Intro (Listen for Timing)
Bm7CDGCDGD/GC/G
(Verse 1&2)
GC
I MET HER AT THE MISSION
DG
LIVIN' JUST THIS SIDE OF SIN
CG
HER MOUTH WAS SOFT AND WHEN SHE SPOKED
LORD, I FELL RIGHT IN
GC
SHE HADA BABY IN A BLANKET
DGA DOLLAR ANDA HALFCG
SHE LOOKEDA LITTLE LEERY
D
SHE LET OUT A LITTLE LAUGH
GC
I OPENED UP MY OVERCOAT
DG
INVITED THEM INSIDECG
TWO FRAGILE LITTLE FLOWERS
D
WITH NOWHERE LEFT TO HIDECD
SHE SAID HER OLD MAN LEFT HER
Em7DC
JUST BEFORE THE BABY CAMEAm7
I COULD FEEL THE TEARS WELL UP INSIDEDsusD
EACH TIME SHE SPOKE HIS NAMEChorus..
Bm7CDG
SWING LOW, SWING LOW
CDGAm7G/B
SWEET ANGEL FACECDEm7DC
WHY WOULD SUCH A SIMPLE CHILDAm7DGD/GC/G
COME TO SUCH A PLACE
(Verse 3)
WE TALKED UNTIL THE WIND DIED DOWN
THE BABY WOKE AND STIRRED
SHE MADEA LITTLE HUSHING SOUND
SPOKE SOME MAGIC WORD
THE BABY YAWNED AND SMILED AT ME
AS SHE SAID WE CAN'T STAY
SHE THANKED ME FOR MY KINDNESS
TURNED AND WALKED AWAY
REPEAT Chorus
(Verse 4)
I THINK ABOUT THEM ALL THE TIME
I HOPE THEY'VE FOUNDA HOME
IT SEEMS THAT IT'S MY CALLING NOW
TO WALK THESE STREETS ALONE
SOMETIMES WHEN THE WIND IS RIGHT
I CAN SMELL HER SWEET PERFUME
AND THINK ABOUT THE WARM EMBRACE
THAT ENDED ALL TOO SOON
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