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