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