The key of this version of Daddy's Hands matches the following video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q_E6pUwySg
Standard tuning - no capo
Chords used: D, G, A, F#M, Bm, D/F#, A7/E, Asus,.
[Intro]
D
[Verse]
D A
I remember Daddy´s hands, folded silently in prayer
Bm7 G D A
and reaching out to hold me, when I had a nightmare.
D A
You could read quite a story, in the callouses and lines;
G D A D
years of work and worry had left their mark behind.
[Verse]
D A
I remember Daddy´s hands, how they held my Mama tight,
Bm7 G D A
and patted my back, for something done right.
D A
There are things that I´ve forgotten, that I loved about the man,
G D A D
but I´ll always remember the love in Daddy´s hands.
[Chorus]
D
Daddy's hands
G D
were soft and kind when I was cryin´.
F#m Bm7
Daddy´s hands,
G A
were hard as steel when I´d done wrong.
D
Daddy´s hands, weren´t always gentle
G E
But I´ve come to understand.
D G D/F# A7/E D
There was always love in Daddy´s hands.
D G D/F# A7/E D
[Verse]
D A
I remember Daddy´s hands, working 'til they bled.
Bm7 G D A
Sacrificed unselfishly, just to keep us all fed.
D A
If I could do things over, I´d live my life again.
G D A D
And never take for granted the love in Daddy´s hands.
[Chorus]
D
Daddy's hands
G D
were soft and kind when I was cryin´.
F#m Bm7
Daddy´s hands,
G A
were hard as steel when I´d done wrong.
D
Daddy´s hands, weren´t always gentle
G E
But I´ve come to understand.
D G D/F# A7/E D
There was always love in Daddy´s hands.
[Chorus]
N.C. until**
D
Daddy's hands
G D
were soft and kind when I was cryin´.
F#m Bm7
Daddy´s hands,
G A
were hard as steel when I´d done wrong.
**D
Daddy´s hands, weren´t always gentle
G E
But I´ve come to understand.
D G D/F# Asus
There was always love...
A D
In Daddy´s hands.
[Outro]
D G D/F# A7/E D
