Capo di fret 2

Intro : C….

C
a boy walks past a window
F C
of a glowing open sign..
Am
full of wooden toys and trucks,
F
and painted trains..

C
rings a bell up on the counter
F C
hands a picture to the man..
Am G F
of a kid beside a soldier smiling away..
Am
said, “sir, i’ve heard
G F
you can build anything”..

Reff :
C
could you build me a daddy?..
G
strong as superman..
Am
make him ten feet tall..
G
with a southern drawl..
F
and a crooked smile if you can..

C
‘cause i sure miss him..
G
maybe you could bring him back?
Am
if i walked in with him,
G F
it’d sure make momma happy..
C
if you could build me a daddy..

C
there’s an old winchester rifle
F C
back home hanging on the wall..
Am
he promised me,
F
he’d teach me how to aim..

C
and he said when i got older
F C
we could work on that curveball..
Am G F
i know he’d never wanna miss a game..
Am G F
so here’s a little money that i’ve saved..

Reff :
C
could you build me a daddy?
G
strong as superman..
Am
make him ten feet tall..
G
with a southern drawl..
F
and a crooked smile if you can..

C
i sure miss him..
G
maybe you could bring him back?
Am
if i walked in with him
G F
it’d sure make momma happy
C
if you could build me a daddy..

Am
give him a big heart..
-G F
make his arms wide open..
C
i know he misses me
G
so mister, i was hoping..

Reff :
C
you could build me a daddy?
G
strong as superman..
Am
make him ten feet tall
G
with a southern drawl
F
and a fishing pole in his hand..

C
‘cause i sure miss him
G
maybe you could bring him back?..
Am
if i walked in with him
G F
it’d sure make my momma happy..
C..
if you could you build me a daddy..
C
could you build me a daddy?

[[[ORIGINAL CHORD]]]

Intro : D..

D
a boy walks past a window
G D
of a glowing open sign..
Bm
full of wooden toys and trucks,
G
and painted trains..

D
rings a bell up on the counter
G D
hands a picture to the man..
Bm A G
of a kid beside a soldier smiling away..
Bm
said, “sir, i’ve heard
A G
you can build anything”..

Reff :
D
could you build me a daddy?..
A
strong as superman..
Bm
make him ten feet tall..
A
with a southern drawl..
G
and a crooked smile if you can..

D
‘cause i sure miss him..
A
maybe you could bring him back?
Bm
if i walked in with him,
A G
it’d sure make momma happy..
D..
if you could build me a daddy..

D
there’s an old winchester rifle
G D
back home hanging on the wall..
Bm
he promised me,
G
he’d teach me how to aim..

D
and he said when i got older
G D
we could work on that curveball..
Bm A G
i know he’d never wanna miss a game..
Bm A G
so here’s a little money that i’ve saved..

Reff :
D
could you build me a daddy?
A
strong as superman..
Bm
make him ten feet tall..
A
with a southern drawl..
G
and a crooked smile if you can..

D
i sure miss him..
A
maybe you could bring him back?
Bm
if i walked in with him
A G
it’d sure make momma happy
D
if you could build me a daddy..

Bm
give him a big heart..
-A G
make his arms wide open..
D
i know he misses me
A
so mister, i was hoping..

Reff :
D
you could build me a daddy?
A
strong as superman..
Bm
make him ten feet tall
A
with a southern drawl
G
and a fishing pole in his hand..

D
‘cause i sure miss him
A
maybe you could bring him back?..
Bm
if i walked in with him
A G
it’d sure make my momma happy..
D..
if you could you build me a daddy..
D
could you build me a daddy?