Verse 1:
AEAAC#mD
It won't make the papers, Like some reunions do
AAE
There won't be many people, Just me and him and you
AEAAC#mD
I made a childhood promise, You laughed and dried your tears
AEAE-D-A
I swore that I'd bring Daddy home, And tomorrow he'll be here
Verse 2:
AEAAC#mD
I tracked him down in Denver, Where he'd lived all alone
AAE
He was just another drifter, With a number on his stone
AEAAC#mD
In his things I found a picture, Where his hands had worn it thin
AEAE-D-AA smiling bride was by his side, Now you'll be this way again
Chorus:
D
We'll have that family reunion
C#mDA
The one you dreamed of until the day you died
E
But this time Mama he's gonna stay
A
Forever by your side
INSTR:
EDAC#mDAEDAVerse 3:
I never really knew him, I was no more than a kid
He must have been worth something, If someone loved him like you did
It was hard without a man there, You did his part too
I watched your dreams fade, Through the years
But Mama this one Is coming true
Chorus:
D
We'll have that family reunion
C#mDA
The one you dreamed of until the day you died
E
But this time Mama he's gonna stay
A
Forever by your side
E
This time Mama he's gonna stay
AEDA
Forever by your side
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