Daddy Sang Bass
Glen Campbell
The Capitol Albums Collection
Intro G Am G
Verse 1
G G7
I remember when I was a lad
C G
Times were hard and things were bad
G7 D Am
But there's a silver lining behind every cloud
G G7
Just poor people that's all we were
C G
Tryin' to make a livin' out of black land dirt
D G
We'd get together in a family circle singin' loud
Chorus 1
(Daddy sang bass mama sang tenor)
C G
Me and little brother would join right in there
D
Now singin' seems to help a troubled soul
D7 G G7
Now one of these days and it won't be long
C G
I'll rejoin them in a song
D G
I'm gonna' join that family circle at the throne
Bridge
G7 C G
No the circle won't be broken by and by Lord by and by
(Daddy sang bass mama sang tenor)
C G
Me and little brother would join right in there
D G G D G
In the sky Lord in the sky
Verse 2
G7 C G
I remember after work mama would call in all of us
G7 D
And you could hear us singin' for a country mile
G G7
But now little brother has done gone on
C G
but I'll rejoin him in a song
D G
We'll be together again up yonder in a while
Chorus 2
(Daddy sang bass mama sang tenor)
C G
Me and little brother would join right in there
D
Now singin' seems to help a troubled soul
G G7
Now one of these days and it won't be long
C G
I'll rejoin them in a song
D G
I'm gonna join that family circle at the throne
Outro
G7 C G
No the circle won't be broken by And by Lord by and by
(Daddy sang bass mama sang tenor)
C G
Me and little brother would join right in there
D G
In the sky Lord in the sky
C D G
In the sky Lord in the sky
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