Didnt I

C  C  Am  F

[Verse 1]
C
There are times to remember
                 G          Am    F
And times that I wish to forget
C                                 
Our time together was tinged with 
G           Am    F
love and regret
Dm         G
Oh, my girl
    Am                    G
My sweet, sweet little girl


[Chorus]
C
Didn't I try to tell ya that life 
was for living?
    F
Oh, didn't I?
C
And wasn't I the guy who said 'stay 
away from that tribe'?
    F
Oh, wasn't I?
C
And didn't I try to tell you 'that's
 stuffs gonna kill ya'?
    F
Oh, didn't I?
C
But you thought it was cool and I 
was just an old fool
    F
Oh, look at ya


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[Verse 2]
         C                     
You left home for the city with 
           G              Am    F
Hollywood stars in your eyes
         C                     
Now your mother, God bless her, 
                        G       Am
cries herself to sleep every night
    F

Dm       G      Am               G
Oh my girl, my sweet innocent girl


[Chorus]
C
Didn't I search the streets for the 
beggars, pimps and cheats?
    F
Oh, didn't I?
C
And didn't I try to guide you to a 
baptism of fire?
    F
Oh, didn't I?
C
And didn't I try to warn ya 'bout 
that folk in California?
    F
Oh, didn't I?
C
But you said 'daddy, please don't 
worry, I got friends out there who 
love me'
    F
Now look at ya


[Bridge]
                    C           Dm
Oh baby, come back home, we can 
        C
work this out
      Am         G
There is no blame
  C       F      C     Dm       
I wanna hold you close and 
       C        Am       F    G
stroke your hair and share your pain


[Chorus]
C
Didn't I do the best for you, try to
 make you stay in school?
F
Didn't I?
C
Once I was your hero but I went from
 ten to zero
    F
Oh, didn't I? Now listen
      C
For a roll on the dice you nearly 
paid the ultimate price
F
Oh, didn't ya?
      C                     
Now I stand by your bedside, 
                            F
watching you fight for you life


[Other]
            C
Where's the innocence? (Where's the 
innocence? )
            F
Where's the future? (Where is the 
future?)
            C
Where the beauty? (Ooo)
            F
Where's the promise? (Where is the 
promise?)

          C
There are times to remember
                 G           Am    F
And times that I wish to forget