IntroAmGFE7Verse 1AmGF
Mommy, Mommy, come and look
G
See what I have found
AmGA little ways away from here
FAmE7
While digging in the ground
ChorusCG
Come away Melinda
EmBm
Come in and close the door
CGBm
It's nothing, just a picture book
Em
They had before the war
Verse 2AmGF
Mommy, Mommy, come and see
G
Mommy, come and look
AmG
Why, there's four or five little Melinda girls
FAmE7
Inside my picture book
ChorusCG
Come away Melinda,
EmBm
Come in and close the door
CGBm
There were lots of little girls like you
EmFm
Before they had the war
Verse 3A#mG#F#
Oh Mommy, Mommy, come and see
G#
Mommy hurry do
A#mG#
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?
ChorusC#G#
Come away Melinda
FmCm
Come in and close the door
C#G#Cm
That someone is your mommy
Am7F
You had before the war
Verse 3AmG
Mommy, Mommy
FG
Tell me if you can
AmGF
Why can't things be the way they were
AmE7
Before the war began?
ChorusCG
Come away Melinda
EmBm
Come in and close the door
CG
The answer lies in yesterday
BmEm
Before they had the war
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