The Little Girl

11/5/00 Transcribed by: Charlie Tapp Song: The Little Girl Sung by: John Michael Montgomery Intro : E----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- B--8-8-8-8-6-5---5-6-5--5-6-5----------------------------------------- G-----------------7--------7-------7-5-7-5b------------------------------ D----------------------------------------------------------------------------- - A----------------------------------------------------------------------------- - E----------------------------------------------------------------------------- - C F C Her Parents never took the young girl to church F C Am G Never spoke of his name, never read her his word C F C Two nonbelievers walking lost in this world F C Am G Took their baby with them what a sad little girl C F C Her daddy drank all day and mommy did drugs F C Am G Never wanted to play or give kisses and hugs C F C She'd watch the TV and sit there on the couch F C Am G while her mom fell asleep and her daddy went out E------------- B---10-8--- G--------10 D------------ A------------ E------------- Am F and the drinking and the fighting C G just got worse every night Am F behind their couch she'd be hiding C G oh what a sad little life Solo : E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ B---8-8-8-8-6-5-----------5-6-5--5---------5-6-5--5--------------5-- G-------------------7-5-7--------------7-5-7-------------7-5-5--5-7---- D--------------------------------------------------------------------7-------- - A----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- E----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- C F C And like it always does the bad just got worse F C Am G with every slap and every curse C F C until her daddy in a drunk rage one night F C Am G used a gun on her mom and then took his life Am F and some people from a city C G took the girl far away Am F to a new mom and a new dad C G kisses and hugs every day BRIDGE: (Same as before) C F C her first day of Sunday school the teacher walked in F C Am G and a small little girl stared at a picture of him C F C she said I know that man up there on that cross F C Am G I don't know his name but I know he got off Am F cause he was there in my old house C G and held me close to his side Am F as I hid there behind our couch C G the night that my parents died CFCFCAG OUTRO: