Why Did You Wait
Recorded by Jean Shepard
Written by Clyde Wilson and Bettie Westergard
C F C
Why did you wait to prove to be untrue
D7 G7
Why did you change what come over you
C F C
What made you stop a caring for me
F C G7 C
Why did you wait till we had a family
F C
Why did you wait till a baby was born
D7 G7
Think of the shame look at the harm
C F C
Think of what you've done to your baby and me
F C G7 C
Why did you wait till we had a family
F C
I'd rather be dead than to tell her the news
D7 G7
Your daddy traded us for bright lights and booze
C F C
I can see her little face as she cries in misery
F C G7 C
Why don't my daddy stay with my mommy and me
Repeat #2