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Dont Cry Daddy

Elvis Presley
Tab
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Song

Don't Cry Daddy

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Standard tuning

Intro:

Guitar 1 (Capo 5):

    e||--------------0-----------|--------------0-----------|
    B||--------2-----2-----2-----|--------1-----1-----1-----|
    G||--------2-----------2-----|--------0-----------0-----|
    D||-----2-----2-----2-----2--|-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
    A||--0-----------------------|--0-----------------------|
    E||--------------------------|--------------------------|

| |

| Guitar 2: |

| D F/D |

    e||--------------2-----------|--------1-----1-----1-----|
    B||--------3-----------3-----|--------1-----1-----1-----|
    G||-----2-----2-----2-----2--|-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
    D||--0-----------------------|--0-----------------------|
    A||--------------------------|--------------------------|
    E||--------------------------|--------------------------|
    e||--------5-----------------|--------------0-----------|
    B||--------7-----7-----------|--------2-----2-----2-----|
    G||--------------7-----7-----|--------2-----------2-----|
    D||-----7-----7-----7-----7--|-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
    A||--0-----------------------|--0-----------------------|
    E||--------------------------|--------------------------|

| |

| G/D D |

    e||--------3-----3-----3-----|--------2-----2-----2-----|
    B||--------3-----3-----3-----|--------3-----3-----3-----|
    G||-----4-----4-----4-----4--|-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
    D||--0-----------------------|--0-----------------------|
    A||--------------------------|--------------------------|
    E||--------------------------|--------------------------|
    e||--------------------------||
    B||--------0-----3-----0-----||
    G||--------0-----4-----0-----||
    D||-----0-----0-----0-----0--||
    A||--0-----------------------||
    E||--------------------------||

| |

| C/D |

    e||--------0-----0-----0-----||
    B||--------1-----1-----1-----||
    G||-----0-----0-----0-----0--||
    D||--0-----------------------||
    A||--------------------------||
    E||--------------------------||

(Play these chords like the intro riff of guitar 2)

D

Today I stumbled from my bed

F#

With thunder crashing in my head

G

My pillow still wet

D C/D

From last night tears

D

And as I think of giving up

F#

A voice inside my coffee-cup

G

Kept crying out

C A

And ringing in my ears

D

Don't cry daddy

Em A

Daddy, please don't cry

G A

Daddy, you've still got me and little Tommy

D G

Together we'll find a brand new mommy

D

Daddy, daddy, please laugh again

A7

Daddy ride us on your back again

G F#m Em A7 D

Oh, dad------dy, please don't cry

Play Intro riff.....

D

Why are children always first

F#

To feel the pain and hurt the worst

G

It's true, but somehow

D C/D

It just don't seem right

D

'Cause ev'ry time I cry I know

F#

It hurts my little children so

G C A

I wonder will it be the same tonight

D

Don't cry daddy

Em A

Daddy, please don't cry

G A

Daddy, you've still got me and little Tommy

D G

Together we'll find a brand new mommy

D

Daddy, daddy, please laugh again

A7

Daddy ride us on your back again

G F#m Em A7 D F/D

Oh, dad------dy, please don't cry

G F#m Em A7 D

Oh, dad------dy, please don't cry

Ending:

Guitar 1 (Capo 5):

    e||--------------0-----------|--------------0-----------|--0-------------|
    B||--------2-----2-----2-----|--------1-----1-----1-----|--2-------------|
    G||--------2-----------2-----|--------0-----------0-----|--2-------------|
    D||-----2-----2-----2-----2--|-----2-----2-----2-----2--|--2-------------|
    A||--0-----------------------|--0-----------------------|--0-------------|
    E||--------------------------|--------------------------|----------------|

| |

| Guitar 2: |

| D F/D |

    e||--------2-----2-----2-----|--------1-----1-----1-----|--2-------------|
    B||--------3-----3-----3-----|--------1-----1-----1-----|--3-------------|
    G||-----2-----2-----2-----2--|-----2-----2-----2-----2--|--2-------------|
    D||--0-----------------------|--0-----------------------|--0-------------|
    A||--------------------------|--------------------------|----------------|
    E||--------------------------|--------------------------|----------------|

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