Bobby(Ukulele chords)

	        Intro Eb fingerpicking  
 
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Bobby pleaded guilty to the charges that they read 
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As they led him from the courtroom, a young voice turned his head 
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A little boy, dressed in blue, was standing at the rail 
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He said 'I hope they kill you. I hope you go to hell.' 
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They locked Bobby in a jail with forty other men 
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They all knew what he had done, and they were glad to take him in 
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They'd all seen in the headlines about Bobby and his wife 
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How they loved each other, and how he took her life 
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Day after day, he sat alone 
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Night after night, they'd hear him sing song (he'd sing) 
 
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Baby, I'll take care of you, I'll never let you down 
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No harm will ever come to you as long as I'm around 
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I am not afraid of what people say or do 
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The only thing I fear is being here... without you.
 
 
 
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The little boy dressed in blue grew up to be a man 
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When he fell in love himelf, he came to understand 
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How it was the Bobby took the life they both adored 
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Cause Bobby couldn't stand to see her suffer anymore 
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He took out the papers from the trunk beneath his bed 
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And all the years just disappeared as through his tears he read 
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The stories of the accident that robbed his mama's mind 
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And the man who held her in his arms and chose to cut the line 
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and the one about the man who sits alone 
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Year after year, singin his song        go to chorus 
 
 
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The young man drove his car up, and parked outside the gate 
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They led him to a cold grey room, the guard told him to wait 
 
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When the guard brought Bobby in the young man finally knew 
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He still missed his mama, but he'd missed his daddy too 
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And when the guard left the two of them alone 
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He took Bobby in his arms, and the young man sang his song 
 
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Daddy, I'll take care of you, I'll never let you down 
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No harm will ever come to you as long as I'm around 
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You have taught me not to fear what people say or do 
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The only thing that hurts is being here..without you.