Cant Be There Today

C               Em
An invite to a wedding
F               C
That no one can attend
C               Am          
A poster for a show that never 
G         F
happened
C               Em
Two tickets for a holiday
    F           C
I can longer spend
        C               Am      G
And a gift for Mother's Day I 
       F       C
won't be wrapping

[Chorus 1]
G               F
This is all I'm left with
C                       G
In a world that's been shut down
Em              F
I wanna come see and you, Mum
        Fm              Fm
But I fear that thing that I might 
bring in
C                       Em
So, I'm sending you this message
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F               Fm
With a heavy heart to say
C                   G            
"I miss you, but I can't be there
    F      Fm
 today
C                       G        
I love you, and that's why I'm 
       F       C
gonna stay away"

[Verse 2]
C                       Em
It feels like hope has been 
postponed
F                  C
All plans put on hold
C                  Am      G
Prospects fade and expectations 
       F
shattered
C                           Em
But all through these uncertain days
      F          C
I've come to understand
C                      Am        
Those few precious things that 
G    F    C
truly matter

[Chorus 2]
G                 F
Mama, you've been on my mind
        C                  G
As the world has slipped away
Em                F
Promise me you'll do the things
        Fm              Fm
That must be done in the days to 
come
C                       Em
I don't know when I'll get the 
chance
F                       Fm
To hug you, so I wanna say
C                   G            
"I miss you, but I can't be there
    F      Fm
 today
C                       G        
I love you, and that's why I'm 
               F       C
gonna stay away"

[Coda]
C                       Em
The time will come when this is done
F                    Fm
And I won't have to say
        C           G             
"I miss you, but I can't be there 
   F       Fm
today
C                       G        
I love you, and that's why I'm 
               F       C
gonna stay away"