Key: G
Introduction:
G Em
Well, where oh where can my baby be?
C D
The lord took her away from me
G Em
She s gone to heaven so I got to be good
C D G
so I can see my baby when I leave this world
G Em
We were out on a date in my daddy s car
C D
we hadn t driven very far
G Em
There in the road straight ahead
C D
the car was stalled, the engine was dead
G Em
I couldn t stop so I swerved to the right
C D
never forget, the sound that night
G Em
The crying tires, the busting glass
C D G
her painful scream that I heard last
G Em
Well, where oh where can my baby be?
C D
The lord took her away from me
G Em
She s gone to heaven so I got to be good
C D G
so I can see my baby when I leave this world
G Em
Well, when I woke up the rain was pouring down
C D
there were people, standing all around
G Em
Something warm, running in my eyes
C D
but I found my baby somehow that night
G Em
I raised her head then she smiled and said
C D
hold me darling for a little while
G Em
I held her close, I kissed her our last kiss
C D
I found a love, that I knew I would miss
G Em
And now she s gone, even though I hold her tight
C D G
I lost my love, my life, that night
G Em
Well, where oh where can my baby be?
C D
The lord took her away from me
G Em
she s gone to heaven so I got to be good
C D G
so I can see my baby when I leave this world
G Em
Hmmmmmmmmm (2x)