[Verse 1]
Dm7 Gm7 A7
Little hands, little feet
Dm7 Gm7 A7
Tiny heart, tiny beat
Dm7 Dm7/C Fmaj7 BbMaj7 Gm7 Asus A7
Oh, thinkin' 'bout the time we spent falling in love together
Dm7 Gm7 A7 Dm7 Gm7 A7
I don't wanna leave you, I don't wanna deceive you
Dm7 Dm7/C FMaj7 BbMaj7
But oh, when mama cries from daddy's lies
Gm7 Gm7/A Gm7/Bb Gm7/B C FMaj7 BbMaj7
Oh my, please don't take him away, mama
FMaj7 BbMaj7
Don't take him away, oh
[Chorus]
Gm7 Asus A7 N.C.
'Cause I've had my time, oh!
Dm7 Gm7 A7
Don't take my baby boy
Dm7 Gm7 A7
Don't take my pride and joy
Dm7 Dm7/C FMaj7 BbMaj7 Gm7 Asus A7
I hope I stay close, I hope I stay close
[Verse 2]
Dm7 Gm7 A7
All the pain, all the tears
Dm7 Gm7 A7
Many nights, many years
Dm7 Dm7/C Fmaj7
This love for me is fading
BbMaj7 Gm7 Asus A7
You waited, but I never came home to you
Dm7 Gm7 A7
I've never lied about us
Dm7 Gm7 A7
We were never supposed to be together
Dm7 Dm7/C FMaj7 BbMaj7
When you see me with some other one and they know your son
Gm7 Gm7/A Gm7/Bb Gm7/B C FMaj7 BbMaj7
Oh, please don't take him away
FMaj7 BbMaj7
You said you're wrong but you knew
[Chorus]
Gm7 Asus A7 N.C.
'Cause I've had my time, oh!
Dm7 Gm7 A7
Don't take my baby boy
Dm7 Gm7 A7
Don't take my pride and joy
Dm7 Dm7/C FMaj7 BbMaj7 Gm7 Asus A7
I hope I stay close, I hope I stay close
[Outro]
Dm7
There was a time before you
Dm7
And there will be a time after you
Dm7
Though these bodies are not our own
Dm7
Walk tall little one, walk tall
Asus A7
Let me hold you, let me hold you