Why My Daddy Dont Come Home Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays570

Why My Daddy Dont Come Home by Bill Boyd is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F, D, G7 and C7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
Speed
  			  (C) A little girl was playing one (F) night upon the (C) floor, 
 Her mother sat and idly watched the (D) little girl of (G7) four; 
 (C) All at once she dropped her toys and (F) tears began to (C),shed, 
 She (F) climbed upon her (C) mother's knee and (G7) this is what she (C) 
said. 
 
 Chorus:
            Tell me why my (F) daddy don't come (C) home, 
             I know that I am much too big to (G7) cry; 
            Why (C) don't he (C7) come and (F) play with me (C) again, 
             (F) Mother (C) why did (G7) daddy say good- (C)-bye. 
 
 The mother's face was troubled with thoughts of other days, 
 How could she tell her darling child of love she'd cast away; 
 A hunger stole into her eyes with hopeless thoughts, but sweet, 
 It almost broke her heart to hear the little girl repeat. 
 
                                   Chorus 
 'Twas only one week later a letter came to her, 
 The letter's edged was trimmed in black, her cold hands shook with fear; 
 Your husband's eyes are closed in death, his earthly cares are done, 
 Her little daughter's daddy can never more come home. 
 
                                  Chorus 
 
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Chord diagrams

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100 BPM Andante