Tuning:

Song: The Little Girl Sung by: John Michael Montgomery [Intro] E-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B---8-8-8-8-6-5-----------5-6-5--5---------5-6-5--5--------------5------| G-------------------7-5-7--------------7-5-7-------------7-5-5--5-7-----| D--------------------------------------------------------------------7--| A-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Capo 1 to match recording

^CHer Parents never took the y^Foung girl to ch^Curch Never sp^Foke of his n^Came, never r^Amead her his ^Gword ^CTwo nonbelievers walking l^Fost in this w^Corld Took their b^Faby with t^Chem what a ^Amsad little ^Ggirl

^CHer daddy drank all day and ^Fmommy did dru^Cgs Never wa^Fnted to pl^Cay or give k^Amisses and hu^Ggs Sh^Ce'd watch the TV and sit t^Fhere on the c^Couch while her m^Fom fell as^Cleep and her d^Amaddy went o^Gut

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and the dri^Amnking and the fig^Fhting ju^Cst got worse every ni^Gght behind t^Amheir couch she'd be h^Fiding o^Ch what a sad little life ^G

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A^Cnd like it always does the b^Fad just got w^Corse with ev^Fery sl^Cap and e^Amvery cu^Grse ^Cuntil her daddy in a dr^Funk rage one n^Cight used a g^Fun on her ^Cmom and then t^Amook his l^Gife and some ^Ampeople from a c^Fity ^Ctook the girl far aw^Gay to a ^Amnew mom and a n^Few dad ^Ckisses and hugs every ^Gday

[Bridge] (Same as before)

h^Cer first day of Sunday school the te^Facher walked ^Cin and a sm^Fall little gi^Crl stared at a pi^Amcture of h^Gim ^Cshe said I know that man up t^Fhere on that c^Cross I don't ^Fknow his na^Cme but I k^Amnow he got o^Gff cause he was th^Amere in my old h^Fouse ^Cand held me close to his s^Gide as I hid t^Amhere behind our ^Fcouch ^Cthe night that my parents d^Gied

[Outro] (C F C F C Am G)

John Michael Montgomery - The little girl