Intro : F Am7 Dm7
F Am7 Dm7
Hey, Daddy just lost his pay
A#M9 A#/C F
What did he do it for
Am7 Dm7
It never made it through our door
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He drank the whole week away
Am A#M7
And what can a family say
G CM7
There must be a better way
FM7 A#M7
Now mama don't start to cry
A#/C F
Let's give him another try
Am7 Dm7
Pick up the telephone
A#M9 A#/C F
Tell him you want him home
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To sit and watch the evenings pass
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And readin' the Leaves of Grass
Am A#M7
I'm caught in a closing door
G CM7
It's pinning me to the floor
FM7 A#M7
Now mama don't start to cry
A#/C F
Let's give him another try
Am7 Dm7 A#M9 A#/C F
Am7 Dm7 A#M9 A#/C Dm
Am A#M7
I'm caught in a closing door
G CM7
It's pinning me to the floor
FM7 A#M7
Now mama don't start to cry
A#/C Eb/F
Let's give him another try
A#/F
When we're old and gray
F
And the things we say
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are the things we really mean
A#/F
So why cause a scene
F
When things ain't what they seem
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'Cause the end result's the same
Am A#M7
Now what can a family say
G CM7
There must be a better way
FM7 A#M7
Now mama don't start to cry
A#/C F
Let's give him another try
Am7 Dm7 A#M9 A#/C F
Am7 Dm7 A#M9 A#/C C