Tom Rush Child's Song written by Murray McLaughlan
Tom Rush vocals/acoustic guitar
Trevor Veitch guitar
Duke Bardwell bass
Warren Bernhardt piano
Herb Lovelle drums
[E]Goodbye [A]momma goodbye to [E]you too pa
[F#m]Little sister you'll have to wait a while to come [A]alon[Amaj7]g
[E]Goodybye to this [A]house and a[E]ll it's memories
[F#m]We just got too old to say we're [A]wron[Amaj7]g
[E]Got to [E/D#]make one [E/C#]last trip [E/B]to my [Amaj7]bedroom
[E]Guess I'll [E/D#]have to [E/C#]leave some [E/B]stuff [Amaj7]behind
[E]It's funny [E/D#]how the [D/C#]same old [E/B]crooked [Amaj7]pictures
[E]Just don't [E/D#]seem the [D/C#]same to [E/B]me [Amaj7]tonight
[E]There ain't no [A]use in sheding [E]lonely tears mamma
[F#m]There ain't no use in shouting at me [A]pa[Amaj7]
[E]I can't live no [A]longer with your [E]fears mamma
[F#m]I love you but that hasn't helped at [A]al[Amaj7]l
[E]Each of [E/D#]us must [E/C#]do the things [E/B]that [Amaj7]matter
[E]All of [E/D#]us must [E/C#]see what we[E/B] can [Amaj7]see
[E]It was [E/D#]long ago [E/C#]you [E/B]must rem[Amaj7]ember
[E]You were [E/D#]once as [E/C#]young and [E/B]scared as [Amaj7]me
[E]I don't know [A]how hard it is yet [E]mamma
[F#m]When you relaize you're growning [A]old[Amaj7]
[E]I know how [A]hard is not to be [E]younger
[F#m]I know you've tried to keep me from the [A]col[Amaj7]d
[E]Thanks for [E/D#]all you [E/C#]done it may [E/B]sound [Amaj7]hollow
[E]Thank you [E/D#]for the [E/C#]good times that [E/B]we've [Amaj7]known
[E]But I [E/D#]must find [E/C#]my own road [E/B]now to [Amaj7]follow
[E]You will [E/D#]all be [E/C#]welcome [E/B]in my [Amaj7]home
[E]Got my suit[A]acse I must go n[E]ow
[F#m]I don't mind about the things you [A]sai[Amj7]d
[E]I'm sorry [A]Mom I don't know where I'm [E]going
F#m A Amqj7
Remember little sister look ahead
[E]Tomorrow [E/D#]I'll be [E/C#]in some [E/B]other [Amaj7]sunrise
[E]Maybe [E/D#]I'll have [E/C#]someone [E/B]at my [Amaj7]side
[E]Mamma give your love back to your [Amaj7]husband
[E]Father you've have taught we well [Amaj7]goodbye
[E]Goodbye [A]Mamma goodbye to you [E]too [A]pa[E]
From Tom Rush
Columbia Records
Tom Rush vocals/acoustic guitar
Trevor Veitch guitar
Duke Bardwell bass
Warren Bernhardt piano
Herb Lovelle drums
[E]Goodbye [A]momma goodbye to [E]you too pa
[F#m]Little sister you'll have to wait a while to come [A]alon[Amaj7]g
[E]Goodybye to this [A]house and a[E]ll it's memories
[F#m]We just got too old to say we're [A]wron[Amaj7]g
[E]Got to [E/D#]make one [E/C#]last trip [E/B]to my [Amaj7]bedroom
[E]Guess I'll [E/D#]have to [E/C#]leave some [E/B]stuff [Amaj7]behind
[E]It's funny [E/D#]how the [D/C#]same old [E/B]crooked [Amaj7]pictures
[E]Just don't [E/D#]seem the [D/C#]same to [E/B]me [Amaj7]tonight
[E]There ain't no [A]use in sheding [E]lonely tears mamma
[F#m]There ain't no use in shouting at me [A]pa[Amaj7]
[E]I can't live no [A]longer with your [E]fears mamma
[F#m]I love you but that hasn't helped at [A]al[Amaj7]l
[E]Each of [E/D#]us must [E/C#]do the things [E/B]that [Amaj7]matter
[E]All of [E/D#]us must [E/C#]see what we[E/B] can [Amaj7]see
[E]It was [E/D#]long ago [E/C#]you [E/B]must rem[Amaj7]ember
[E]You were [E/D#]once as [E/C#]young and [E/B]scared as [Amaj7]me
[E]I don't know [A]how hard it is yet [E]mamma
[F#m]When you relaize you're growning [A]old[Amaj7]
[E]I know how [A]hard is not to be [E]younger
[F#m]I know you've tried to keep me from the [A]col[Amaj7]d
[E]Thanks for [E/D#]all you [E/C#]done it may [E/B]sound [Amaj7]hollow
[E]Thank you [E/D#]for the [E/C#]good times that [E/B]we've [Amaj7]known
[E]But I [E/D#]must find [E/C#]my own road [E/B]now to [Amaj7]follow
[E]You will [E/D#]all be [E/C#]welcome [E/B]in my [Amaj7]home
[E]Got my suit[A]acse I must go n[E]ow
[F#m]I don't mind about the things you [A]sai[Amj7]d
[E]I'm sorry [A]Mom I don't know where I'm [E]going
F#m A Amqj7
Remember little sister look ahead
[E]Tomorrow [E/D#]I'll be [E/C#]in some [E/B]other [Amaj7]sunrise
[E]Maybe [E/D#]I'll have [E/C#]someone [E/B]at my [Amaj7]side
[E]Mamma give your love back to your [Amaj7]husband
[E]Father you've have taught we well [Amaj7]goodbye
[E]Goodbye [A]Mamma goodbye to you [E]too [A]pa[E]
From Tom Rush
Columbia Records
