Daddy Rolling Stone
written by:  Otis Blackwell, ©MCA Music Publishing; arranged by Derek Martin
as performed by:  The Who
originally released: b-side of Anyway Anyhow Anywhere, 1965
appears on:  30 Years Of Maximum R&B box set and Two's Missing


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transcription by:
bishopmw@mindspring.com
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Chords:

G               3554XX
C               X3555X
D               X5777X
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The following two riffs comprise the guitar in most of the verses.
Although there are variations, these two are the most prevalent ones
heard.  Push the balance to the left to clearly hear the guitar.


Riff 1:

|----------------------|     (Repeat)
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|-----5----3-----3-----|
|-------5-----5-----5--|
|3---------------------|


Riff 2

|------------------------|   (Repeat)
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|-----5---------3------5-|
|--------5--3H5----3H5---|
|3-----------------------|

Intro:

(With Riff 1 and 2)

Waaaaaaaa
Waaooaaooaaooaa

Waaaaaaaa
Waaooaaooaaooaa


Verse 1:

(with Riff 1 and Riff 2)
                                 G
Girl you think you've had lovin'(Yeah)
                                 G
Girl you think you've had fun   (Yeah)
                                 G
Girl you ain't a'seen nothin'   (Yeah)

Till I come along.


Chorus:

(with Riff 1 and Riff 2)

I'm a daddy (Daddy Roller)

I'm a daddy (Daddy Roller)

I'm a daddy (Daddy Roller) (Daddy Roller)
           D D           D D            C
Yeah I'm a daddy (daddy) daddy (daddy)

I'm Daddy Rolling Stone


Verse 2:
                             G
I've got a friend named Cody (Yeah)
                             G
He's got a girl named Chris  (Yeah)       G
I'm going to steal that girl, though he's twice my size
'Cause I know how to do it like this

(To Chorus)

(Solo 1)

Call me Daddy Rolling Stone
Hm Hm Hm Hm Hm Hm Hm
I said...

(To Verse 2)

(To Chorus)

Outtro:

(With Riff 1 and Riff 2)

I'm Daddy Rolling Stone
Just call me Daddy Rolling Stone
Long hair, long nose
Daddy Rolling Stone