The Diamonds - Daddy cool
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Daddy Cool
1957 single release by Canadian Quartet The Diamonds. Song never released
here in UK. Covered in the late Seventies by UK Do-Wop vocal band ‘Darts’
Tab by bass50611. Not exact, more of my interpretation based on the
original upright bassline
Verse 1:
I saw a crazy chick running down the street...I said whoo pretty baby
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-6---------------------------------------5-5-5-6-----------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Why the ready beat...She said wow what a square don’t you dig the scene...
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------5-5-5-6-------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Daddy Cool’s playing his piano machine...Daddy Who?...Daddy Who?...
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-6----------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
Daddy Cool Daddy Cool
G|------------------------------5-5---------------5-5-----------------5-5-|
D|---------------------5-5--8-8----------5-5--8-8------------5-5--8-8-----|
A|-----------------6-6---------------6-6-----------------6-6--------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------5-5-------------------------------------|
D|-----5-5--8-8-------------------5-5---------------3-3-|
A|-6-6-------------------5-5--8-8----------3-3--6-6-----|
E|-------------------6-6---------------4-4--------------|
(Break)
G|--------------5-5----|
D|-----5-5--8-8--------|
A|-6-6---------------6-|
E|---------------------|
Verse 2:
She led me by the hand...
G|------------------------------5-5---------------5-5----------------5-5-|
D|---------------------5-5--8-8----------5-5--8-8-----------5-5--8-8-----|
A|-----------------6-6---------------6-6----------------6-6--------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------5-5-------------------------------------|
D|-----5-5--8-8-------------------5-5---------------3-3-|
A|-6-6-------------------5-5--8-8----------3-3--6-6-----|
E|-------------------6-6---------------4-4--------------|
(Break)
G|--------------5-5----|
D|-----5-5--8-8--------|
A|-6-6---------------6-|
E|---------------------|
Verse 3:
The joint was dim & dark...
G|-------------------------------5-5---------------5-5---------------5-5-|
D|----------------------5-5--8-8----------5-5--8-8----------5-5--8-8-----|
A|------------------6-6---------------6-6---------------6-6--------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------5-5-------------------------------------|
D|-----5-5--8-8-------------------5-5---------------3-3-|
A|-6-6-------------------5-5--8-8----------3-3--6-6-----|
E|-------------------6-6---------------4-4--------------|
(Break)
G|--------------5-5----|
D|-----5-5--8-8--------|
A|-6-6---------------6-|
E|---------------------|
Chorus:
Daddy Cool Daddy Cool
G|------------------------------5-5---------------5-5-----------------5-5-|
D|---------------------5-5--8-8----------5-5--8-8------------5-5--8-8-----|
A|-----------------6-6---------------6-6-----------------6-6--------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------5-5-------------------------------------|
D|-----5-5--8-8-------------------5-5---------------3-3-|
A|-6-6-------------------5-5--8-8----------3-3--6-6-----|
E|-------------------6-6---------------4-4--------------|
(Break)
G|--------------5-5----|
D|-----5-5--8-8--------|
A|-6-6---------------6-|
E|---------------------|
Bridge:
G|--------------5-5---------------5-5---------------5-5----------5---|
D|-----5-5--8-8----------5-5--8-8----------5-5--8-8----------5-5---7-|
A|-6-6---------------6-6---------------6-6---------------6-6---------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----5-5--8-8--10-10------5-5--8-8--10-10---------------5-5-|
D|-6-6------------------6-6----------------------5-5--8-8-----|
A|-------------------------------------------6-6--------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------5-5-------------------------------------|
D|-----5-5--8-8-------------------5-5---------------3-3-|
A|-6-6-------------------5-5--8-8----------3-3--6-6-----|
E|-------------------6-6---------------4-4--------------|
(Break)
G|--------------5-5----|
D|-----5-5--8-8--------|
A|-6-6---------------6-|
E|---------------------|
Interlude:
G|--------------5-5---------------5-5---------------5-5---------------5-5-|
D|-----5-5--8-8----------5-5--8-8----------5-5--8-8----------5-5--8-8-----|
A|-6-6---------------6-6---------------6-6---------------6-6--------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----5-5--8-8--10-10------5-5--8-8--10-10---------------5-5-|
D|-6-6------------------6-6----------------------5-5--8-8-----|
A|-------------------------------------------6-6--------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------5-5-------------------------------------|
D|-----5-5--8-8-------------------5-5---------------3-3-|
A|-6-6-------------------5-5--8-8----------3-3--6-6-----|
E|-------------------6-6---------------4-4--------------|
(Break)
G|--------------5-5----|
D|-----5-5--8-8--------|
A|-6-6---------------6-|
E|---------------------|
Verse 4:
The rhythm was so gone...
G|------------------------------5-5---------------5-5----------------5-5-|
D|---------------------5-5--8-8----------5-5--8-8-----------5-5--8-8-----|
A|-----------------6-6---------------6-6----------------6-6--------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------5-5-------------------------------------|
D|-----5-5--8-8-------------------5-5---------------3-3-|
A|-6-6-------------------5-5--8-8----------3-3--6-6-----|
E|-------------------6-6---------------4-4--------------|
(Break)
G|--------------5-5----|
D|-----5-5--8-8--------|
A|-6-6---------------6-|
E|---------------------|
Verse 5:
Then when they closed the club...
G|-------------------------------------5-5---------------5-5-|
D|----------------------------5-5--8-8----------5-5--8-8-----|
A|------------------------6-6---------------6-6--------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------5-5---------------5-5-------------------------------------|
D|-----5-5--8-8----------5-5--8-8-------------------5-5---------------3-3-|
A|-6-6---------------6-6-------------------5-5--8-8----------3-3--6-6-----|
E|-------------------------------------6-6---------------4-4--------------|
(Break)
G|--------------5-5----|
D|-----5-5--8-8--------|
A|-6-6---------------6-|
E|---------------------|
Chorus:
Daddy Cool Daddy Cool
G|------------------------------5-5---------------5-5-----------------5-5-|
D|---------------------5-5--8-8----------5-5--8-8------------5-5--8-8-----|
A|-----------------6-6---------------6-6-----------------6-6--------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------5-5-------------------------------------|
D|-----5-5--8-8-------------------5-5---------------3-3-|
A|-6-6-------------------5-5--8-8----------3-3--6-6-----|
E|-------------------6-6---------------4-4--------------|
(Break & END)
G|--------------5-5---------|
D|-----5-5--8-8-------------|
A|-6-6---------------6-----6|
E|--------------------------|