Chords for Johnny Cash - Daddy Sang Bass (San Quentin)
Tempo:
102.7 bpm
Chords used:
F#
C#
B
D#
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Perkins wrote a song that [F#] tells about the reason for it all.
It takes us back home and again tells it like it was when I was a little bitty kid.
And we gathered around the piano and me and little [F#m] brother would join in and Mama'd sing tenor and [F#] Daddy'd sing bass.
[C#] [F#] I remember when I was a lad, [B] times were hard and things [F#] were bad.
But there's a silver lining behind every [C#] cloud.
Just [F#] poor people, that's all we were, [B] trying to make a living out of [F#] Blacklanders.
We'd get together in a [C#] family circle singing [F#] loud.
Daddy [G] sang bass.
[F#] Mama sang tenor.
[B] Me and little brother'd [F#] join right in there.
Oh, singing seems to help us [C#] trouble so.
[F#] One of these days, and it won't be long, [B] I'll rejoin them [F#] in a song.
I'm gonna join the family circle at the throne.
So the circle.
[F] The only hero that I have is my [C] uncle.
He was in Korea, received a Purple Heart and a Silver Star.
And he died in a heroic way.
He saved his platoon.
[G] That's the only [E] actual meaning of it.
[F#] Daddy sang bass.
Mama sang tenor.
Me and little brother'd join right in there.
Oh, singing seems to help us [C#] trouble so.
One of these [F#] days, and it won't be long, [B] I'll rejoin them in [F#] a song.
I'm gonna join the family [C#] circle at [F#] the throne.
So the circle won't be broken.
[B] By and by, Lord, [F#] by and by.
[A#] They're hiding us, you know.
That society [D#] out there created a good many of us.
I myself feel [D#] that the greatest crime a goodly portion of us in San Quentin are guilty of
is one thing, that we were born poor.
Being a convict in California especially, you know,
you're not even allowed to fight for your country.
We're exposed to a kind of a machine-like justice that just spews us out, you know,
because of our mediocrity, maybe, you know.
We're of no consequence what [G#m] happens to us.
My wife comes up to [G#] visit.
I see her once a week, you know.
And you go out into the visiting room and there's your wife, but [D#] you know, you can't touch her.
That's illegal, you know.
And shame on you if you put your hand on her leg or do something, you know, really out of line like that.
They really get upset, you know.
You sit there, you know, and you talk for about [G#] a half hour or something [D#] like that
and then for me it's kind of, I seem to kind of get in a state of limbo, you know.
It's kind of like unreal.
Daddy, sing bass.
I'm [B] thinking of [F#] you.
In the sky, Lord, [C#] in the sky.
In the sky, Lord, [C#] in the [B] sky.
[F#] [D#]
It takes us back home and again tells it like it was when I was a little bitty kid.
And we gathered around the piano and me and little [F#m] brother would join in and Mama'd sing tenor and [F#] Daddy'd sing bass.
[C#] [F#] I remember when I was a lad, [B] times were hard and things [F#] were bad.
But there's a silver lining behind every [C#] cloud.
Just [F#] poor people, that's all we were, [B] trying to make a living out of [F#] Blacklanders.
We'd get together in a [C#] family circle singing [F#] loud.
Daddy [G] sang bass.
[F#] Mama sang tenor.
[B] Me and little brother'd [F#] join right in there.
Oh, singing seems to help us [C#] trouble so.
[F#] One of these days, and it won't be long, [B] I'll rejoin them [F#] in a song.
I'm gonna join the family circle at the throne.
So the circle.
[F] The only hero that I have is my [C] uncle.
He was in Korea, received a Purple Heart and a Silver Star.
And he died in a heroic way.
He saved his platoon.
[G] That's the only [E] actual meaning of it.
[F#] Daddy sang bass.
Mama sang tenor.
Me and little brother'd join right in there.
Oh, singing seems to help us [C#] trouble so.
One of these [F#] days, and it won't be long, [B] I'll rejoin them in [F#] a song.
I'm gonna join the family [C#] circle at [F#] the throne.
So the circle won't be broken.
[B] By and by, Lord, [F#] by and by.
[A#] They're hiding us, you know.
That society [D#] out there created a good many of us.
I myself feel [D#] that the greatest crime a goodly portion of us in San Quentin are guilty of
is one thing, that we were born poor.
Being a convict in California especially, you know,
you're not even allowed to fight for your country.
We're exposed to a kind of a machine-like justice that just spews us out, you know,
because of our mediocrity, maybe, you know.
We're of no consequence what [G#m] happens to us.
My wife comes up to [G#] visit.
I see her once a week, you know.
And you go out into the visiting room and there's your wife, but [D#] you know, you can't touch her.
That's illegal, you know.
And shame on you if you put your hand on her leg or do something, you know, really out of line like that.
They really get upset, you know.
You sit there, you know, and you talk for about [G#] a half hour or something [D#] like that
and then for me it's kind of, I seem to kind of get in a state of limbo, you know.
It's kind of like unreal.
Daddy, sing bass.
I'm [B] thinking of [F#] you.
In the sky, Lord, [C#] in the sky.
In the sky, Lord, [C#] in the [B] sky.
[F#] [D#]
Key:
F#
C#
B
D#
G
F#
C#
B
Perkins wrote a song that [F#] tells about the reason for it all.
It takes us back home and again tells it like it was when I was a little bitty kid.
And we gathered around the piano and me and little [F#m] brother would join in and Mama'd sing tenor and [F#] Daddy'd sing bass. _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ I remember when I was a lad, [B] times were hard and things [F#] were bad.
But there's a silver lining behind every [C#] cloud.
Just [F#] poor people, that's all we were, [B] trying to make a living out of [F#] Blacklanders.
We'd get together in a [C#] family circle singing [F#] loud.
Daddy [G] sang bass.
[F#] Mama sang tenor.
[B] Me and little brother'd [F#] join right in there.
Oh, singing seems to help us [C#] trouble so.
_ [F#] One of these days, and it won't be long, [B] I'll rejoin them [F#] in a song.
I'm gonna join the family circle at the throne.
So _ the circle.
[F] The only hero that I have is my [C] uncle.
He was in Korea, received a Purple Heart and a Silver Star.
And he died in a _ heroic way.
_ He saved his platoon. _ _
_ [G] That's the only [E] actual meaning of it.
[F#] Daddy sang bass.
Mama sang tenor.
Me and little brother'd join right in there.
Oh, singing seems to help us [C#] trouble so.
One of these [F#] days, and it won't be long, [B] I'll rejoin them in [F#] a song.
I'm gonna join the family [C#] circle at [F#] the throne.
So the circle won't be broken. _
[B] By and by, Lord, [F#] by and by.
[A#] They're hiding us, you know.
That society [D#] out there created a good many of us.
I myself feel [D#] that _ the greatest crime a goodly portion of us in San Quentin are guilty of
is one thing, that we were born poor.
Being a convict in California especially, you know,
you're not even allowed to fight for your country.
We're exposed to a kind of a machine-like justice that just spews us out, you know,
because of our mediocrity, maybe, you know.
We're of no consequence what [G#m] happens to us.
My wife comes up to [G#] visit.
I see her once a week, you know.
And you go out into the visiting room and there's your wife, but [D#] you know, you can't touch her.
That's illegal, you know.
And shame on you if you put your hand on her leg or do something, you know, really out of line like that.
_ They really get upset, you know. _
You sit there, you know, and you talk for about [G#] a half hour or something [D#] like that
and then for me it's kind of, I seem to kind of get in a state of limbo, you know.
It's kind of like unreal.
Daddy, sing bass.
I'm [B] thinking of _ _ _ [F#] you.
In the sky, Lord, [C#] in the sky.
In the sky, Lord, [C#] in the [B] sky.
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
It takes us back home and again tells it like it was when I was a little bitty kid.
And we gathered around the piano and me and little [F#m] brother would join in and Mama'd sing tenor and [F#] Daddy'd sing bass. _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ I remember when I was a lad, [B] times were hard and things [F#] were bad.
But there's a silver lining behind every [C#] cloud.
Just [F#] poor people, that's all we were, [B] trying to make a living out of [F#] Blacklanders.
We'd get together in a [C#] family circle singing [F#] loud.
Daddy [G] sang bass.
[F#] Mama sang tenor.
[B] Me and little brother'd [F#] join right in there.
Oh, singing seems to help us [C#] trouble so.
_ [F#] One of these days, and it won't be long, [B] I'll rejoin them [F#] in a song.
I'm gonna join the family circle at the throne.
So _ the circle.
[F] The only hero that I have is my [C] uncle.
He was in Korea, received a Purple Heart and a Silver Star.
And he died in a _ heroic way.
_ He saved his platoon. _ _
_ [G] That's the only [E] actual meaning of it.
[F#] Daddy sang bass.
Mama sang tenor.
Me and little brother'd join right in there.
Oh, singing seems to help us [C#] trouble so.
One of these [F#] days, and it won't be long, [B] I'll rejoin them in [F#] a song.
I'm gonna join the family [C#] circle at [F#] the throne.
So the circle won't be broken. _
[B] By and by, Lord, [F#] by and by.
[A#] They're hiding us, you know.
That society [D#] out there created a good many of us.
I myself feel [D#] that _ the greatest crime a goodly portion of us in San Quentin are guilty of
is one thing, that we were born poor.
Being a convict in California especially, you know,
you're not even allowed to fight for your country.
We're exposed to a kind of a machine-like justice that just spews us out, you know,
because of our mediocrity, maybe, you know.
We're of no consequence what [G#m] happens to us.
My wife comes up to [G#] visit.
I see her once a week, you know.
And you go out into the visiting room and there's your wife, but [D#] you know, you can't touch her.
That's illegal, you know.
And shame on you if you put your hand on her leg or do something, you know, really out of line like that.
_ They really get upset, you know. _
You sit there, you know, and you talk for about [G#] a half hour or something [D#] like that
and then for me it's kind of, I seem to kind of get in a state of limbo, you know.
It's kind of like unreal.
Daddy, sing bass.
I'm [B] thinking of _ _ _ [F#] you.
In the sky, Lord, [C#] in the sky.
In the sky, Lord, [C#] in the [B] sky.
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _