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(INTRO)
D
(VER)
D
A boy walks past a window
of a g
G
lowin’ open s
D
ign
Full of w
Bm
ooden toys and trucks
and painted tr
G
ains
Rings a b
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ell up on the counter
hands a p
G
icture to the m
D
an
Of a
Bm
kid beside a s
A
oldier smiling aw
G
ay
Said, “
Bm
Sir, I’ve heard
y
A
ou can build anyth
G
ing”
(CHO)
G
Could you build me a d
D
addy?
Strong as S
A
uperman
Make him
Bm
ten feet tall
with a s
A
outhern
drawl
And a c
G
rooked smile if you can
‘Cause I sure m
D
iss
him
Maybe you could b
A
ring him back
If I walked
Bm
in with him
it’d s
A
ure make mama h
G
appy
If you could build me a d
D
addy
D
(VER)
D
There’s an old Winchester rifle
back home h
G
angin’ on the w
D
all
He p
Bm
romised me he’d teach me how to a
G
im
And he s
D
aid when I got older
we could w
G
ork on that curveb
D
all
I k
Bm
now he’d never w
A
anna miss a g
G
ame
So h
Bm
ere’s a little m
A
oney that I’ve s
G
aved
(CHO)
G
Could you build me a d
D
addy?
Strong as S
A
uperman
Make him
Bm
ten feet tall
with a s
A
outhern
drawl
And a c
G
rooked smile if you can
I sure m
D
iss
him
Maybe you could b
A
ring him back
If I walked
Bm
in with him
it’d s
A
ure make mama h
G
appy
If you could build me a d
D
addy
(BRI)
D
Give him a big
Bm
heart
make his a
A
rms wide o
G
pen
I know he m
D
isses
me
so mister, I was h
A
opin’
(CHO)
A
You could build me a d
D
addy
Strong as S
A
uperman
Make him
Bm
ten feet tall
with a s
A
outhern
drawl
And a f
G
ishing pole in his hand
‘Cause I sure m
D
iss
him
Maybe you could b
A
ring him back?
If I walked
Bm
in with him
it’d s
A
ure make my mama h
G
appy
If you could you build me a d
D
addy
D
(OUTRO)
D
Could you build me a daddy?