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