Intro : D F#m7 Bm7
D F#m7 Bm7
Hey, Daddy just lost his pay
GM9 G/A D
What did he do it for
F#m7 Bm7
It never made it through our door
GM9 G/A Bm
He drank the whole week away
F#m GM7
And what can a family say
E AM7
There must be a better way
DM7 GM7
Now mama don't start to cry
G/A D
Let's give him another try
F#m7 Bm7
Pick up the telephone
GM9 G/A D
Tell him you want him home
F#m7 Bm7
To sit and watch the evenings pass
GM9 G/A Bm
And readin' the Leaves of Grass
F#m GM7
I'm caught in a closing door
E AM7
It's pinning me to the floor
DM7 GM7
Now mama don't start to cry
G/A D
Let's give him another try
F#m7 Bm7 GM9 G/A D
F#m7 Bm7 GM9 G/A Bm
F#m GM7
I'm caught in a closing door
E AM7
It's pinning me to the floor
DM7 GM7
Now mama don't start to cry
G/A C/D
Let's give him another try
G/D
When we're old and gray
D
And the things we say
A/D C/D
are the things we really mean
G/D
So why cause a scene
D
When things ain't what they seem
F#m7 Bm
'Cause the end result's the same
F#m GM7
Now what can a family say
E AM7
There must be a better way
DM7 GM7
Now mama don't start to cry
G/A D
Let's give him another try
F#m7 Bm7 GM9 G/A D
F#m7 Bm7 GM9 G/A C