Topic: Daddy Said
This is a song all about getting started in the live music business, some of it is fact some with a little fiction added but all of it is true.
Daddy Said.
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[A] Ya cant make a living out of rock and roll.
Well [D] that's what my daddy said.
[E] Two hundred miles from one gig to the next.
[D] Drink and drugs and [A] sex.
[A] The next hotel looks just like the last.
And the [D] faces all look the same.
[E] A glass of wine and a mug of beer.
Is that [D] all you get for the [A] fame?
[D] Many a night in a [Daug] broken down van.
[Bm] Freezing to death in the [B7] snow.
Or [E] changing a tyre in the [C] pouring down rain.
I'm [D] telling you cos you aught to [F#] know. -[E]
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It's a [A] hard life to live.
It's a [D] long hard climb to the top.
It's [E] harder when you get to the peak.
It's [D] easy to let go and [A] drop.
It's a [A] hard life to live.
Are you [D] sure you want to live like that?
I've been [E] there myself, driving up and down the roads.
And [D] that's what my daddy [A] said.
[A] Ya cant make a living out of rock and roll.
Without [D] paying for the life you live.
[E] Jack “D” will make you pay the toll.
The more you [D] drink the more you [A] give.
He [A] shook his head then he bought me a guitar.
[D] Got it from the second hand store.
He [E] drove me to the gigs and he paid for the rooms.
I guess he [D] couldn't do any [A] more.
[D] Many a night in a [Daug] broken down van.
[Bm] Freezing to death in the [B7] snow.
Or [E] changing a tyre in the [C] pouring down rain.
I'm [D] telling you cos you aught to [F#] know.-[E]
(CHORUS)
Words & Music by Phill Williams.March 2nd 2020.
Ask not what Chordie can do for you, but what you can do for Chordie.
