Tuning: E A D G B E

The Highwomen - My Only Child Standard Tuning, No Capo [Intro] A / D / D / A [Verse 1]

^AI know you ^Dwish You had a ^Dbrother who had blue eyes just like ^Ayou

^AI know you ^Dwish You had a ^Dsister you could tell your secrets ^Ato

^AMaybe we'll ^Dmiss Having ^Dfour sets of china on the ^Atable

But I ^Aguarantee you ^Dthis You mean ^Dmore to me than branches to a ^Emaple

[Chorus]

^F#mPink painted ^Dwalls Your face in my ^Alocket

Your daddy and ^Eme Your tiny back ^F#mpocket

Mama's first ^Dlove Last of my ^Akind

You'll always ^Ebe my only child

[Interlude] A / D / D / A [Verse 2]

Well ^AI can't let ^Dgo Of ^Dwatercolor memories that you ^Amade me

And ^AI'm holding ^Don To the ^Dinnocence of tea parties and ^Edaydreams

[Chorus]

^F#mPink painted ^Dwalls Your face in my ^Alocket

Your daddy and ^Eme Your tiny back ^F#mpocket

Mama's first ^Dlove Last of my ^Akind

You'll always ^Ebe my only child

[Instrumental] D / E / A / F#m D / E [Verse 3]

^ASomeday your ^Dwish Will come ^Dtrue when your first baby's ^Aborn

And you'll ^Acherish every ^Dkiss And ^Dwonder how you could love ^Esomething more

[Chorus]

^F#mPink painted ^Dwalls Your face in my ^Alocket

Your daddy and ^Eme Your tiny back ^F#mpocket

Mama's first ^Dlove Last of my ^Akind

You'll always ^Ebe my only ^F#mchild (Chil^Dd)

My only ^Achild (My only ^Echild)

My only ^F#mchild (Chil^Dd)

My only ^Achild (My only ^Echild)

[Outro]

^AI know you ^Dwish You had a ^Dbrother who had blue eyes just like ^Ayou

The Highwomen - My only child