Daddys Home
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CLIFF RICHARD: DADDY’S HOME (W. Miller/J. Sheppard) 4/4 – 56
n.c. : No Chord(s)
/ : Break(s)
( ): Backing Vocals
Intro: |E C#m |A B7 |E F |E B7 |
verse 1:
|E C#m |
You're my love, you're my angel,
A B7 |
you're the girl of my dreams.
E C#m
And I'd like to thank you,
|A B7 |
for waiting patient-ly.
Chorus:
E C#m |A B7 |E C#m |A B7
Daddy's home, daddy's home, to stay.
verse 2:
|E C#m |
How I've waited for this moment,
A B7 |
to be by your side.
E C#m
Your best friend wrote and told me,
|A B7 |
you had tear drops in your eyes.
Chorus:
E C#m |A B7 |E F |E E7
Daddy's home, daddy's home, to stay.
Bridge:
|A B |E
It wasn't on a Sunday,
(Monday and Tuesday went by).
|A B |E
It wasn't on a Tuesday after-noon,
|
(all I could do was cry).
A B |E C#m |
But I made a promise, that you trea-sure.
F#7 |B B7
And I made it back, home to you.
(/ break - n.c. )
(|E C#m |)
How I've waited for this moment,
A B7 |
to be by your side.
E C#m
Your best friend wrote and told me,
|F#7 B |
you had tear drops in your eyes.
Chorus / OUTRO:
E C#m |A B7 |E C#m |
Daddy's home, daddy's home, to stay.
/ (break - n.c. >
A B7 (|E >
Daddy’s home, (to stay).
) / (break)
)|E (sax.) |E
I'm not a thousand miles a- way.
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