Guitar Capo 3rd Fret
Intro : C Em7 Am7
[C]Hey, [Em7]Daddy just lost his [Am7]pay
[FM9]What did he [F/G]do it [C]for
It [Em7]never made it through our [Am7]door
He [FM9]drank the whole [F/G]week a[Am]way
And [Em]what can a family [FM7]say
There [D]must be a better [GM7]way
Now [CM7]mama don't start to [FM7]cry
Let's [F/G]give him another [C]try
[Em7]Pick up the tele[Am7]phone
[FM9]Tell him you [F/G]want him [C]home
To [Em7]sit and watch the [Am7]evenings pass
And [FM9]readin' the [F/G]Leaves of [Am]Grass
I'm [Em]caught in a closing [FM7]door
It's [D]pinning me to the [GM7]floor
Now [CM7]mama don't start to [FM7]cry
Let's [F/G]give him another [C]try
[Em7] [Am7] [FM9] [F/G] [C]
[Em7] [Am7] [FM9] [F/G] [Am]
I'm [Em]caught in a closing [FM7]door
It's [D]pinning me to the [GM7]floor
Now [CM7]mama don't start to [FM7]cry
Let's [F/G]give him another [Bb/C]try
When we're [F/C]old and gray
And the [C]things we say
are the [G/C]things we really [Bb/C]mean
So [F/C]why cause a scene
When things [C]ain't what they seem
'Cause the [Em7]end result's the [Am]same
Now [Em]what can a family [FM7]say
There [D]must be a better[GM7] way
Now [CM7]mama don't start to [FM7]cry
Let's [F/G]give him another [C]try
[Em7] [Am7] [FM9] [F/G] [C]
[Em7] [Am7] [FM9] [F/G] [C]
Intro : C Em7 Am7
[C]Hey, [Em7]Daddy just lost his [Am7]pay
[FM9]What did he [F/G]do it [C]for
It [Em7]never made it through our [Am7]door
He [FM9]drank the whole [F/G]week a[Am]way
And [Em]what can a family [FM7]say
There [D]must be a better [GM7]way
Now [CM7]mama don't start to [FM7]cry
Let's [F/G]give him another [C]try
[Em7]Pick up the tele[Am7]phone
[FM9]Tell him you [F/G]want him [C]home
To [Em7]sit and watch the [Am7]evenings pass
And [FM9]readin' the [F/G]Leaves of [Am]Grass
I'm [Em]caught in a closing [FM7]door
It's [D]pinning me to the [GM7]floor
Now [CM7]mama don't start to [FM7]cry
Let's [F/G]give him another [C]try
[Em7] [Am7] [FM9] [F/G] [C]
[Em7] [Am7] [FM9] [F/G] [Am]
I'm [Em]caught in a closing [FM7]door
It's [D]pinning me to the [GM7]floor
Now [CM7]mama don't start to [FM7]cry
Let's [F/G]give him another [Bb/C]try
When we're [F/C]old and gray
And the [C]things we say
are the [G/C]things we really [Bb/C]mean
So [F/C]why cause a scene
When things [C]ain't what they seem
'Cause the [Em7]end result's the [Am]same
Now [Em]what can a family [FM7]say
There [D]must be a better[GM7] way
Now [CM7]mama don't start to [FM7]cry
Let's [F/G]give him another [C]try
[Em7] [Am7] [FM9] [F/G] [C]
[Em7] [Am7] [FM9] [F/G] [C]