Daddy Frank - Merle Haggard 

	Daddy 
D
Frank played the guitar and the french harp

	Sister played the ringing tambou
A
rine

	Mama couldn't hear our pretty music

	She read our lips and helped the family 
D
sing

	That 
D
little band was all a part of living

	And our only means of living at the 
A
time

	It wasn't like no normal family combo

	'Cause Daddy Frank the guitar man was 
D
blind

Bm
Frank and Mama counted on each 
D
other

Their 
Bm
one and only weakness made them 
D
strong

G
Mama did the driving for the 
D
family

While 
E
Frank made a living with his 
A
songs

Bm
Home was just a camp along the 
D
highway

And a 
Bm
pickup bed is where we bedded 
A
down

I don't 
G
ever once remember going 
D
hungry

But I re
D
member 
G
Mama 
D
cooking 
A
on the 
D
ground

I 
Bm
don't remember how they got ac
D
quainted

I 
Bm
can't recall just how it came to 
D
be

There 
G
must have been some special help from 
D
someone

And 
E
blessed be the one who let it 
A
be

Bm
Fever caused my Mama's loss of 
D
hearing

Daddy 
Bm
Frank was born without his 
A
sight

And 
G
Mama needed someone she could 
D
lean on

And 
D
I bel
G
ieve the 
D
guitar 
A
man was 
D
right