| A | E | |
| I re | member daddy's hands folded | silently in prayer |
| F#m | D | A | E | |
| And | reachin' out to | hold me, when I | had a night | mare |
| A | E | |
| You could | read quite a story in the | callous' and lines |
| D | A | E | A | |
| Years of work and | worry had | left their mark be | hind |
| Verse 2 |
| A | E | |
| I re | member daddy's hands how they | held my mama tight |
| F#m | D | A | E | |
| And | patted my | back for | something done | right |
| A | E | |
| There are | things that I'd forgotten that I | loved about the man |
| D | A | E | A | |
| But I'll | always re | member the | love in daddy's | hands |
| CHORUS |
| A | D | A | |
| Daddy's | hands were soft and | kind when I was | cryin' |
| C#m | F#m | Bm | E | |
| Daddy's | hands | were hard as | steel when I'd done | wrong |
| A | D | B | |
| Daddy's | hands weren't always gentle but I've | come to under | stand |
| A | D | A | E | A | |
| There was | al | ways | love in | daddy's | hands. |
| Verse 3 |
| A | E | |
| I re | member daddy's hands | workin' 'til they bled |
| F#m | D | A | E | |
| Sacrifised un | selfishly just to | keep us all | fed |
| A | E | |
| If | I could do things over, I'd | live my life again |
| D | A | E | A | |
| And | never take for | granted the | love in daddy's | hands |
| Repeat CHORUS |
| Repeat CHORUS & TAG |