Daddy I Need You Tonight
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
Album: One Night Stand (1977)
[Intro]
| A | Bm D | G F#m | Em A | A | A |
D
Daddy was a country singer
G Em
And he wrote the songs that everybody played back in his day
D
Daddy's gone but the songs still linger
G Em
In the memory of the ones who can recall the way he played
A Bm A
But I don't want to make no living off the ones my daddy had
F# Bm A
Hey just because the old is good don't mean the new is bad
D G D
And I don't sing the way my daddy did but you know I do alright
G Em D D
And I don't say it like my daddy did but I need you tonight
Inst:
| A | Gm D | Gm D | Em A |
D
All my life I've been on stages you won't believe some of the places
G Em
That I've played in my days
D
I guess I've earned a lot of wages but not enough to match the dues
G Em
That I've paid in my days
A F# Bm A
And it's nice to find some people like you as I go from town to town
Bm A
Cause as long as ya all are with me you know I'll always be around
D G D
No I don't sing it like my daddy did hey you know I do alright
G Em A D | A | Bm A |
And I don't say it like my daddy did but I need you tonight
G D Em
I don't sing it like my daddy did but you know I still do alright
G A D
And I don't say it like my daddy did but I still need you tonight
[Outro]
| A | Bm D | G F#m | Em A | D |
How to play Daddy I Need You Tonight
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.