Intro: CEmAmCEmAm
Hey, Daddy just lost his pay
FFC
What did he do it for
EmAm
It never made it through our door
FFAm
He drank the whole week away
EmF
And what can a family say
DG
There must be a better way
CF
Now mama don't start to cry
FC
Let's give him another try
EmAm
Pick up the telephone
FFC
Tell him you want him home
EmAm
To sit and watch the evenings pass
FFAm
And readin' the Leaves of Grass
EmF
I'm caught in a closing door
DG
It's pinning me to the floor
CF
Now mama don't start to cry
FC
Let's give him another try
EmAmFFCEmAmFFAmEmF
I'm caught in a closing door
DG
It's pinning me to the floor
CF
Now mama don't start to cry
FBb
Let's give him another try
F
When we're old and gray
CGBb
And the things we say are the things we really mean
F
So why cause a scene
C
When things ain't what they seem
EmAm
'Cause the end result's the same
EmF
Now what can a family say
DG
There must be a better way
CF
Now mama don't start to cry
FC
Let's give him another try
EmAmFFCEmAmFFC
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.