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