Coldplay - Daddy: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Daddy" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

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C#                      G#
Daddy, are you out there?
                              A#m F#
Daddy, won't you come and play?
C#                    G#
Daddy, do you not care?
                                   A#m F#
Is there nothing that you wanna say?

   C# G#              A#m F#
I know you're hurting too
                  C#
But I need you, I do

Chorus:
C#                        G#
Daddy, if you're out there
                        A#m F#
Daddy, all I want to say
       C#  Fm  F#
You're so far away
           C#  Fm  F#
Oh, you're so far away
        A#m          G#        F#
That's okay, that's okay, I'm okay

Daddy, are you out there?
Daddy, why'd you run away?
Daddy, are you okay?
Look, Dad, we got the same hair
And Daddy, it's my birthday
And all I wanna say

Chorus:
Is you're so far away
Oh, and you're so far away
That's okay, it's okay
It's okay


        C# Fm   F#
You're so far away
                               A#m
Won't you come home won't you stay?
        G#              F#
Please stay, oh please stay
                               A#m
Won't you come home won't you stay?
     G#       F#
One day, just one day


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#m

Guitar chord A#m

C#

Guitar chord C#

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

F#

Guitar chord F#

G#

Guitar chord G#

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Daddy" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Daddy" by Coldplay.