Key: C
Introduction:
C Am F
verse 1
C
There are times to remember
G Am F
And times that I wish to forget
C G Am F
Our time together was tinged with love and regret
Dm G
Oh, my girl
Am G
My sweet, sweet little girl
C
Didn't I try to tell ya that life was for living?
F
Oh, didn't I?
C
And wasn't I the guy who said 'stay away from that tribe'?
F
Oh, wasn't I?
C
And didn't I try to tell you 'that's stuffs gonna kill ya'?
F
Oh, didn't I?
C
But you thought it was cool and I was just an old fool
F
Oh, look at ya
verse 2
C G Am F
You left home for the city with Hollywood stars in your eyes
C G Am F
Now your mother, God bless her, cries herself to sleep every night
Dm G Am G
Oh my girl, my sweet innocent girl
C
Didn't I search the streets for the beggars, pimps and cheats?
F
Oh, didn't I?
C
And didn't I try to guide you to a baptism of fire?
F
Oh, didn't I?
C
And didn't I try to warn ya 'bout that folk in California?
F
Oh, didn't I?
C
But you said 'daddy, please don't worry, I got friends out there who love me'
F
Now look at ya
Bridge
C Dm C
Oh baby, come back home, we can work this out
Am G
There is no blame
C F C Dm C Am F G
I wanna hold you close and stroke your hair and share your pain
C
Didn't I do the best for you, try to make you stay in school?
F
Didn't I?
C
Once I was your hero but I went from ten to zero
F
Oh, didn't I? Now listen
C
For a roll on the dice you nearly paid the ultimate price
F
Oh, didn't ya?
C F
Now I stand by your bedside, watching you fight for you life
Outro
C
Where's the innocence? (Where's the innocence? )
F
Where's the future? (Where is the future?)
C
Where the beauty? (Ooo)
F
Where's the promise? (Where is the promise?)
C
There are times to remember
G Am F
And times that I wish to forget