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Don't Cry Daddy

(Scott Mac Davis)


Copyright Screen Gems-Emi Music Inc./Unichappell Music


RCA studio session - January 13-16, 1969 - American Studios - Memphis

 January 15, 7-10 pm

XPA5 1149-na(tr) - Rhythm track


RCA studio session - January 20-22, 1969 - American Studios - Memphis

 January 21, 1-4 am

XPA5 1149-na(tr) - Vocal overdub

XPA5 1149-na(tr) - Harmony vocal overdub


Overdub session for RCA - March 19, 1969 - American Sound - Memphis

 Evening

XPA5 1149-na(tr) - Overdub

Overdub session for RCA - March 21, 1969 - American Sound - Memphis

 XPA5 1149-na(tr) - Overdub
November 1969 Single A side RCA 47-9768 Don't Cry Daddy / Rubberneckin'
Re-mixed version:
June 30, 1987 CD RCA 6221-2-R The Memphis Record









Today I stumbled from my bed
With thunder crashing in my head
My pillow still wet from last night's tears
And as I think of giving up
A voice inside my coffeee cup
Kept crying out, ringing in my ears


* Don't cry daddy, daddy please don't cry
Daddy you still got me and little Tommy
Together we'll find a brand new mommy
Daddy, daddy please laugh again
Daddy ride us on your back again
Oh daddy please don't cry


Why are children always first
To feel the pain and hurt the worst
It's cruel, somehow it just don't seem right
'Cos every time I cry I know
It hurts my little children so
I wonder, will it be the same tonight


* Repeat
Oh daddy, please don't cry. 



  d           
Today I stumbled from my bed
     f#
With thunder crashing in my head
    g
My pillow still wet 
                  d       c/d
From last night tears
    d           
And as I think of giving up
        f#
A voice inside my coffee-cup
     g
Kept crying but
                  c
And ringing in my ears
a         d
Don't cry daddy
                    em
Daddy, please don't cry
a      g                        a
Daddy, you've still got me and little Tommy
  d                         g
Together we'll find a brand new mommy
d           
Daddy, daddy, please laugh again
a7
Daddy ride us on your back again
    g    f3   em    a7           d    dm7  g/d  d  c/d  d  c/d  d
Oh, da-a-a-a-a-dy, please don't cry
Why are children always first
To feel the pain and hurt the worst
It's true, but somehow 
It just don't seem right
'Cause ev'ry time I cry I know
It hurts my little children so
I wonder will it be the same tonight
Don't cry daddy
Daddy, please don't cry
Daddy, you've still got me and little Tommy
Together we'll find a brand new mommy
Daddy, daddy, please laugh again
Daddy ride us on your back again
Oh, daddy, please don't cry
dm7  g  f#m   em   g/a   a7    d
Oh,  da-a-a-a-dy, please don't cry




Version 2 


Standard tuning
       Intro:
       Guitar 1 (Capo 5):
    e||--------------0-----------|--------------0-----------|
    B||--------2-----2-----2-----|--------1-----1-----1-----|
    G||--------2-----------2-----|--------0-----------0-----|
    D||-----2-----2-----2-----2--|-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
    A||--0-----------------------|--0-----------------------|
    E||--------------------------|--------------------------|
     |                                                      |
     | Guitar 2:                                            |
     |   D                          F/D                     |
    e||--------------2-----------|--------1-----1-----1-----|
    B||--------3-----------3-----|--------1-----1-----1-----|
    G||-----2-----2-----2-----2--|-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
    D||--0-----------------------|--0-----------------------|
    A||--------------------------|--------------------------|
    E||--------------------------|--------------------------|


    e||--------5-----------------|--------------0-----------|
    B||--------7-----7-----------|--------2-----2-----2-----|
    G||--------------7-----7-----|--------2-----------2-----|
    D||-----7-----7-----7-----7--|-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
    A||--0-----------------------|--0-----------------------|
    E||--------------------------|--------------------------|
     |                                                      |
     |   G/D                        D                       |
    e||--------3-----3-----3-----|--------2-----2-----2-----|
    B||--------3-----3-----3-----|--------3-----3-----3-----|
    G||-----4-----4-----4-----4--|-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
    D||--0-----------------------|--0-----------------------|
    A||--------------------------|--------------------------|
    E||--------------------------|--------------------------|

    e||--------------------------||
    B||--------0-----3-----0-----||
    G||--------0-----4-----0-----||
    D||-----0-----0-----0-----0--||
    A||--0-----------------------||
    E||--------------------------||
     |                            |
     |   C/D                      |
    e||--------0-----0-----0-----||
    B||--------1-----1-----1-----||
    G||-----0-----0-----0-----0--||
    D||--0-----------------------||
    A||--------------------------||
    E||--------------------------||


     (Play these chords like the intro riff of guitar 2)
      D
    Today I stumbled from my bed
         F#
    With thunder crashing in my head
       G
    My pillow still wet
                    D      C/D
    From last night tears
        D
    And as I think of giving up
      F#
    A voice inside my coffee-cup
         G
    Kept crying out
                      C        A
    And ringing in my ears

              D
    Don't cry daddy
                        Em      A
    Daddy, please don't cry
           G                       A
    Daddy, you've still got me and little Tommy
      D                   G
    Together we'll find a brand new mommy
    D
    Daddy, daddy, please laugh again
    A7
    Daddy ride us on your back again
        G   F#m  Em  A7           D
    Oh, dad------dy, please don't cry

    Play Intro riff.....

    D
    Why are children always first
       F#
    To feel the pain and hurt the worst
         G
    It's true, but somehow
                       D        C/D
    It just don't seem right
           D
    'Cause ev'ry time I cry I know
       F#
    It hurts my little children so
      G                            C       A
    I wonder will it be the same tonight

              D
    Don't cry daddy
                        Em      A
    Daddy, please don't cry
           G                       A
    Daddy, you've still got me and little Tommy
      D                   G
    Together we'll find a brand new mommy
    D
    Daddy, daddy, please laugh again
    A7
    Daddy ride us on your back again
        G   F#m  Em  A7           D      F/D
    Oh, dad------dy, please don't cry
        G   F#m  Em  A7           D
    Oh, dad------dy, please don't cry

       Ending:
       Guitar 1 (Capo 5):
    e||--------------0-----------|--------------0-----------|--0-------------|
    B||--------2-----2-----2-----|--------1-----1-----1-----|--2-------------|
    G||--------2-----------2-----|--------0-----------0-----|--2-------------|
    D||-----2-----2-----2-----2--|-----2-----2-----2-----2--|--2-------------|
    A||--0-----------------------|--0-----------------------|--0-------------|
    E||--------------------------|--------------------------|----------------|
     |                                                      |
     | Guitar 2:                                            |
     |   D                          F/D                     |
    e||--------2-----2-----2-----|--------1-----1-----1-----|--2-------------|
    B||--------3-----3-----3-----|--------1-----1-----1-----|--3-------------|
    G||-----2-----2-----2-----2--|-----2-----2-----2-----2--|--2-------------|
    D||--0-----------------------|--0-----------------------|--0-------------|
    A||--------------------------|--------------------------|----------------|
    E||--------------------------|--------------------------|----------------|