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^CDaddy Frank played the guitar and the French harp Sister played the ringing tambou^G7rine

Mama couldn't hear our pretty music

She read our lips and helped the family ^Csing

That little band was all a part of living

And our only means of living at the ^G7time

And it wasn't like no normal family combo

Cause Daddy Frank the guitar man was ^Cblind

^FFrank and mama counted on each ^Cother ^FTheir one and only weakness made them ^Cstrong

^FMama did the driving for the ^Cfamily ^D7And Frank made a living with a ^G7song

^FHome was just a camp along the ^Chighway ^FA pick-up bed was where we bedded ^Cdown

^FDon't ever once remember going ^Chungry But I ^Fremember ^Cmama ^G7cooking on the ^Cground

^CDaddy Frank played the guitar and the French harp Sister played the ringing tambou^G7rine

Mama couldn't hear our pretty music

She read our lips and helped the family ^Csing

That little band was all a part of living

And our only means of living at the ^G7time

And it wasn't like no normal family combo

Cause Daddy Frank the guitar man was ^Cblind

^FDon't remember how they got ac^Cquainted I ^Fcan't recall just how it came to ^Cbe

There ^Fhad to be some special help from ^Csomeone And ^D7blessed be the one that let it ^G7be

^FFever caused my mama's loss of ^Chearing ^FDaddy Frank was born without his ^Csight

^FAnd mama needed someone she could ^Clean on And ^FI believe the ^Cguitar ^G7man was ^Cright

^CDaddy Frank played the guitar and the French harp Sister played the ringing tambou^G7rine

Mama couldn't hear our pretty music

She read our lips and helped the family ^Csing

That little band was all a part of living

And our only means of living at the ^G7time

And it wasn't like no normal family combo

Cause Daddy Frank the guitar man was ^Cblind

Merle Haggard - Daddy frank