Tom: C
Introdução:
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C G Am F
When our baby Kate was born it was the biggest day of my life
C G
Lying there little bows in her hair in the loving arms of my wife
Am G F
I was the proudest papa in the U.S.A.
C G
Making a living on the road somewhere a thousand miles away
Am G F C G
It was a happy day, but kinda sad. I wish I coulda been there
Am F G C
I wish I coulda been there, I wish I coulda been there for that.
C G Am F
Little Bobby hit his first home run he was the hero of the hometown
crowd
C G
2 to 1 it was the winning run, everybody was cheering loud
Am G F
And mama she was smiling saying, he's a chip off of the old block
C G
But I was on the road somewhere between Memphis and Little Rock
Am G F C G
It was a happy day, but kinda sad. I wish I coulda been there
Am F G C
I wish I coulda been there, I wish I coulda been there for that.
C G Am F
Now Bobby and Kate are all grown up and moved away
C G
They stay in touch, we're proud of the two good kids we raised
Am G F
And it's hard to believe we're celebrating our 25th year today
C G
This party's nice, but the kids aren't here, at least they called to say
Am G F C G
Congradulations Mom and Dad . I wish we coulda been there
Am F G C
I wish we coulda been there, I wish we coulda been there for that.
Am G F C G
It was a happy day, but kinda sad. I wish they coulda been there
Am F G C
I wish they coulda been there, I wish they coulda been there for that.
Jason A. Wendtland