Snow In His Hair Chords
by Johnny Cash
Snow In His Hair by Johnny Cash is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D, A, G7, C and D7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
G D G
The years have been many, the years have been long,
A D
but at last I'm returning to daddy and home.
G G7 C G
He's looking my way though he hardly can see,
D G G7
God bless my old daddy, he recognized me.
C G
There's snow in his hair and I helped put it there,
D D7 G G7
a halo of worry and care.
C G
As my daddy grows old, he's more precious than gold,
D G
for I cherish the snow in his hair.
D G
Hu hu hu hu hu, hu hu hu hu.
G D G
His shoulders were bent with the weight of the years,
A D
I scarcely could hold back the flood tide of tears.
G G7 C G
He walked with a cane as he hurried along,
D G G7
coming to meet me, to welcome me home.