Key: C major•
Verse 1
C
F
C
Am
I looked in to say goodnight to my boy
F
C
G
He asked me this as he hugged his toy
Em
F
C
why did my mother go away
F
Em
Where is she now,
G
C
will she be back so we can play
F
C
Am
How do you answer little boys why
F
G
His pleading words brought
C
G
F
a tear to my eye
G
C
Why, Daddy,
Em
F
C
why did my mother go away
F
Em
Where is she now,
G
C
will she be back so we can play
F
C
He looked up at me and held out his hand
Am
F
G
An d whispered to me,
C
G
I just don't understand
Em
F
C
why did my mother go away
F
Em
Where is she now,
G
C
will she be back so we can play
F
C
Finally, I said, she'll be back in a while
Am
F
And then he would have
C
G
a baby brother child
Em
F
Am
why did my mother go away?
F
Em
Where is she now?
Dm
G
C
F
Will she be back so we can play?
C
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