Verse 1:
A                                           E
I heard about, I heard about your daddy got sick
E                                      A
Drove down to the river to die alone
A                                               E      
Seven days, seven days till they found him all
E                                   F#m
Wrapped up in a blanket on the boat
                       E                       F#m
So we put him in the ground, down, down, down
                             E
Your Momma said stay strong, don't cry.
                        A
So that is what you did.

(Guitar solo)

A                                        E
Years later, years down, later down the road
E                            A
on the bus with your FM radio.
A                                  E
Half drunk, a cigarette hangin out,
E                             F#m
what happened to your lonely soul.
F#m        E
Crying out,
E                                F#m
what happened to your lonely soul.
F#m       E
Screamin out.
         D        E             D        E
You said try and lose, you said try and lose.
E                 A                        E
Everything you've known, everything you've seen.
                  F#m                      E
Everything you've loved, everthing you've been.
                     A                      E
And everywhere you walk, yes every song you sing.
               F#m                       E
Every time you wake, it haunts you once again.
                     A          E
My daddy ain't comin home, no no.
                  F#m         E
Daddy ain't comin home, no no.
                    A           E
My daddy ain't comin home, no no.
                 F#m             E
Daddy ain't comin home, no no.
                       A
Your daddy ain't comin home.