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Tuning:
"The Little Girl"
by: John Michael Montgomery Transcribed by: Paul Stranieri
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Key of Db
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[Intro]
Db Bbm Ab (twice)
[Verse]
DbHer Parents never took the young girl to church
Never spoke of his name, never Bbmread her his Abword
DbTwo nonbelievers walking lost in this world
Took their baby with them what a Bbmsad little Abgirl
[Verse]
DbHer daddy drank all day and mommy did drugs
Never wanted to play or give Bbmkisses and Abhugs
DbShe'd watch the TV and sit there on the couch
while her mom fell asleep and her Bbmdaddy went About
[Bridge]
and the AbdrinkBbming and the AbfightGbing
Dbjust got worse every Abnight
behind Abtheir Bbmcouch she'd be AbhidGbing
Dboh what a sad little Ablife
[Instrumental]
Db Bbm Ab
[Verse]
DbAnd like it always does the bad just got worse
with every slap and Bbmevery Abcurse
Dbuntil her daddy in a drunk rage one night
used a gun on her mom and Bbmthen took his Ablife
[Bridge]
and some AbpeoBbmple from a AbcitGby
Dbtook the girl far Abaway
to a Abnew Bbmmom and a Abnew Gbdad
Dbkisses and hugs every Abday
[Instrumental]
Db Bbm Ab
[Verse]
Dbher first day of Sunday school the teacher walked in
and a small little girl stared at a Bbmpicture of Abhim
Dbshe said I know that man up there on that cross
I don't know his name but I Bbmknow he got Aboff
[Bridge]
cause he was Abthere Bbmin my Abold Gbhouse
Dband held me close to his Abside
as I Abhid Bbmthere behind Abour Gbcouch
Dbthe night that my parents Abdied
[Outro]
Db Bbm Ab (twice)