C
Daddy Frank played the guitar and the French harp
G7
Sister played the ringing tambourine
Mama couldn't hear our pretty music
C
She read our lips and helped the family sing
That little band was all a part of living
G7
And our only means of living at the time
And it wasn't like no normal family combo
C
Cause Daddy Frank the guitar man was blind
F C
Frank and mama counted on each other
F C
Their one and only weakness made them strong
F C
Mama did the driving for the family
D7 G7
And Frank made a living with a song
F C
Home was just a camp along the highway
F C
A pick-up bed was where we bedded down
F C
Don't ever once remember going hungry
F C G7 C
But I remember mama cooking on the ground
C
Daddy Frank played the guitar and the French harp
G7
Sister played the ringing tambourine
Mama couldn't hear our pretty music
C
She read our lips and helped the family sing
That little band was all a part of living
G7
And our only means of living at the time
And it wasn't like no normal family combo
C
Cause Daddy Frank the guitar man was blind
F C
Don't remember how they got acquainted
F C
I can't recall just how it came to be
F C
There had to be some special help from someone
D7 G7
And blessed be the one that let it be
F C
Fever caused my mama's loss of hearing
F C
Daddy Frank was born without his sight
F C
And mama needed someone she could lean on
F C G7 C
And I believe the guitar man was right
C
Daddy Frank played the guitar and the French harp
G7
Sister played the ringing tambourine
Mama couldn't hear our pretty music
C
She read our lips and helped the family sing
That little band was all a part of living
G7
And our only means of living at the time
And it wasn't like no normal family combo
C
Cause Daddy Frank the guitar man was blind
