Daddy Won't You Please Come Home? Uke tab by Annette Hanshaw

8 Chords used in the song: A, G, E7, Am, Gdim, B7, B, Em

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# Intro
A A
G G E7 E7
A A Am Am Gdim Gdim G G


G G Gdim Gdim
When night is creepin'
Gdim Gdim G G
And I should be sleepin' in bed
G G Gdim Gdim
If you were peepin'
G G Gdim Gdim G G
You'd find that I'm weepin' instead
B7 B7 E7 E7
My lovin' daddy left his baby again
A A Am Am
Said he'd come back but he forgot to say when
G G
Night after night, I'm cryin'
B7 B7
Daddy, won't you please come home?
E7 E7
Daddy won't you please come home?
Am Am
I'm so lonesome


Am Am
No one can fill that vacant chair
G G B B Em Em
Home isn't home when you're not there
A A Am Am
No need to knock, the door is open for you
Gdim Gdim TACET
Please, daddy

G G
Even the clock keeps tickin'
B7 B7
Daddy won't you please come home?
E7 E7 Am Am
Daddy do you have to roam so very long?
A A
There's lots of other new sheiks who would like to be sheikin'
G G E7 E7
Haven't slipped yet, but I'm liable to weaken
A A Am Am Gdim Gdim G G
Daddy, daddy, won't you please come home?

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I would add a D7 at the end of the phrase "Said he'd come back but he forgot to say when" as well as "No need to knock, the door is open for you"
10 Mar 2011
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this made my day. i only gave it eight because it's the first tab i rated and i don't really know if my sheer joy in finding this counts as rating material
19 Jan 2011
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