Chords for Hank Williams Jr. - Daddy (I Need You Tonight)
Tempo:
80.05 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
Em
G
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [A] [Bm] [G]
[D] [Em] [D] [Em]
[A] [F#m] [Em] [A] [D] Daddy was a country singer and he wrote the songs that [G] everybody played back in [Em] his day.
[D] Daddy's gone but the songs still linger in the memory of the ones who can [G]
recall the way [Em] he played.
[A] But I don't want to make no [F#] living off [Bm] the ones my [A] daddy had.
[D] [A] Said just because the [F#] old is good [Bm] don't mean the new [A] is bad.
[D] [A] And I don't sing [D] the way [G] my daddy did, but you know I do [D] alright.
[D] And I don't say [G] it like my daddy did, [D] [Em] but I need you [D]
[A] tonight.
[D] [Em] [D] [Em]
[D] [Em] [A] [D] All my life I've been on stages, you won't believe some of the places that [G] I've played in [Em] my day.
I guess [D] I've earned a lot of wages, but not enough to match the dues that [G] I've paid in [Em] my day.
[A] And it's nice to find some people [F#] like you [Bm] as I go from town [A] to town.
[D] [A] Cause as long as you're with [A#] me you know [Bm] I'll always be [A] alright.
No I don't [F#m] sing it like [G] my daddy did, hey you know I do [D]
alright.
[D] And I don't [G] say it like my daddy did, [D] [Em] but I need you [D] tonight.
[A] [D] [C#] [Bm] [A] [Em]
[A] I don't sing it [G] like my daddy did, but you know I still [D] do alright.
[G] [D] And I don't say it [G] like my daddy [D] did, [Em] but I still [D] need you tonight.
[A] [D] [A] [Em] [D] [G] [D]
[Em] [Am] [D]
[N]
[D] [Em] [D] [Em]
[A] [F#m] [Em] [A] [D] Daddy was a country singer and he wrote the songs that [G] everybody played back in [Em] his day.
[D] Daddy's gone but the songs still linger in the memory of the ones who can [G]
recall the way [Em] he played.
[A] But I don't want to make no [F#] living off [Bm] the ones my [A] daddy had.
[D] [A] Said just because the [F#] old is good [Bm] don't mean the new [A] is bad.
[D] [A] And I don't sing [D] the way [G] my daddy did, but you know I do [D] alright.
[D] And I don't say [G] it like my daddy did, [D] [Em] but I need you [D]
[A] tonight.
[D] [Em] [D] [Em]
[D] [Em] [A] [D] All my life I've been on stages, you won't believe some of the places that [G] I've played in [Em] my day.
I guess [D] I've earned a lot of wages, but not enough to match the dues that [G] I've paid in [Em] my day.
[A] And it's nice to find some people [F#] like you [Bm] as I go from town [A] to town.
[D] [A] Cause as long as you're with [A#] me you know [Bm] I'll always be [A] alright.
No I don't [F#m] sing it like [G] my daddy did, hey you know I do [D]
alright.
[D] And I don't [G] say it like my daddy did, [D] [Em] but I need you [D] tonight.
[A] [D] [C#] [Bm] [A] [Em]
[A] I don't sing it [G] like my daddy did, but you know I still [D] do alright.
[G] [D] And I don't say it [G] like my daddy [D] did, [Em] but I still [D] need you tonight.
[A] [D] [A] [Em] [D] [G] [D]
[Em] [Am] [D]
[N]
Key:
D
A
Em
G
Bm
D
A
Em
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Em] _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
[A] _ _ [F#m] _ [Em] _ [A] _ _ [D] Daddy was a country singer and he wrote the songs that [G] everybody played back in [Em] his day.
_ [D] Daddy's gone but the songs still linger in the memory of the ones who can [G]
recall the way [Em] he played.
_ [A] But I don't want to make no [F#] living off [Bm] the ones my [A] daddy had. _
[D] [A] Said just because the [F#] old is good [Bm] don't mean the new [A] is bad.
_ _ [D] _ [A] And I don't sing [D] the way [G] my daddy did, _ _ but you know I do [D] alright.
_ _ _ [D] And I don't say [G] it like my daddy did, [D] _ [Em] _ but I need you [D]
[A] tonight.
[D] _ [Em] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] All my life I've been on stages, you won't believe some of the places that [G] I've played in [Em] my day.
I guess [D] I've earned a lot of wages, but not enough to match the dues that [G] I've paid in [Em] my day.
_ [A] And it's nice to find some people [F#] like you [Bm] as I go from town [A] to town. _
[D] [A] Cause as long as you're with [A#] me you know [Bm] I'll always be [A] alright.
_ _ _ No I don't [F#m] sing it like [G] my daddy did, _ _ hey you know I do [D]
alright.
_ _ [D] And I don't [G] say it like my daddy did, [D] [Em] but _ I need you [D] tonight.
[A] _ [D] _ [C#] _ [Bm] _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [A] I don't sing it [G] like my daddy did, _ but you know I still [D] do alright. _ _
[G] _ [D] And I don't say it [G] like my daddy [D] did, [Em] _ but I still [D] need you tonight.
[A] _ [D] _ [A] _ [Em] _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _
[Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
[D] _ _ _ [Em] _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
[A] _ _ [F#m] _ [Em] _ [A] _ _ [D] Daddy was a country singer and he wrote the songs that [G] everybody played back in [Em] his day.
_ [D] Daddy's gone but the songs still linger in the memory of the ones who can [G]
recall the way [Em] he played.
_ [A] But I don't want to make no [F#] living off [Bm] the ones my [A] daddy had. _
[D] [A] Said just because the [F#] old is good [Bm] don't mean the new [A] is bad.
_ _ [D] _ [A] And I don't sing [D] the way [G] my daddy did, _ _ but you know I do [D] alright.
_ _ _ [D] And I don't say [G] it like my daddy did, [D] _ [Em] _ but I need you [D]
[A] tonight.
[D] _ [Em] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] All my life I've been on stages, you won't believe some of the places that [G] I've played in [Em] my day.
I guess [D] I've earned a lot of wages, but not enough to match the dues that [G] I've paid in [Em] my day.
_ [A] And it's nice to find some people [F#] like you [Bm] as I go from town [A] to town. _
[D] [A] Cause as long as you're with [A#] me you know [Bm] I'll always be [A] alright.
_ _ _ No I don't [F#m] sing it like [G] my daddy did, _ _ hey you know I do [D]
alright.
_ _ [D] And I don't [G] say it like my daddy did, [D] [Em] but _ I need you [D] tonight.
[A] _ [D] _ [C#] _ [Bm] _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [A] I don't sing it [G] like my daddy did, _ but you know I still [D] do alright. _ _
[G] _ [D] And I don't say it [G] like my daddy [D] did, [Em] _ but I still [D] need you tonight.
[A] _ [D] _ [A] _ [Em] _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _
[Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
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