Chorus G Em Well, where oh where can my baby be? C D The Lord took her away from me. G Em She's gone to heaven, so I got to be good, C D G so I can see my baby when I leave this world. Verse G Em We were out on a date in my daddy's car. C D We hadn't driven very far. G Em There in the road, straight ahead ... C D The car was stalled, the engine was dead. G Em I couldn't stop, so I swerved to the right. C D Never forget the sound that night ... G Em The cryin' tires, the bustin' glass. C D G The painful scream that I heard last. Chorus G Em Well, where oh where can my baby be? C D The Lord took her away from me. G Em She's gone to heaven, so I got to be good, C D G so I can see my baby when I leave this world. Verse G Em Well, when I woke up, the rain was pourin' down. C D There were people standing all around. G Em Something warm running in my eyes, C D but I found my baby somehow that night. G Em I raised her head, and when she smiled, and said, C D "Hold me darling for a little while." G Em I held her close. I kissed her our last kiss. C D I found the love that I knew I would miss G Em . But now she's gone, even though I hold her tight. C D G I lost my love ... my life, that night. Chorus G Em Well, where oh where can my baby be? C D The Lord took her away from me. G Em She's gone to heaven, so I got to be good, C D G So I can see my baby when I leave this world
