IntroEb fingerpicking
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Bobby pleaded guilty to the charges that they read
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As they led him from the courtroom, a young voice turned his head
EbGmEbA little boy, dressed in blue, was standing at the rail
CmF
He said "I hope they kill you. I hope you go to hell."
BbEbBb
They locked Bobby in a jail with forty other men
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They all knew what he had done, and they were glad to take him in
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They'd all seen in the headlines about Bobby and his wife
CmF
How they loved each other, and how he took her life
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Day after day, he sat alone
CmF
Night after night, they'd hear him sing song (he'd sing)
Chorus:
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Baby, I'll take care of you, I'll never let you down
BbEbCmF
No harm will ever come to you as long as I'm around
GmEbGm
I am not afraid of what people say or do
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The only thing I fear is being here... without you
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The little boy dressed in blue grew up to be a man
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When he fell in love himelf, he came to understand
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How it was the Bobby took the life they both adored
CmF
'Cause Bobby couldn't stand to see her suffer anymore
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He took out the papers from the trunk beneath his bed
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And all the years just disappeared as through his tears he read
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The stories of the accident that robbed his mama's mind
CmF
And the man who held her in his arms and chose to cut the line
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and the one about the man who sits alone
CmF
Year after year, singin his song
Chorus:
BbEbCmBb
Baby, I'll take care of you, I'll never let you down
BbEbCmF
No harm will ever come to you as long as I'm around
GmEbGm
I am not afraid of what people say or do
CmEbFBbEbBbEb
The only thing I fear is being here... without you
BbEbBb
The young man drove his car up, and parked outside the gate
BbEbCmF
They led him to a cold grey room, the guard told him to wait
EbGmEb
When the guard brought Bobby in, the young man finally knew
CmF
He still missed his mama, but he'd missed his daddy too
GmEb
And when the guard left the two of them alone
CmF
He took Bobby in his arms, and the young man sang his song
Chorus:
BbEbCmBb
Daddy, I'll take care of you, I'll never let you down
BbEbCmF
No harm will ever come to you as long as I'm around
GmEbGm
You have taught me not to fear what people say or do
CmEbFBbEbBb
The only thing that hurts is being here..without you
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