Song: The little girl
Artist: John Michael Montgomery
Transcripted by: Josh Locke


Intro

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(VERSE 1)

C (x32010@1)                          F (133211@1)            CHer (x32010@1)parents never took the young girl to church
        F (133211@1)          C (x32010@1)        Am (x02210@1)          GNever (320003@1)spoke of his name, never read her his words
C (x32010@1)                        F (133211@1)           CTwo (x32010@1)non-believers walking lost in this world
            F (133211@1)        C (x32010@1)        Am (x02210@1)        GTook (320003@1)their baby with them what a sad little girl

(Verse 2)

C (x32010@1)                           F (133211@1)       CHer (x32010@1)daddy drank all day and mommy did drugs
         F (133211@1)      C (x32010@1)           Am (x02210@1)       GNever (320003@1)wanted to play, or give kisses and hugs
C (x32010@1)                          F (133211@1)           CShe'd (x32010@1)watch the TV and sit there on that couch
           F (133211@1)        C (x32010@1)          Am (x02210@1)       GWhile (320003@1)her mom fell asleep and her daddy went out

(Chorus 1)

           Am (x02210@1)             FAnd (133211@1)the drinking and the fighting
C (x32010@1)                    GJust (320003@1)got worse every night
        Am (x02210@1)                  FBehind (133211@1)their couch she'd be hiding
C (x32010@1)                  GOh (320003@1)what a sad little life

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(Verse 3)

C (x32010@1)                          F (133211@1)           CAnd (x32010@1)like it always does the bad just got worse
       F (133211@1)  C (x32010@1)       Am (x02210@1)      GWith (320003@1)every slap and every and curse
C (x32010@1)                    F (133211@1)             CUntil (x32010@1)her daddy in a drunk rage one night
        F (133211@1)        C (x32010@1)        Am (x02210@1)      GUsed (320003@1)a gun on her mom & then took his life


(Chorus 2)

          Am (x02210@1)             FAnd (133211@1)some people from the city
C (x32010@1)                Gtook (320003@1)the girl far away
   Am (x02210@1)             Fto (133211@1)a new mom and a new dad
C (x32010@1)                    GKisses (320003@1)and hugs every day


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C (x32010@1)                             F (133211@1)           CFirst (x32010@1)day of Sunday school the teacher walked in
         F (133211@1)        C (x32010@1)               Am (x02210@1)      GAnd (320003@1)a small little girl stared at a picture of him
C (x32010@1)                          F (133211@1)           CShe (x32010@1)said I know that man up there on that cross
    F (133211@1)           C (x32010@1)       Am (x02210@1)         GI (320003@1)don't know his name but I know he got off


( Chorus 3 )
             Am (x02210@1)             FCos (133211@1)he was there in my old house
C (x32010@1)                       GAnd (320003@1)held me close to his side
      Am (x02210@1)             FAs (133211@1)I hid there behind our couch
C (x32010@1)                        GThe (320003@1)night that my parents died


Repeat Intro - but instead on the last to notes that you play play them slowly.