Tom: D
Introdução: D G Bm A
D G
Daddy, I' m afraid, won' t you stay a little while?
D A
Keep me safe ' cause there' s monsters right outside
D G
Daddy, please don' t go, I don' t wanna be alone
D A
' Cause the second that you' re gone they' re gonna know
Bm A G
Before he went to bed he grabbed my hand and said
D
Just ' cause I' m leavin'
G Bm A
It don' t mean that I won' t be right by your side
D
When you need me
G Bm A
And you can' t see me in the middle of the night
D G
Just close your eyes and say a prayer
Bm A D
It' s okay, I know you' re scared when I' m not here
G A
But I' ll always be right there
G A D G Bm A
Even though I' m leavin' , I ain' t goin' nowhere
D G
Dad, we' ll be late, and Uncle Sam don' t like to wait
D A
He' s got a big old plane that' s gonna take me far away
D G
I know I act tough, but there' s a churnin' in my gut
D A
' Cause I just can' t call you up when things get rough
Bm A G
Before I left, he hugged my neck and said
D
Just ' cause you' re leavin'
G Bm A
It don' t mean that I won' t be right by your side
D
When you need me
G Bm A
And you can' t see me in the middle of the night
D G
Just close your eyes and say a prayer
Bm A D
It' s okay, I know you' re scared I might be here
G A
But I' ll always be right there
G A D G Bm A D G A
Even though you' re leavin' , I ain' t goin' nowhere
D G
Daddy, I' m afraid, won' t you stay a little while?
D A
I never thought I' d see the day I had to say goodbye
D G
Daddy, please don' t go, I can' t do this on my own
D A
There' s no way that I can walk this road alone
Bm A G
Daddy grabbed my hand and said
D
Just ' cause I' m leavin'
G Bm A
It don' t mean that I won' t be right by your side
D
When you need me
G Bm A
And you can' t see me in the middle of the night
D G
Just close your eyes and say a prayer
Bm A
It' s okay, boy, I ain' t scared
D G A
I won' t be here, but I' ll always be right there
Bm G A D G
Even though I' m leavin' , I ain' t goin' nowhere
G A D
I ain' t goin' nowhere