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