Daddy Sang Bass Chords
by Johnny Cash
Daddy Sang Bass by Johnny Cash is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, A, B7 and E7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
E I remember when I was a lad
Times were A hard and things were E bad
But there's a silver linin' behind every B7 cloud
Just poor E people that all we were
Tryin' to make a A livin' out of blackland E earth
But we'd get together in a family B7 circle singin' E loud. ... {P}
CHORUS
N.C. Daddy sang bass, mama sang E7 tenor
Me and little A brother would join right E in there
Singin' seems to help a troubled B7 soul
One of these E days and it won't be long
I'll re-{A} join them in a E song
I'm gonna join the family B7 circle at the E throne. ...
No, the circle won't be E7 broken
Bye and A bye, Lord, bye and E bye ... {P}
N.C. Daddy'll sing bass, mama'll sing E7 tenor
Me and little A brother will join right E in there
In the sky, Lord, B7 in the E sky.
Now I remember after work mama would call in all of us
You could hear us singin' for a country mile
Now little brother has done gone on but I'll rejoin him in a song
We'll be together again up yonder in a little while.
CHORUS
TAG: E In the sky, Lord, B7 in the E sky.
Source: Johnny Cash - The Holy Land/Columbia Records KCS 9726