D Am Em7 Bm7 E7 Wednesday morning at five o'clock as the day begins A7sus4 A Silently closing her bedroom door A7sus4 A Leaving the note that she hoped would say more D Am Em7 Bm7 E7 She goes downstairs to the kitchen clutching a handkerchief A7sus4 A Quietly turning the backdoor key A7sus4 A Stepping outside she is free D She - we gave her most of our lives D Is leaving - sacrificed most of our lives D Am Home - We gave her everything money could buy Bm7 E7 Bm7 E7 She is leaving home after living alone for so many years D Am Em7 Bm7 E7 Father snores as his wife gets into her dressing gown, A7sus4 A Picks up the letter that's lying there. A7sus4 A Standing alone at the top of the stairs, D Am Em7 Bm7 E7 She breaks down and cries to her husband Daddy our baby's gone. A7sus4 A Why would she treat us so thoughtlessly? A7sus4 A How could she do this to me? D She - we never thought of ourselves D Is leaving - never a thought for ourselves D Am Home - we struggled hard all our lives to get by Bm7 E7 Bm7 E7 She's leaving home after living alone for so many years D Am Em7 Bm7 E7 Friday morning at nine o'clock she is far away A7sus4 A Waiting to keep the appointment she made A7sus4 A Meeting a man from the motor trade D She - what did we do that was wrong? D Is having - we didn't know it was wrong D Am Fun - fun is the one thing that money can't buy Bm7 E7 Bm7 E7 Something inside that was always denied for so many years Bm7 E7 G D She's leaving home bye bye
