Intro : G Bm7 Em7
G Bm7 Em7
Hey, Daddy just lost his pay
CM9 C/D G
What did he do it for
Bm7 Em7
It never made it through our door
CM9 C/D Em
He drank the whole week away
Bm CM7
And what can a family say
A DM7
There must be a better way
GM7 CM7
Now mama don't start to cry
C/D G
Let's give him another try
Bm7 Em7
Pick up the telephone
CM9 C/D G
Tell him you want him home
Bm7 Em7
To sit and watch the evenings pass
CM9 C/D Em
And readin' the Leaves of Grass
Bm CM7
I'm caught in a closing door
A DM7
It's pinning me to the floor
GM7 CM7
Now mama don't start to cry
C/D G
Let's give him another try
Bm7 Em7 CM9 C/D G
Bm7 Em7 CM9 C/D Em
Bm CM7
I'm caught in a closing door
A DM7
It's pinning me to the floor
GM7 CM7
Now mama don't start to cry
C/D F/G
Let's give him another try
C/G
When we're old and gray
G
And the things we say
D/G F/G
are the things we really mean
C/G
So why cause a scene
G
When things ain't what they seem
Bm7 Em
'Cause the end result's the same
Bm CM7
Now what can a family say
A DM7
There must be a better way
GM7 CM7
Now mama don't start to cry
C/D G
Let's give him another try
Bm7 Em7 CM9 C/D G
Bm7 Em7 CM9 C/D C