Daddy Did His Best Chords & Lyrics Artist: Dolly Parton, Porter Wagoner

INTRO
D  E  A
 
 
VERSE 1
    A              E                D              A
I remember when my daddy worked all day for just a dollar
       D             A                                  E
And he never saved a penny, but at least the bills were   paid
     A            E                D
I've never seen a man work half as hard
              A
And come home half as tired
D                    E               A
Then give the Lord a tenth of all he made
 
 
CHORUS
      E                             A
Daddy said I'm making payments on a mansion
       D                A                                 E
And so many times, he's told me this old world is not his home
       A                 E               D              A
And he told me he'd been promised he'd receive a fair reward
      D                                   E              A
Daddy did the best he could then left the rest up to the Lord
 
 
VERSE 2
         A            E                 D              A
Now I've never seen a man that had more reason for complaining
         D              A                             E
But he'd smiled at me explaining how he never walked alone
          A                E
When they called me to his deathbed
    D             A                 D
I remember how my daddy just looked up
               E              A
And smiled and said I'm going home
 
 
CHORUS
      E                             A
Daddy said I'm making payments on a mansion
       D                A                                 E
And so many times, he's told me this old world is not his home
       A                 E               D              A
And he told me he'd been promised he'd receive a fair reward
      D                                   E              A
Daddy did the best he could then left the rest up to the Lord
 
 
INSTRUMENTAL
A  E  D  A
D  A     E
A  E  D  A
D     E  A
 
 
VERSE 3
         A               E                  D                A
Since my daddy left this world for one much better I've been watching
       D              A                                   E
People worrying more, working for the things they can't afford
     A                        E
In a world that's filled with problems
         D              A
No one's ever found the answers
       D               E              A
To the things my daddy left up to the Lord
 
 
CHORUS
      E                             A
Daddy said I'm making payments on a mansion
       D                A                                 E
And so many times, he's told me this old world is not his home
       A                 E               D              A
And he told me he'd been promised he'd receive a fair reward
      D                                   E              A
Daddy did the best he could then left the rest up to the Lord
 
 
OUTRO
D                                 E              A
Daddy did his best, then left the rest up to the Lord