Luke Bryan – Build Me A Daddy Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Luke Bryan – Build Me A Daddy Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chords of Build Me A Daddy by Luke Bryan on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
D D

[Verse 1]
D                                           G                      D
A boy walks past a window of a glowin’ open sign
Bm                                                         G
Full of wooden toys and trucks and painted trains
D                             G                                           D
Rings a bell up on the counter, hands a picture to the man
Bm                             A                             G
Of a kid beside a soldier smiling away
Bm               A                             G
Said, “Sir, I’ve heard you can build anything”

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[Chorus]
G                             D
Could you build me a daddy?
A
Strong as Superman
Bm                                           A
Make him ten feet tall with a southern drawl
G
And a crooked smile if you can
D
‘Cause I sure miss him
A
Maybe you could bring him back?
Bm                             A                             G
If I walked in with him, it’d sure make mama happy
D                                           D
If you could build me a daddy

[Verse 2]
D                                       G                                           D
There’s an old Winchester rifle, back home hangin’ on the wall
Bm                                           G
He promised me he’d teach me how to aim
D                                           G                                         D
And he said when I got older, we could work on that curveball
Bm               A                             G
I know he’d never wanna miss a game
Bm                             A               G
So here’s a little money that I’ve saved

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[Chorus]
G                             D
Could you build me a daddy?
A
Strong as Superman
Bm                                           A
Make him ten feet tall with a southern drawl
G
And a crooked smile if you can
D
‘Cause I sure miss him
A
Maybe you could bring him back?
Bm                                           A                             G
If I walked in with him, it’d sure make mama happy
D
If you could build me a daddy

[Bridge]
D               Bm                             A                             G
Give him a big heart, make his arms wide open
D                             A
I know he misses me, so mister, I was hopin’

[Chorus]
A                             D
You could build me a daddy
A
Strong as Superman
Bm                                           A
Make him ten feet tall with a southern drawl
G
And a fishing pole in his hand
D
‘Cause I sure miss him
A
Maybe you could bring him back?
Bm                             A                                           G
If I walked in with him, it’d sure make my mama happy
D                                           D
If you could you build me a daddy

[Outro]
D
Could you build me a daddy?

How to play Build Me A Daddy: key, chords and progression

Build Me A Daddy by Luke Bryan is in the key of D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). The song uses 4 chords: D, G, Bm and A.

The backbone of the song is Bm – A – G – D (vi – V – IV – I in D major). In solfa, that is lah – soh – fah – doh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes G, C, Em, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E

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Build Me A Daddy chords: questions

What key is Build Me A Daddy in?

Build Me A Daddy by Luke Bryan is in the key of D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Build Me A Daddy?

Build Me A Daddy uses 4 chords: D, G, Bm, A.

What is the chord progression of Build Me A Daddy?

The main progression is Bm – A – G – D (vi – V – IV – I).

Is Build Me A Daddy easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes G, C, Em, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo).

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