G                     Em 
Well, where oh where can my baby be? 
C                  D 
The lord took her away from me 
G                         Em 
She s gone to heaven so I got to be good; 
   C                        D          G 
so I can see my baby when I leave this world 

        G                   Em 
We were out on a date in my daddy s car; 
C                D 
we hadn t driven very far 
G                 Em 
There in the road straight ahead; 
    C                    D 
the car was stalled, the engine was dead 
G                    Em 
I couldn t stop so I swerved to the right; 
C                 D 
never forget, the sound that night 
    G                 Em 
The crying tires, the busting glass; 
    C                   D       G 
her painful scream that I heard last 

G                        Em 
Well, where oh where can my baby be? 
C                  D 
The lord took her away from me 
G                         Em 
She s gone to heaven so I got to be good; 
   C                        D          G 
so I can see my baby when I leave this world 

G                                 Em 
Well, when I woke up the rain was pouring down; 
C                           D 
there were people, standing all around 
G                       Em 
Something warm, running in my eyes; 
      C                 D 
but I found my baby somehow that night 
  G                        Em 
I raised her head then she smiled and said 
 C                     D 
 hold me darling for a little while 
  G                            Em 
I held her close, I kissed her our last kiss; 
  C                    D 
I found a love, that I knew I would miss 
    G                             Em 
And now she s gone, even though I hold her tight; 
  C                D          G 
I lost my love, my life, that night 

G                           Em    
Well, where oh where can my baby be? 
C                  D         
The lord took her away from me 
G                         Em            
she s gone to heaven so I got to be good; 
C                           D          G 
so I can see my baby when I leave this world 

G       Em 
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