The Day My Daddy Died chords by Paddy Kelly

• Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Key: Em

Verse:
Em
The day my daddy died
Em
I didn't weep, I didn't cry
Em
No river welled up my eyes
Em
On the day my daddy died

Em
You said your last goodbye
        C              Em
Passing with peaceful sigh
         C    D    Em      G
Crossing over to a better life
       Am        D        Em
As you said your last goodbye

Em
A rainbow in the sky
       C                Em
Like a sign you left behind
       C        D      Em     G
As you soared onto the other side
             Am     D      Em
There was a rainbow in the sky


Instrumental:
C G C G
C D Em G
Am D Em


Verse:
    F#m
You taught me how to fight
           D            A
To turn a wrong into a right
       D        E       F#m     A
How to live and finally how to die
         Bm        E       F#m
Yes, you taught me how to fight

F#m
Freedom was your life
           D              A
And in the freedom I will thrive
       D        E        F#m      A
I honor all the love you left behind
Bm      E         F#m
Freedom was your life


Bridge:
 D A     D  A    D E F#m A Bm E F#m
Looord, looord, loooord, loooooord
 D A     D  A    D E F#m A Bm E F#m
Looord, looord, loooord, loooooord
 D A     D  A    D E F#m A Bm E F#m
Looord, looord, loooord, loooooord
 D A     D  A    D E F#m A Bm E F#m
Looord, looord, loooord, loooooord


Outro:
F#m
The day my daddy died
F#m
I didn't weep, I didn't cry
            D     E           F#m      A
But now the river runs when I call to mind
N.C.
The day my daddy died
N.C.
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