[Intro]
D G Bm A
[Estrofa]
          D                   G 
Daddy, I'm afraid, won't you stay a
 little while? 
Daddy, I'm afraid, won't you stay a little while? 
        D                           
Keep me safe 'cause there's monsters
       A 
 right outside 
Keep me safe 'cause there's monsters right outside 
                    D            G 
Daddy, please don't go, I don't wanna
 be alone 
Daddy, please don't go, I don't wanna be alone 
            D                     
'Cause the second that you're gone
               A 
 they're gonna know 
'Cause the second that you're gone they're gonna know 
         Bm               A        
Before he went to bed he grabbed my
     G 
 hand and said
Before he went to bed he grabbed my hand and said
[Estribillo]
               D 
Just 'cause I'm leavin' 
        G                 Bm       
It don't mean that I won't be right
        A 
 by your side 
It don't mean that I won't be right by your side 
         D 
When you need me 
         G                  Bm       
And you can't see me in the middle of
     A 
 the night 
And you can't see me in the middle of the night 
               D                G 
Just close your eyes and say a prayer
 
Just close your eyes and say a prayer 
       Bm                 A         
It's okay, I know you're scared when
          D 
 I'm not here 
It's okay, I know you're scared when I'm not here 
         G                A 
But I'll always be right there 
                G               
Even though I'm leavin', I ain't
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 goin' nowhere
Even though I'm leavin', I ain't goin' nowhere
[Estrofa]
              D               G 
Dad, we'll be late, and Uncle Sam
 don't like to wait 
Dad, we'll be late, and Uncle Sam don't like to wait 
             D                       
He's got a big old plane that's gonna
               A 
 take me far away 
He's got a big old plane that's gonna take me far away 
               D                 
I know I act tough, but there's a
   G 
 churnin' in my gut 
I know I act tough, but there's a churnin' in my gut 
         D                          
'Cause I just can't call you up when
              A 
 things get rough 
'Cause I just can't call you up when things get rough 
         Bm               A         
Before I left, he hugged my neck and
   G 
 said
Before I left, he hugged my neck and said
[Estribillo]
                D 
Just 'cause you're leavin' 
        G                 Bm       
It don't mean that I won't be right
        A 
 by your side 
It don't mean that I won't be right by your side 
         D 
When you need me 
         G                  Bm       
And you can't see me in the middle of
     A 
 the night 
And you can't see me in the middle of the night 
                D                G 
Just close your eyes and say a prayer
 
Just close your eyes and say a prayer 
      Bm                 A       
It's okay, I know you're scared I
            D 
 might be here 
It's okay, I know you're scared I might be here 
         G                A 
But I'll always be right there 
                   G               
Even though you're leavin', I ain't
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 goin' nowhere
Even though you're leavin', I ain't goin' nowhere
[Puente]
            D                G 
Daddy, I'm afraid, won't you stay a
 little while? 
Daddy, I'm afraid, won't you stay a little while? 
         D                           
I never thought I'd see the day I had
         A 
 to say goodbye 
I never thought I'd see the day I had to say goodbye 
                   D             G
Daddy, please don't go, I can't do
 
 this on my own 
Daddy, please don't go, I can't do this on my own 
           D                       
There's no way that I can walk this
       A 
 road alone 
There's no way that I can walk this road alone 
      Bm         A        G 
Daddy grabbed my hand and said
[Estribillo]
             D 
Just 'cause I'm leavin' 
        G                 Bm       
It don't mean that I won't be right
        A 
 by your side 
It don't mean that I won't be right by your side 
         D 
When you need me 
         G                  Bm       
And you can't see me in the middle of
     A 
 the night 
And you can't see me in the middle of the night 
                D                G 
Just close your eyes and say a prayer
 
Just close your eyes and say a prayer 
       Bm                 A 
It's okay, boy, I ain't scared 
            D              G       
I won't be here, but I'll always be
       A 
 right there 
I won't be here, but I'll always be right there 
Bm              G               
Even though I'm leavin', I ain't
   A           D G 
 goin' nowhere 
Even though I'm leavin', I ain't goin' nowhere 
 G       A           D 
I ain't goin' nowhere