• Song:

    The Little Girl

  • Artist:

    John Michael Montgomery

  • Album:

    Brand New Me

---------------------------The Little Girl---------------------------------

CAPO I

Verse I

CHer (x32010@1)parents never took the youg girl to church,
                    Am (x02210@1)                   GNever (320003@1)spok of His name, never read her His Word.
CTwo (x32010@1)non believers walking lost in this world.
                     Am (x02210@1)                      GTook (320003@1)there baby with them, oh what a sad little girl.
CHer (x32010@1)daddy drank all day and mommy did drugs
                   Am (x02210@1)                 GNever (320003@1)wanted to play or give kisses and hugs
CShe'd (x32010@1)watch the TV and sit there on that couch, 
                      Am (x02210@1)                   GWhile (320003@1)her mom fell asleep and her daddy went out.

Chorus I
        F (133211@1)                 Fmaj7And (1x3210@1)the drinking, and the fighting,
C (x32010@1)                  GJust (320003@1)got worse every night
       F (133211@1)                   Fmaj7Behind (1x3210@1)their couch, she'd be hiding,
C (x32010@1)                   GOh (320003@1)what a sad little life

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

Chorus II
          F (133211@1)             Fmaj7Then (1x3210@1)some people, from the city,
C (x32010@1)               GTook (320003@1)the girl far away 
         F (133211@1)        Fmaj7To (1x3210@1)a new mom, and a new daddy
C (x32010@1)                   GKisses (320003@1)and hugs every day.

Verse III
CFirst (x32010@1)day of Sunday school, the teacher walked in,
                   Am (x02210@1)                          GSaw (320003@1)a small little girl, staring at a picture of him.
CShe (x32010@1)said I know that man, there on that cross, 
                 Am (x02210@1)                   GI (320003@1)don't know his name, but I know he got off.

Chorus III
             F (133211@1)         Fmaj7Cause (1x3210@1)he was there in my old house,
C (x32010@1)                   GHeld (320003@1)me close to his side.
     F (133211@1)              Fmaj7As (1x3210@1)I hid there behind our couch.
C (x32010@1)                       GThe (320003@1)night that my parents died.


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