Intro 
Am   G   F   E7 
 
Verse 1 
Am      G               F 
Mommy,  Mommy, come and look 
                G 
See what I have found 
  Am           G 
A little ways away from here 
F     Am             E7 
While digging in the ground 
Chorus 
C     G 
Come away Melinda 
Em          Bm 
Come in and close the door 
     C        G              Bm 
It's nothing, just a picture book 
                    Em 
They had before the war 
Verse 2 
Am      G               F 
Mommy,  Mommy, come and see 
        G 
Mommy,  come and look 
Am                        G 
Why, there's four or five little Melinda girls 
F         Am      E7 
Inside my picture book 
Chorus 
C     G 
Come away Melinda, 
Em          Bm 
Come in and close the door 
C                  G                 Bm 
There were lots of little girls like you 
                    Em  Fm 
Before they had the war 
Verse 3 
A#m       G#              F# 
Oh Mommy, Mommy, come and see 
      G# 
Mommy hurry do 
A#m          G# 
Why, there's someone in a pretty dress 
F#                      A#m 
She's all grown up like you 
          Bm7 
Won't you tell me why? 
Chorus 
C#    G# 
Come away Melinda 
Fm          Cm 
Come in and close the door 
C#       G#          Cm 
That someone is your mommy 
    Am7            F 
You had before the war 
Verse 3 
Am     G 
Mommy, Mommy 
F       G 
Tell me if you can 
Am               G               F 
Why can't things be the way they were 
Am               E7 
Before the war began? 
Chorus 
C     G 
Come away Melinda 
Em          Bm 
Come in and close the door 
    C              G 
The answer lies in yesterday 
Bm                  Em 
Before they had the war