Johnny Cash – Daddy Sang Bass (Guitar)

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[Verse 1]
     E
I remember when I was a lad

            A                    E
Times were hard and things were bad

                                           B7
But there's a silver linin' behind every cloud

           E                 E7
Just poor people that all we were

                  A                       E
Tryin' to make a livin' out of blackland earth

                                   B7             E
But we'd get together in a family circle singin' loud. ...
[Chorus]
                            E    E7
Daddy sang bass, mama sang tenor

                A                       E
Me and little brother would join right in there

                                  B7
Singin' seems to help a troubled soul

              E                    E7
One of these days and it won't be long

        A             E
I'll rejoin them in a song

                           B7             E
I'm gonna join the family circle at the throne. ...

                                E7
No, the circle won't be broken

         A                 E
Bye and bye, Lord, bye and bye ...

                                  E    E7
Daddy'll sing bass, mama'll sing tenor

                A                     E
Me and little brother will join right in there

                  B7       E  E   B7   E
In the sky, Lord, in the sky.
[Verse 2]
         E                            A              E
Now I remember after work mama would call in all of us

                                         B7
You could hear us singin' for a country mile

             E               E7                 A             E
Now little brother has done gone on but I'll rejoin him in a song

                            B7                  E
We'll be together again up yonder in a little while.
[Chorus]
                            E    E7
Daddy sang bass, mama sang tenor

                A                       E
Me and little brother would join right in there

                                  B7
Singin' seems to help a troubled soul

              E                    E7
One of these days and it won't be long

        A             E
I'll rejoin them in a song

                           B7             E
I'm gonna join the family circle at the throne. ...

                                E7
No, the circle won't be broken

         A                 E
Bye and bye, Lord, bye and bye ...

                                  E    E7
Daddy'll sing bass, mama'll sing tenor

                A                     E
Me and little brother will join right in there

                  B7       E  E   B7   E
In the sky, Lord, in the sky.