Daddy Walked In Darkness Chords by Hoyt Axton
Tempo:
110.25 bpm
Chords used:
C#
C#m
E
B
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C#] [F#] [C#m]
[C#]
You know my daddy, well he walked him down in darkness.
You know my mama walked [E] by his side.
[C#] They never ever knew one moment of peace,
Till the [F#] day after [C#] they had died.
Lord love, the [F#m] day after they had [C#m]
died.
You [E] know my daddy, yeah he [C#] was a railroad man.
[E] Rambled [C#m] all around, [E] and he never ever [G#m] knew what [C#] contentment was,
Till [B] they laid my [C#m] daddy down,
[B] laid my daddy [C#m] down.
[G] [C#]
Yeah now don't tell me [E] your trouble,
[C#m] Cause I've no misery [E] of my own.
[C#] Because my daddy, well he walked him down in [C#m] darkness.
You know my mama, [B] yeah she went [C#] along.
My [B] mama, well she went [C#] along.
[B] [C#m]
[C#] [E]
You know my mama, yeah she [C#] was a hooker.
[C#m] [E] Yeah she hustled all over [C#m] town.
[C#] [E] Look all of my [C#] daddy's good luck, and lord [B] to hold him mine, [C#m] [B] hold him mine.
[C#m]
[C#] I said now don't tell me [E] your trouble,
[C#] Cause I've no misery [E] of my own.
[C#] Because my daddy, well he walked him down in darkness.
You know my mama, [B] yeah she [C#] went along.
My mama, [B] well she [C#] went along.
[F#] [C#m]
[C#] You know my mama, [F#] well she [C#] went along.
[C#m] [C#]
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[C#]
You know my daddy, well he walked him down in darkness.
You know my mama walked [E] by his side.
[C#] They never ever knew one moment of peace,
Till the [F#] day after [C#] they had died.
Lord love, the [F#m] day after they had [C#m]
died.
You [E] know my daddy, yeah he [C#] was a railroad man.
[E] Rambled [C#m] all around, [E] and he never ever [G#m] knew what [C#] contentment was,
Till [B] they laid my [C#m] daddy down,
[B] laid my daddy [C#m] down.
[G] [C#]
Yeah now don't tell me [E] your trouble,
[C#m] Cause I've no misery [E] of my own.
[C#] Because my daddy, well he walked him down in [C#m] darkness.
You know my mama, [B] yeah she went [C#] along.
My [B] mama, well she went [C#] along.
[B] [C#m]
[C#] [E]
You know my mama, yeah she [C#] was a hooker.
[C#m] [E] Yeah she hustled all over [C#m] town.
[C#] [E] Look all of my [C#] daddy's good luck, and lord [B] to hold him mine, [C#m] [B] hold him mine.
[C#m]
[C#] I said now don't tell me [E] your trouble,
[C#] Cause I've no misery [E] of my own.
[C#] Because my daddy, well he walked him down in darkness.
You know my mama, [B] yeah she [C#] went along.
My mama, [B] well she [C#] went along.
[F#] [C#m]
[C#] You know my mama, [F#] well she [C#] went along.
[C#m] [C#]
[N]
Key:
C#
C#m
E
B
F#
C#
C#m
E
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You know my daddy, well he walked him down in darkness.
You know my mama walked [E] by his side.
[C#] They never ever knew one moment of peace,
Till the [F#] day after [C#] they had died.
Lord love, the [F#m] day after they had [C#m]
died. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ You [E] know my daddy, yeah he [C#] was a railroad man.
[E] Rambled [C#m] all around, _ _ _ _ _ [E] and he never ever [G#m] knew what [C#] contentment was,
Till [B] they laid my [C#m] daddy down, _
_ [B] laid my daddy [C#m] down.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Yeah now don't tell me [E] your trouble,
_ [C#m] Cause I've no misery [E] of my own.
_ [C#] Because my daddy, well he walked him down in [C#m] darkness.
You know my mama, [B] yeah she went [C#] along.
_ My [B] mama, well she went [C#] along.
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[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ You know my mama, yeah she [C#] was a hooker.
[C#m] [E] Yeah she hustled all over [C#m] _ town. _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ [E] Look all of my [C#] daddy's good luck, and lord [B] to hold him mine, _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [B] hold him mine.
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_ _ _ _ [C#] I said now don't tell me [E] your trouble,
_ [C#] Cause I've no misery [E] of my own.
_ [C#] Because my daddy, well he walked him down in darkness.
You know my mama, [B] yeah she [C#] went along.
_ My mama, [B] well she [C#] went along.
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_ _ [C#] _ _ _ You know my mama, [F#] well she [C#] went along. _ _ _ _
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You know my daddy, well he walked him down in darkness.
You know my mama walked [E] by his side.
[C#] They never ever knew one moment of peace,
Till the [F#] day after [C#] they had died.
Lord love, the [F#m] day after they had [C#m]
died. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ You [E] know my daddy, yeah he [C#] was a railroad man.
[E] Rambled [C#m] all around, _ _ _ _ _ [E] and he never ever [G#m] knew what [C#] contentment was,
Till [B] they laid my [C#m] daddy down, _
_ [B] laid my daddy [C#m] down.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Yeah now don't tell me [E] your trouble,
_ [C#m] Cause I've no misery [E] of my own.
_ [C#] Because my daddy, well he walked him down in [C#m] darkness.
You know my mama, [B] yeah she went [C#] along.
_ My [B] mama, well she went [C#] along.
_ _ [B] _ [C#m] _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ You know my mama, yeah she [C#] was a hooker.
[C#m] [E] Yeah she hustled all over [C#m] _ town. _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ [E] Look all of my [C#] daddy's good luck, and lord [B] to hold him mine, _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [B] hold him mine.
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#] I said now don't tell me [E] your trouble,
_ [C#] Cause I've no misery [E] of my own.
_ [C#] Because my daddy, well he walked him down in darkness.
You know my mama, [B] yeah she [C#] went along.
_ My mama, [B] well she [C#] went along.
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_ _ [C#] _ _ _ You know my mama, [F#] well she [C#] went along. _ _ _ _
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