LITTLE FOLKS by Charlie Daniels
Intro: D (picked)
DA
Little folks are people too,
BmF#m
Very much like me and you
GBm
The little things they say and do
EmA
That kinda make your day
DA
Foolishness and common sense
BmF#m
Through the eyes of innocence
GDBm
Skip a rope, or jump a fence
EmAD
Getting' in the way
BRIDGE:
GF#m
Daddy, why are you so tall
GF#m
Daddy, why am I so small
GBm
And, Daddy, who makes snowflakes fall
EA
Could it be the Lord?
DA
Chasin' puppies, climbin' trees,
BmF#m
Bumpin' heads and skinnin' knees,
GDBm
It's not very hard to see
EmA
That kids are God's reward
DA
Little folks get down and out
BmF#m
The girls will cry, and the boys will pout
GBm
'Fore you know what it's about
EmA
They're smilin' once again
DA
Colored kites on summer breeze
BmF#m
Jingle bells and Christmas trees
GBm
Too soon they're only memories
EmAD
Do you remember when
BRIDGE:
GF#m
Daddy, what makes eagles fly
GF#m
What makes clouds float in the sky
GDBm
And, Daddy, if I really try
EA
Will I grow up someday?
DA
Little folks slip through our hands
BmF#m
Like so many grains of sand
GDBm
We best enjoy it, while we can
EmAD
So soon . They fly .. away
Transcribed by Gerry Watkins