Daddy

 A                                 
His deeds were never published for 
       E
the public
The things he did were never done 
      A
for show
His name was never printed in the 
  E
paper
 B7                   E
Until about two days ago
A                                 
He only filed a short form for his
   E
 taxes
No one asked him how he felt about 
     A
the war
He always had a good word for his 
    E
neighbor
     B7                          
Now his good words won't be heard 
    E
anymore

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[Chorus]
       D                        
And through the rain I heard the 
          A
choir singing Nearer my God to Thee
  D                                
Through the mist I saw some 
     A
children crying
        E                     A
And I felt nearer my God to Thee

[Verse]
A                             E
His table was never full of plenty
His silverware was never the real 
   A
thing
But the tears on the faces of his 
  E
family
      B7                         
Were just as real as if he were a 
   E
king
 A                                 
The preacher said he'd always been 
        E
a good man
But preachers love to throw that 
          A
phrase around
But the tears I tasted gave his 
            E
words new meaning
          B7                       
Watching old friends puttin' daddy 
          E
in the ground

[Chorus]
       D                        
And through the rain I heard the 
          A
choir singing Nearer my God to Thee
 D                                 
Through the mist I saw some 
     A
children crying
        E                     A
And I felt nearer my God to Thee