I Dont Call Him Daddy

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[Verse 1]
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It was six in the morning when I 
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made the county line
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There's someone I've got to talk 
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to, can't get it off my mind
      Em     D            A 
He is just a kid and he's in a 
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pretty rough spot
F#m          G                  
Two dimes to make a phone call, 
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that's about all I got
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[Verse 2]
         Dsus4  D      Dsus2     
How's my boy  today? I know it's 
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been three weeks
        Dsus4             D       
But you know how far I've got to 
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go these days to make ends meet
           Em   D         A      
How's your mama now, with her new
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 live-in friend?
F#m       G                    A
Oh, how I hate the wounds that 
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never seem to mend


[Chorus]
          G                      
You said, I don't call him daddy, 
     C                G
but he takes care of things
         G                         
When you pick me up on Friday, are 
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you gonna bring me anything?
G                                 
Oh, don't worry Dad, you know, it 
      C              Em  D
don't matter what we do
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      C                G          
Cause I don't call him daddy, he 
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can never be like you


[Verse 3]
Dsus4         D                  
God bless the little hearts, 
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they're the ones who really pay
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When Mom and Dad can't get along 
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and they go their separate ways
     Em                   D       
In a way I'm glad there's someone 
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there to fill the empty space
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Tears of understanding stream 
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down a dirty face


[Chorus]
          G                      
You said, I don't call him daddy, 
     C                G
but he takes care of things
         G                         
When you pick me up on Friday, are 
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you gonna bring me anything?
G                                 
Oh, don't worry Dad, you know, it 
      C              Em  D
don't matter what we do
      C                G          
Cause I don't call him daddy, he 
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can never be like you


[Tag 1]
        Bm    G
Be like you
        Bm    G    A
Be like you


[Bridge]
      Dsus4          D            
He is quite a little man growin' 
     Dsus2      D
up as fast as he can
    Dsus4          D               
And I don't get to see him half as 
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much as I had planned
        Em                D       
There's so much I need to tell 
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him, so precious little time
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A little rain on the window, and a 
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little wave goodbye


[Chorus]
          G                      
You said, I don't call him daddy, 
     C                G
but he takes care of things
         G                         
When you pick me up on Friday, are 
                      D
you gonna bring me anything?
G                                 
Oh, don't worry Dad, you know, it 
      C              Em  D
don't matter what we do
      C                G          
Cause I don't call him daddy, he 
                 D
can never be like you


[Other] (Fade out)
         G                         
He said, I don't call him daddy, 
  C                G
but he takes care of things
         G                         
When you pick me up on Friday, are 
                      D
you gonna bring me anything?
G                                 
Oh, don't worry Dad, you know, it 
      C              Em  D
don't matter what we do
      C                G          
Cause I don't call him daddy, he 
                 D
can never be like you