Papas Hands Cifras

"Papa's Hands" - Eddie Noack
Track 23 of 30 on the album "Ain't the Reaping Ever Done? (1962-1976)" (2015)
 
[!] Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlBhNmm48cY [!]
 
[Intro]
D  A  D  A
 
 
[Verse 1]
         A            D
Goodbye, Papa, you're leaving
                          A
You've stood life's every test
       D                    A
Let me touch those dear old fingers
          B7                  E    E7
That have finally found their rest
    A              D
And Papa, you look so good
                   A
In your blue denim shirt
         D                A
That the Lord is bound to know you
      D                 A
And reward you for your worth
 
 
[Chorus]
       E    E7            A
Papa's hands are worn and old
       B7             E    E7
Papa's hands, a story told
       A              D
I've a good man and a true man
                         A
Who believed in nature's plans
        D            A
He left little but a family
          D                    A
That drew strength from Papa's hands
 
 
[Interlude]
D  A  D  A
 
 
[Verse 2]
     A              D
Papa taught me as a youngster
                           A
That hard work cleanse the soul
         D              A
Why, his spirit must be whiter
       B7             E     E7
Than a million cotton bolls
        A                  D
I won't cry because you're leaving
                    A
To join the angels' band
     D              A
I'll just bid you a fond farewell
    D                       A
And I'll shake a good man's hand
 
 
[Chorus]
       E    E7            A
Papa's hands are worn and old
       B7             E    E7
Papa's hands, a story told
       A              D
I've a good man and a true man
                         A
Who believed in nature's plans
        D            A
He left little but a family
          D                          A
That drew strength from Papa's hands
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