Tears
Written by Arlis Albritton & Ron Davis
Recorded by Jason Michael Carroll
Capo on 3
[Intro]
G D/F# Em C x 2
[Verse]
G
I paid first and last month's rent
D C
I wondered why I even carried in that old bed of mines
D
'Cause it's not like I ever sleep
G D
All I do is think of her and wonder how I'm gonna make things work
C D
'Cause I know as a dad I got a lot of res- ponsibility
Em D
And even though God gave this gift to the both of us
C D
Some- how every other weekend is how it ended up
[Chorus]
G D
'Cause when the telephone rings I drop everythin'
Em G C D
'Cause when all you got is at 8 o'- clock, night, night daddy, miss you a lot
G D C
I stop in my tracks and I try to act strong when she calls
G Am C D G D/F#
And I thank God she can't hear the tears when they fall
G D
Now it's her Dr. Seuss and me, she's learning how to read
C D
And I can't see those pictures but I can hear those pages turn
G D
And her mama says it bath time so she blows a kiss through the line
C D
I don't know what's worse saying goodbye or talking to her
Em D
'Cause I'm the one that should be there tucking her in the bed
C D
But since her voice is all I have I'm thankful for what I get
[Chorus]
G D
'Cause when the telephone rings I drop everythin'
Em G C G D
'Cause when all you got is at 8 o'- clock, night, night daddy, miss you a lot
G D C
I stop in my tracks and I try to act strong when she calls
G Am Bm C D
And I thank God she can't hear the tears
Em D
If she knew I was cryin' she might think it's her fault
C D G
Oh, but that's just me missin' her every time we talk
D C D
Every time we talk
[Chorus]
G D/F#
'Cause when the telephone rings I drop everythin'
Em F#m G Em C D
'Cause when all you got is at 8 o'- clock, night, night daddy, miss you a lot
G D C Bm
I stop in my tracks and I try to act strong when she calls
Am Bm C Am D G D/F# Em C
And I thank God she can't hear the tears when they fall