Even Though I’m Leaving

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             D                G
Daddy, I'm afraid, won't you stay a 
little while?
        D                          
Keep me safe 'cause there's 
           A
monsters right outside
                    D          
Daddy, please don't go, I don't 
 G
wanna be alone
           D                       
'Cause the second that you're gone 
              A
they're gonna know
          Bm              A       
Before he went to bed he grabbed 
            G
my hand and said

                D
Just 'cause I'm leavin'
         G                 Bm     
It don't mean that I won't be 
          A
right by your side
         D
When you need me
          G                 Bm    
And you can't see me in the middle
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 of the night
                D             
Just close your eyes and say a 
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prayer

       Bm                A
It's okay, I know you're scared 

               D              G   
When I'm not here, but I'll always
           A
 be right there
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Even though I'm leavin'
           A
I ain't goin' nowhere

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              D                   
Dad we've all been late and Uncle 
G
Sam don't like to wait
           D                   
He's got a big old plane that's 
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gonna take me far away
              D                 
I know I act tough but there's a 
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churnin' in my gut
          D                        
'Cause I just can't call you up 
               A
when things get rough
         Bm              A        
Before I left he hugged my neck 
    G
and said

                   D
Just 'cause you're leavin'
         G                 Bm     
It don't mean that I won't be 
          A
right by your side
         D
When you need me
               G              Bm  
And you can't see me in the middle
          A
 of the night
                D             
Just close your eyes and say a 
 G
prayer

       Bm                A
It's okay, I know you're scared 

             D               G    
I might be here, but I'll always 
         A
be right there
                   G
Even though you're leavin'
           A
I ain't goin' nowhere

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              D                G
Daddy, I'm afraid, won't you stay a 
little while?
         D                       
I never thought I'd see the day I 
               A
had to say goodbye
                    D           G
Daddy, please don't go, I can't do 
this on my own
             D                     
There's no way that I can walk this
        A
 road alone
          Bm      A        G
Daddy grabbed my hand and said

                D
Just 'cause I'm leavin'
         G                 Bm     
It don't mean that I won't be 
          A
right by your side
         D
When you need me
                G             Bm  
And you can't see me in the middle
          A
 of the night
                D             
Just close your eyes and say a 
 G
prayer

       Bm               A
It's okay, boy, I ain't scared 

            D
I won't be here
           G              A
But I'll always be right there
                G
Even though I'm leavin'
          A        D  G
I ain't goin' nowhere
G         A        D
I ain't goin' nowhere