Intro: D G Em7 B7 D E E A B E My brother said that I, was rotten to the core.E E A F#m7 B I was the youngest child, so I got by with more.E E A B E I guess she was tired by, the time I came along.E E A F#m7 B She'd laugh until she cried, I could do no wrong.F#m7 B E She would always save me, because I was her baby. C#m A I worked a factory in Ohio, a shrimp boat in the Bayou,E B I drove a truck in Birmingham.C#m A Turned 21 in Cincinnati,I called home to mom and daddy,E B I said "Your boy is now a man."F#m7 B E She said "I don't care if you're 80, you'll always be my baby." E E A B E She loved that photograph, of our whole family.E E A F#m7 B She'd always point us out, for all her friends to see.E E A B E That's Greg he's doing great, he really loves his job.E E A F#m7 B And Ronnie with his 2 kids, how 'bout that wife he's got.F#m7 B E And that one's kinda crazy, but that one is my baby. C#m A I got a call in Alabama, said come on home to LouisiannaE B and come as fast as you can fly.C#m A Cause your momma really needs you, and says she's got to see you,E B she might not make it through the night.F#m7 B E The whole way I drove 80, so she could see her baby. C#m A She looked like she was sleepin' and my family had been weepin'E B by the time that I got to her side.C#m A And I knew that she'd been taken, and my heart it was breakin',E B I never got to say goodbye.Em7 A I softly kissed that lady, and cried just like a baby. Outro: D D Em7 A7 D
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