Porter Wagoner – Daddy Did His Best (Guitar)

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[Intro] D E A [Verse 1]
    A              E                D              A
I remember when my daddy worked all day for just a dollar

       D             A                                  E
And he never saved a penny, but at least the bills were   paid

     A            E                D
I've never seen a man work half as hard

              A
And come home half as tired

D                    E               A
Then give the Lord a tenth of all he made
[Chorus]
      E                             A
Daddy said I'm making payments on a mansion

       D                A                                 E
And so many times, he's told me this old world is not his home

       A                 E               D              A
And he told me he'd been promised he'd receive a fair reward

      D                                   E              A
Daddy did the best he could then left the rest up to the Lord
[Verse 2]
         A            E                 D              A
Now I've never seen a man that had more reason for complaining

         D              A                             E
But he'd smiled at me explaining how he never walked alone

          A                E
When they called me to his deathbed

    D             A                 D
I remember how my daddy just looked up

               E              A
And smiled and said I'm going home
[Chorus]
      E                             A
Daddy said I'm making payments on a mansion

       D                A                                 E
And so many times, he's told me this old world is not his home

       A                 E               D              A
And he told me he'd been promised he'd receive a fair reward

      D                                   E              A
Daddy did the best he could then left the rest up to the Lord
[Instrumental] A E D A D A E A E D A D E A [Verse 3]
         A               E                  D                A
Since my daddy left this world for one much better I've been watching

       D              A                                   E
People worrying more, working for the things they can't afford

     A                        E
In a world that's filled with problems

         D              A
No one's ever found the answers

       D               E              A
To the things my daddy left up to the Lord
[Chorus]
      E                             A
Daddy said I'm making payments on a mansion

       D                A                                 E
And so many times, he's told me this old world is not his home

       A                 E               D              A
And he told me he'd been promised he'd receive a fair reward

      D                                   E              A
Daddy did the best he could then left the rest up to the Lord
[Outro]
D                                 E              A
Daddy did his best, then left the rest up to the Lord