Verse 1:
A E
I heard about, I heard about your daddy got sick
E A
Drove down to the river to die alone
A E
Seven days, seven days till they found him all
E F#m
Wrapped up in a blanket on the boat
E F#m
So we put him in the ground, down, down, down
E
Your Momma said stay strong, don't cry.
A
So that is what you did.
(Guitar solo)
A E
Years later, years down, later down the road
E A
on the bus with your FM radio.
A E
Half drunk, a cigarette hangin out,
E F#m
what happened to your lonely soul.
F#m E
Crying out,
E F#m
what happened to your lonely soul.
F#m E
Screamin out.
D E D E
You said try and lose, you said try and lose.
E A E
Everything you've known, everything you've seen.
F#m E
Everything you've loved, everthing you've been.
A E
And everywhere you walk, yes every song you sing.
F#m E
Every time you wake, it haunts you once again.
A E
My daddy ain't comin home, no no.
F#m E
Daddy ain't comin home, no no.
A E
My daddy ain't comin home, no no.
F#m E
Daddy ain't comin home, no no.
A
Your daddy ain't comin home.