Key: A
Introduction: G C/G G C/G G C/G G C/G G
G C/G G
Sweet girl I never knew ya
F
13 in a speeding car
C G
Guess you won't be home before dark
C/G G
Sweet girl, I never knew ya
F
15 when the boys would come
C
Avoided "no" to keep you home
G C/G G
Sweet girl, I never knew ya
F
19 yeah those times were fun
C G C/G G C/G G
You can't blame me for the damage done
F C G C/G G C/G G
Ooooohhhh
G C/G G
Sweet girl I never knew ya
F
21 didn't seem so bad
C
I let it go didn't think to ask
G C/G G
Sweet girl, I never knew ya
F
25 through meth stained glass
C
Give my advice but the time had passed
G C/G G
Sweet girl, what happened to ya?
F
28 I'm not the greatest man
C G C/G G
But I knew better than to raise my hand
F C G C/G G C/G G
Ooooohhhh
F C G C/G G C/G G
Ooooohhhh
G C/G G
Sweet girl, I wish I knew ya
F
30 years did my daughter wrong
C
I guess it's true what they say
G C/G G
You never love what you've got until it's gone