My Daddy Is Only A Picture

My Daddy Is Only A Picture Recorded by Eddy Arnold 1948 Lyrics and music by Thomas C. Dilbeck Intro G D7 G I asked a little boy to call his daddy D7 G He said he couldn't and sighed B7 Em And when I asked him what was wrong A7 D7 here's what the little boy replied D7 G D G G7 My Daddy is only a picture, in a frame that hangs on the wall C Cm G Em A7 D7 Each day I talk to my daddy, but he never talks at all D7 G D7 G G7 I tell him all of my secrets and all of my little plans C Cm G Em A7 D7 G and from the way he smiles at me, I know he understands D7 G D7 G G7 The angels took Daddy to heaven, when I was just goin' on three C Cm G Em A7 D7 But I'll bet they never told him - how blue and lonesome We'd be D7 G D7 G G7 I try to cheer up my mommie, when the tears roll down her face C Cm G Em A7 D7 G My daddy is only a picture, but I'm tryin' to take his place