What Am I Gonna Do (daddy's Song) keyboard

What Am I Gonna Do (daddy's Song)

• Cadd9

What am I gonna do (Daddy’s Song)
BY:  Thompson Square
Chorded By:  Jeff Martin
Tuning:  Standard CAPO I

(See Bottom for chord formations)

There are a variety of chord formations and although the same chords are listed 
for the verses and chorus' they are shaped differently for each part of the song; 
most of the chords are shown at the bottom of the page, and where to use them.  

INTRO

Cadd9 - G - Am7 - D

VERSE 1
G
The grass is getting high and the mower won’t start
Am7
  You always took care of the yard
C                       G  Gsus2  G
  Now what am I gonna do
        G
I still make your morning coffee that I’ll never drink
Am7
  When it gets cold, I pour it down the sink
C                                    G
  It’s just somethin’ that I gotta do

CHORUS 1
                     Cadd9                   G
Now what am I gonna do without you here with me
                  Am7                                 D    Dsus4 D Dsus2 D
It’s so hard to believe, you were here and now you’re gone
                 Cadd9               G
What am I gonna do to fill the empty space
                  Am7                            D   (Dsus4 D Dsus2 D) 
No, nuthin’ can replace the life me made, me and you
                Cadd9 (Csus2) - G - Am7 - D
What am I gonna do

VERSE 2
    G
Somebody stopped by to buy your ole’ truck
Am7
  I think I’d rather just let it rust
C                     G  Gsus2  G
  It reminds me of you
     G
That broken down chair that you loved so much
Am7
  Gets me through nights when nights get tough
C                              C
  It makes me feel so close to you

CHORUS 2
                     Cadd9                   G
Now what am I gonna do without you here with me
                  Am7                                 D    Dsus4 D Dsus2 D
It’s so hard to believe, you were here and now you’re gone
                 Cadd9               G
What am I gonna do to fill the empty space
                  Am7                            D   (Dsus4 D Dsus2 D) 
No, nuthin’ can replace the life me made, me and you
                Cadd9 (Csus2) - G (G2)- Am7 (Am) - D
What am I gonna do

INTERLUDE
  G
Tonight your baby’s playin’ the Opry stage
Am7
What I wouldn’t give just to see your face
C                       F#/Dsus2
  When you hear her sing
                Cadd9  G
What am I gonna do, 
                Am7  G
What am I gonna do
                Cadd9  G
What am I gonna do, 
                Am7  D  Dsus4
What am I gonna do

OUTRO
G
The grass is getting high and the mower won’t start
Am7
  You always took care of the yard
C                       
  Now what am I gonna do

CHORD FORMATIONS:

Intro and Chorus Chords
Cadd9 |x32033|
G     |3x0033|
G2    |3x0030|
Am7   |002213|
Am    |002210|
D     |000232|
Dsus4 |000233|
Dsus2 |000230|
Csus2 |x32030|

Verse Chords
G     |3x0003|
Gsus2 |3x2013|
Am7   |002010|
C     |032010|
F#/Dsus2 |200320|

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