Tom: C Intro: C Em7 Am7 C Em7 Am7 Hey, Daddy just lost his pay Fmaj9 F/G C What did he do it for Em7 Am7 It never made it through our door Fmaj9 F/G Am He drank the whole week away Em F7+ And what can a family say D G7+ There must be a better way C7+ F7+ Now mama don't start to cry F/G C Let's give him another try Em7 Am7 Pick up the telephone Fmaj9 F/G C Tell him you want him home Em7 Am7 To sit and watch the evenings pass Fmaj9 F/G Am And readin' the Leaves of Grass Em F7+ I'm caught in a closing door D G7+ It's pinning me to the floor C7+ F7+ Now mama don't start to cry F/G C Let's give him another try Em7 Am7 Fmaj9 F/G C Em7 Am7 Fmaj9 F/G Am Em F7+ I'm caught in a closing door D G7+ It's pinning me to the floor C7+ F7+ Now mama don't start to cry F/G Bb/C Let's give him another try F/C When we're old and gray C G/C Bb/C And the things we say are the things we really mean F/C So why cause a scene C When things ain't what they seem Em7 Am 'Cause the end result's the same Em F7+ Now what can a family say D G7+ There must be a better way C7+ F7+ Now mama don't start to cry F/G C Let's give him another try Em7 Am7 Fmaj9 F/G C Em7 Am7 Fmaj9 F/G C