Guitar Capo 3rd Fret Intro : C Em7 Am7 C Em7 Am7 Hey, Daddy just lost his pay FM9 F/G C What did he do it for Em7 Am7 It never made it through our door FM9 F/G Am He drank the whole week away Em FM7 And what can a family say D GM7 There must be a better way CM7 FM7 Now mama don't start to cry F/G C Let's give him another try Em7 Am7 Pick up the telephone FM9 F/G C Tell him you want him home Em7 Am7 To sit and watch the evenings pass FM9 F/G Am And readin' the Leaves of Grass Em FM7 I'm caught in a closing door D GM7 It's pinning me to the floor CM7 FM7 Now mama don't start to cry F/G C Let's give him another try EAFFCG EAFFAm Em FM7 I'm caught in a closing door D GM7 It's pinning me to the floor CM7 FM7 Now mama don't start to cry F/G Bb/C Let's give him another try F/C When we're old and gray C And the things we say G/C Bb/C are the things we really mean F/C So why cause a scene C When things ain't what they seem Em7 Am 'Cause the end result's the same Em FM7 Now what can a family say D GM7 There must be a better way CM7 FM7 Now mama don't start to cry F/G C Let's give him another try EAFFCG EAFFCG