Chords for Ferlin Husky I Dug My Daddy's Grave

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_ _ _ _ _ There's an empty _ _ _ chair _ [G] _
[Ab] at our house tonight. _
_ _ [F] Since _ God called [Ab] my daddy _ _ [Db] away.
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_ _ _ _ Tonight my heart is heavy.
_ _ There's [Eb] _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ [Ab] _ nothing to worry about.
You see, my dad just passed away. _ _ _
And I've told him so many lies. _ _ _
There were 15 [Db] of us _ _ _ _ and [Eb] not a dime [Db] did we save.
_ So all alone there in the graveyard, _ _ I had to dig [Ab] my daddy's grave. _ _ _ _
As I dug, my [Ebm] conscience hurt me. _
_ And [Ab] as I raised my shovel high, _ [Db] it seemed my entire life was quickly flashing by.
_ _ _ I thought of how he'd beat me.
_ And I'd try to make him mad.
_ _ [Ab] _ And I knew every licking he gave me hurt him twice as bad.
_ _ _ _ I thought of how he'd [E] leave us when our [Eb] lunch was an empty [Db] sack.
_ _ _ [G] But I knew dad worked [Db] hard.
_ _ And for us kids, he'd break his back.
_ _ Then I thought of how we'd hurt him.
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Why, I'd take his car any time. _ _
Maybe I'd have a wreck and land in jail. _
He'd be there to bail me out [Fm] every time.
_ _ [Db] _ _ I'd stand up in his face and curse him.
_ Then I'd [Ab] leave so I wouldn't see him [Db] cry.
_ _ Then he'd fall on his knees and say,
_ _ [Bb] Dear [Fm] God, _ [Ab] give my son another try. _ _
After the funeral was over and the coffin was laid in its place, _ _
[Db] they handed me the shovel _ and asked me to throw more dirt in his face. _ _
I wish I'd showed him how much I loved him. _
I could have [Ab] had I tried. _ _
But I do have one consolation. _
_ He knew God _ _ [Ebm]
before [Ab] he died. _ _ _ _ _
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