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Daddy Frank

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Merle Ronald Haggard (April 6, 1937 – April 6, 2016) was an American country singer, songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler.

Haggard was born in Oildale, California, during the Great Depression. His childhood was troubled after the death of his father, and he was incarcerated several times in his youth. After being released from San Quentin State Prison in 1960, he managed to turn his life around and launch a successful country music career. He gained

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Daddy Frank (The guitar man) - Merle Haggard
Transcribed by Darragh Egan

[Spoken]
Let me tell you about a song that I feel explains
itself. It's called: "Daddy Frank, the Guitar Man".

[Intro]
| D | A | D (stop) | N.C. |

[Chorus]

| D | | |
Daddy Frank played the guitar and the french harp,
| | | A |
Sister played the ringing tambourine.
| | | |
Mama couldn't hear our pretty music,
| | | D |
She read our lips and helped the family sing.

D
That little band was all a part of living,
A
And our only means of living at the time;
And it wasn't like no normal family combo,
D
Cause Daddy Frank the guitar man was blind.

[Verse]

| Bm | | D |
Frank and mama counted on each other;
| Bm | | D |
Their one and only weakness made them strong.
| G | | D |
Mama did the driving for the family,
| E | | A |
And Frank made a living with a song.

| Bm | | D |
Home was just a camp along the highway;
| Bm | | D |
A pick-up bed was where we bedded down.
| G | | D |
Don't ever once remember going hungry,
| D G | D A | D | D (1 strum per letter)
But I remember mama cooking on the ground.

[Chorus]

| D | | |
Daddy Frank played the guitar and the french harp,
| | | A |
Sister played the ringing tambourine.
| | | |
Mama couldn't hear our pretty music,
| | | D |
She read our lips and helped the family sing.

D
That little band was all a part of living,
A
And our only means of living at the time;
And it wasn't like no normal family combo,
D
Cause Daddy Frank the guitar man was blind.

[Verse]
G D
Don't remember how they got acquainted;
G Bm
I can't recall just how it came to be.
G D
There had to be some special help from someone,
Bm A
And blessed be the one that let it be.

G D
Fever caused my mama's loss of hearing.
G Bm
Daddy Frank was born without his sight.
G D
And mama needed someone she could lean on,
| D G | D A | D |Bb (change key)
And I believe the guitar man was right.

(Key change, half step up)

[Outro]
| Eb | | |
Daddy Frank played the guitar and the french harp,
| | | Bb |
Sister played the ringing tambourine.
| | | |
Mama couldn't hear our pretty music,
| | | F |
She read our lips and helped the family sing.

Eb
That little band was all a part of living,
Bb
And our only means of living at the time;
And it wasn't like no normal family combo,
Eb
Cause Daddy Frank the guitar man was blind.

(Fade out towards end of chorus)

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Mery Jane Lane L (...)

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