Daddy Laid The Blues On Me - Bobbie Cryner [Verse 1] Way [C]back in their younger days, when they were running [G]wild My [G]daddy had a dream, and Momma had a [C]child He said "[C]Girl you can't be tying me down, I'm only [F]seventeen And a [D7]man's gotta get around, if you know what I [G]mean." Then my [C]Momma said, "Go on, as she stood and [F]cried And my Daddy said, "I'm gone. I gotta live my life." |[Chorus] |And I was [C]born one summer night |When the world loved Patsy [F]Cline |I was [G]raised by the tracks, in a tar-paper shack |On the Georgia-Alabama line |Momma [C]taught me how to play and sing |And we headed up to [F]Tennessee |[G]Momma sold my soul on country rock and roll |But Daddy laid the blues on [C]me [Verse 2] Well I [C]signed that dotted line, and I climbed my way to being a [G]star When I [G]ran across my Daddy in a downtown Tallahassee [C]bar He said, [C]"Girl there ain't no life on the road, you better come [F]with me." I said "Dad, [D7]I gotta get around if you know [G]what I mean." Daddy [C]said "Come on", with a tear in his [F]eye I said, "[G]Sorry Daddy, I'm gone!, I gotta live my [C]life" |[Chorus] x2 |And I was [C]born one summer night |When the world loved Patsy [F]Cline |I was [G]raised by the tracks, in a tar-paper shack |On the Georgia-Alabama line |Momma [C]taught me how to play and sing |And we headed up to [F]Tennessee |[G]Momma sold my soul on country rock and roll |But Daddy laid the blues on [C]me [Outro] Yeah, [G]Momma sold my soul on country rock and roll But Daddy laid the blues on [C]me