Chords for Daddy-Red Sovine

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_ Today I've been counting the many blessings in the family my dad raised.
_ _ All the love we shared through the years has come back to me in many ways.
[G] And today my mind flashed back to my childhood [C] days.
_ _ I recall my first day of school [F] _ and how much it hurt my dad to see me start off in [G] patchwork with his.
_ But dad, today that's the style.
[C] My boy won't go anywhere without his patched up jeans.
They're old and faded and they look like they've never been cleaned. _
_ _ And I remember Sunday school and how I'd get mad when you'd make me go.
_ But now I can see why that [G] was so important to you.
Because we prayed together and we stayed [C] together.
_ Now [C] my dad was a man that knew [F] his own mind.
_ And I remember when he'd call us all together [G] and he'd say, family, it's love and time. _
[C] His world was built around mom and the poor kids they raised.
_ And I can still see the smile that always came on mama's face _ each time dad would say
the table dreams. _
The house was filled with lots of noise.
But when we got too loud, dad [G] would always say, oh, those devilish boys.
There [C] was three of us.
The fourth was a girl.
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Well, [F] you know dad had a choice.
A favorite that is.
But he'd say, I [G] love one just as much as I love the other.
_ [G] Oh, would you look [C] at her.
She looks just like her mother. _ _
_ I've heard a lot of other people talk about my dad _ and talk about the things that he's
done when he was young. _ _
Because I might be a little bit prejudiced, but he was the best in [C] the county when it
[G] came to a contest in games.
Because he could outrun, outbox, [C] outshoot any of the professionals that came to town.
_ Now, my [F] dad was a good man.
_ And his family came first.
[G] And he did his best for us.
_ And I know [C] sometimes it was a little bit.
_ The depression wasn't an easy time.
_ A dollar a day was the payback then.
_ _ I remember my dad leaving the house before daybreak.
He walked 14 miles to get word [G] without being late.
_ _ Oh, I guess everyone [C] remembers the good times and the bad.
Good times were happy.
[F] Bad times were sad.
_ [Dm] And when I'd do [F] something wrong, he'd straighten [G] me out with his hand or a belt [G] out behind the house.
_ [C] But now, mama didn't raise her voice for us when we'd get out of hand.
She'd just say, now that's enough. _
And if we didn't obey, she'd tell dad what was wrong.
And without a question, dad would lay it on us.
Why we [G] picked cotton, chopped cotton, stacked hay, pulled corn.
Well, that's the way we made our living [C] back then on the farm.
_ But things are different [Gm] now.
_ [F] It's like a new world we're living in. _
Everything's a mad [G] rush.
Not enough time for friends.
And when [C] I think of my dad, it makes me proud, you see?
Because he gave so much of himself to make life easier for me.
Now, I'm not everyone as lucky as I am to have a father who wanted the best for me out of life.
And now when I hear a [G] church bell chime, it's almost like my dad saying, [C] family, it's loving time.
_ So, why don't [F] you go to your dad right now and tell him you love him.
[G] And I'll bet you a dollar against a dog biscuit. _
[C] It will mean more to him than any gift, than money you ever bought.
_ Because, you know, you can't ever repay him for all the things he's done for you.
And the best way I know to let him know [C] _ is just say, daddy, [G] _ I love you. _ _ _
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