with love.
[A] Daddy [E] never had a chance [A] in hell.
[D] [A]
[N]
[A] Daddy was a drinkin' [D] man, never [A] took to [D] preachin', said [A] he'd found heaven [E] in a drink.
[A] Mama was a Bible [D]-totin', God [A]-fearin' Christian, [D] would tell the [A] devil to his [E] face exactly [A] what she thinks.
As [E] far as Daddy knew, [D] Mama [A] couldn't drive, [D] so every [A] Sunday morning he'd give [E] us a ride.
He'd [A] wait out in the car, [D] drinkin' Jim Beam [A] from a sack, [D] and as the summer [A] days grew hotter, [E] he found a pew [A] in the back.
[E] Daddy never had a [A] chance in hell, [D] somethin' that [A] my mama knew [E] so well.
[D] When everybody [E] else gave [D] up, [A] Mama [Bm] wore him down with love.
[A] Daddy [E] never had a [A] chance in hell.
[D]
[A] [D] [A] Summer came and went, [D] but he stayed [A] on the back road, [D] and blamed it [A] on the cold north [E] wind outside.
[A] Well, I guess that explains [D] the flannel [A] shirt and jacket, [D] but he had no [A] explanation [E] when Mama asked about [A] his tie.
He [E] moved up a little closer [D] with every passing [A] year.
[D] He said it [A] was because he simply [E] couldn't hear.
[A] I never thought we'd ever [D] see him draw a [A] sober breath, [D] much less [A] lead us all in prayer [E] when we laid him [A] on to rest.
[E] Daddy never had a [A] chance in hell, [D] somethin' that [A] my mama knew [E] so well.
[D] When [E] everybody else gave [D] up, [A] Mama wore [Bm] him down with love.
[A] Daddy [E] never had a [A] chance in [B] hell.
[C#] When [D] everybody [E] else gave [D] up, [A] Mama [Bm] wore him down with love.
[A] Daddy [E] never had a chance [A] in hell.
[D] [A]
[N]
Key:
A
D
E
Bm
B
A
D
E
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
[A] Daddy was a drinkin' [D] man, never [A] took to [D] preachin', said [A] he'd found heaven [E] in a drink. _ _ _
[A] Mama was a Bible [D]-totin', God [A]-fearin' Christian, [D] would tell the [A] devil to his [E] face exactly [A] what she thinks.
As [E] far as Daddy knew, [D] Mama [A] couldn't drive, [D] so every [A] Sunday morning he'd give [E] us a ride.
_ He'd [A] wait out in the car, [D] drinkin' Jim Beam [A] from a sack, [D] and as the summer [A] days grew hotter, [E] he found a pew [A] in the back.
_ _ [E] Daddy never had a [A] chance in hell, _ _ [D] somethin' that [A] my mama knew [E] so well.
[D] When everybody [E] else gave [D] up, [A] Mama [Bm] wore him down with love. _
[A] Daddy [E] never had a [A] chance in hell.
_ [D] _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] Summer came and went, [D] but he stayed [A] on the back road, [D] and blamed it [A] on the cold north [E] wind outside.
_ [A] Well, I guess that explains [D] the flannel [A] shirt and jacket, [D] but he had no [A] explanation [E] when Mama asked about [A] his tie.
He [E] moved up a little closer [D] with every passing [A] year.
[D] He said it [A] was because he simply [E] couldn't hear. _
[A] I never thought we'd ever [D] see him draw a [A] sober breath, [D] much less [A] lead us all in prayer [E] when we laid him [A] on to rest.
_ _ [E] Daddy never had a [A] chance in hell, _ _ [D] somethin' that [A] my mama knew [E] so well.
[D] When [E] everybody else gave [D] up, [A] Mama wore [Bm] him down with love.
[A] Daddy [E] never had a [A] chance in [B] hell.
[C#] When [D] everybody [E] else gave [D] up, [A] Mama [Bm] wore him down with love.
[A] Daddy [E] never had a chance [A] in hell.
_ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
[A] Daddy was a drinkin' [D] man, never [A] took to [D] preachin', said [A] he'd found heaven [E] in a drink. _ _ _
[A] Mama was a Bible [D]-totin', God [A]-fearin' Christian, [D] would tell the [A] devil to his [E] face exactly [A] what she thinks.
As [E] far as Daddy knew, [D] Mama [A] couldn't drive, [D] so every [A] Sunday morning he'd give [E] us a ride.
_ He'd [A] wait out in the car, [D] drinkin' Jim Beam [A] from a sack, [D] and as the summer [A] days grew hotter, [E] he found a pew [A] in the back.
_ _ [E] Daddy never had a [A] chance in hell, _ _ [D] somethin' that [A] my mama knew [E] so well.
[D] When everybody [E] else gave [D] up, [A] Mama [Bm] wore him down with love. _
[A] Daddy [E] never had a [A] chance in hell.
_ [D] _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] Summer came and went, [D] but he stayed [A] on the back road, [D] and blamed it [A] on the cold north [E] wind outside.
_ [A] Well, I guess that explains [D] the flannel [A] shirt and jacket, [D] but he had no [A] explanation [E] when Mama asked about [A] his tie.
He [E] moved up a little closer [D] with every passing [A] year.
[D] He said it [A] was because he simply [E] couldn't hear. _
[A] I never thought we'd ever [D] see him draw a [A] sober breath, [D] much less [A] lead us all in prayer [E] when we laid him [A] on to rest.
_ _ [E] Daddy never had a [A] chance in hell, _ _ [D] somethin' that [A] my mama knew [E] so well.
[D] When [E] everybody else gave [D] up, [A] Mama wore [Bm] him down with love.
[A] Daddy [E] never had a [A] chance in [B] hell.
[C#] When [D] everybody [E] else gave [D] up, [A] Mama [Bm] wore him down with love.
[A] Daddy [E] never had a chance [A] in hell.
_ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _