Chords for Anthony B - Childhood Memories
Tempo:
79.1 bpm
Chords used:
Dm
Bb
Eb
Gm
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Memories make me sad, [Bb] my childhood [Eb] days,
Oh I didn't gaze, [F] but when I reminisce
I didn't [Bb] know my dad till [Dm] I was fifteen years [Gm] old
[Eb] And [Bb] by that time I [Dm] was fifteen years [Gm] cold
[Bb] Mommy did her best [Dm] to do what she [Gm] did
I [Eb] [Bb] thank you mommy, [Dm] I really love [Gm] you
[Eb] He [Bb] tried to hug me [Dm] and I let him
But [Gm] there was no strength in me [Eb] to hug him
[Bb] Suddenly I said to myself, [Dm] this man must be bugging
[Eb] [Bb] Why [Dm] you make me blue?
[Eb] Why you make me [Bb] blue?
Didn't [Dm] you know I [Gm] needed you?
[Eb] It was hard to leave my mom but I had to
I had [Dm] things to do so I had to
If it means [Gm] coming to you I had to
I needed [Dm] my family out of this law
[Eb] I was angry sometimes, I cried [F] sometimes
Hated my mother boyfriend sometimes
[Eb] Not because he wasn't my dad but he was not a dad
[F] Thinking what is mom doing, is she [Bb] mad?
All this pain [Dm] is caused [Gm] by my daddy
[Eb] Sometimes [Bb] just feel my [Dm] eyes, I [Gm] want my daddy
[Eb] [Bb] Please [Dm] help me [Gm] somebody
[Eb] [Bb] Every child [Dm] needs [Gm] a daddy
[Eb] [Bb] Why [Dm] you make me [Gm] blue?
Why [Eb] you make me [Bb] blue?
[Dm] Didn't you know I needed you?
[Eb] My [Bb] [F] life is filled with [Gm] anguish, [Eb] confusion and [Bb] regret
I've seen [F] some things so [Gm] ugly
Things I [Eb] and I really want to forget
My [Dm] life is an [G] apple
When I was a child sometime I wish [Bb] I've died
So if you see my [Gm] father, tell him his child sad
All [Bb] this pain [Dm] is caused [Gm] by my daddy
[Eb] Sometimes [Bb] just feel my [Dm] eyes, I [Gm] need my daddy
[Eb] [Bb] Please [Dm] help me [Gm] somebody
[Eb] [Bb] Every [Dm] child needs [Gm] a daddy
[Eb] It was hard [Gm] to leave my mom but I had to
I had [Dm] things to do so I had to
If it means [Gm] coming to you I had to
I [Dm] needed my family out of this law
[Eb] I was angry sometimes, I cried [F] sometimes
Hated my mother boyfriend [Eb] sometimes
Not because he wasn't my dad but he was not a [F] dad
Thinking what is mom doing, is she [Bb] mad?
All this pain [Dm] is caused [Gm] by my daddy
[Eb] Sometimes [Bb] just feel my [Dm] eyes, I [Gm] want my daddy
[Eb] [Bb] Please [Dm] help me [Gm] somebody
[Eb] [Bb] Every child [Dm] [Gm] needs a daddy
[Eb] [Bb] [Dm] Why you make me [Gm] blue?
[Eb] Why you make [Bb] me blue?
[Dm] Didn't you know I [Gm] needed you?
[Eb] Didn't [Bb] you know?
[Dm] Why [Gm]
you make me [Bb] blue?
[Dm] [Gm] Didn't you know?
[Eb] I [Bb] didn't know my dad [Dm] till I was 15 [Gm] years old
[Eb] [Bb] And by that time [Dm] I was 15 [Gm] years cold
My [Eb] [Bb] mama [Dm] did her best, [Gm]
[Eb] do what she do
[Bb] [Dm] Thank you mama, [Gm] I really [Eb] love you
[Bb] [Dm] He tried to consider [Gm] your position
[Eb] Yeah, and I [Bb] let him consider your [Dm] opinion
[Gm] Yeah, we need good proper [Eb] father
I thought this man [Bb] was bugging
Why [Dm] you make [Gm] me blue?
Why you [Bb] make me blue?
Didn't [Dm] you know I [Gm] needed you?
Oh I didn't gaze, [F] but when I reminisce
I didn't [Bb] know my dad till [Dm] I was fifteen years [Gm] old
[Eb] And [Bb] by that time I [Dm] was fifteen years [Gm] cold
[Bb] Mommy did her best [Dm] to do what she [Gm] did
I [Eb] [Bb] thank you mommy, [Dm] I really love [Gm] you
[Eb] He [Bb] tried to hug me [Dm] and I let him
But [Gm] there was no strength in me [Eb] to hug him
[Bb] Suddenly I said to myself, [Dm] this man must be bugging
[Eb] [Bb] Why [Dm] you make me blue?
[Eb] Why you make me [Bb] blue?
Didn't [Dm] you know I [Gm] needed you?
[Eb] It was hard to leave my mom but I had to
I had [Dm] things to do so I had to
If it means [Gm] coming to you I had to
I needed [Dm] my family out of this law
[Eb] I was angry sometimes, I cried [F] sometimes
Hated my mother boyfriend sometimes
[Eb] Not because he wasn't my dad but he was not a dad
[F] Thinking what is mom doing, is she [Bb] mad?
All this pain [Dm] is caused [Gm] by my daddy
[Eb] Sometimes [Bb] just feel my [Dm] eyes, I [Gm] want my daddy
[Eb] [Bb] Please [Dm] help me [Gm] somebody
[Eb] [Bb] Every child [Dm] needs [Gm] a daddy
[Eb] [Bb] Why [Dm] you make me [Gm] blue?
Why [Eb] you make me [Bb] blue?
[Dm] Didn't you know I needed you?
[Eb] My [Bb] [F] life is filled with [Gm] anguish, [Eb] confusion and [Bb] regret
I've seen [F] some things so [Gm] ugly
Things I [Eb] and I really want to forget
My [Dm] life is an [G] apple
When I was a child sometime I wish [Bb] I've died
So if you see my [Gm] father, tell him his child sad
All [Bb] this pain [Dm] is caused [Gm] by my daddy
[Eb] Sometimes [Bb] just feel my [Dm] eyes, I [Gm] need my daddy
[Eb] [Bb] Please [Dm] help me [Gm] somebody
[Eb] [Bb] Every [Dm] child needs [Gm] a daddy
[Eb] It was hard [Gm] to leave my mom but I had to
I had [Dm] things to do so I had to
If it means [Gm] coming to you I had to
I [Dm] needed my family out of this law
[Eb] I was angry sometimes, I cried [F] sometimes
Hated my mother boyfriend [Eb] sometimes
Not because he wasn't my dad but he was not a [F] dad
Thinking what is mom doing, is she [Bb] mad?
All this pain [Dm] is caused [Gm] by my daddy
[Eb] Sometimes [Bb] just feel my [Dm] eyes, I [Gm] want my daddy
[Eb] [Bb] Please [Dm] help me [Gm] somebody
[Eb] [Bb] Every child [Dm] [Gm] needs a daddy
[Eb] [Bb] [Dm] Why you make me [Gm] blue?
[Eb] Why you make [Bb] me blue?
[Dm] Didn't you know I [Gm] needed you?
[Eb] Didn't [Bb] you know?
[Dm] Why [Gm]
you make me [Bb] blue?
[Dm] [Gm] Didn't you know?
[Eb] I [Bb] didn't know my dad [Dm] till I was 15 [Gm] years old
[Eb] [Bb] And by that time [Dm] I was 15 [Gm] years cold
My [Eb] [Bb] mama [Dm] did her best, [Gm]
[Eb] do what she do
[Bb] [Dm] Thank you mama, [Gm] I really [Eb] love you
[Bb] [Dm] He tried to consider [Gm] your position
[Eb] Yeah, and I [Bb] let him consider your [Dm] opinion
[Gm] Yeah, we need good proper [Eb] father
I thought this man [Bb] was bugging
Why [Dm] you make [Gm] me blue?
Why you [Bb] make me blue?
Didn't [Dm] you know I [Gm] needed you?
Key:
Dm
Bb
Eb
Gm
F
Dm
Bb
Eb
_ _ Memories make me sad, [Bb] my childhood [Eb] days,
Oh I didn't gaze, [F] but when I reminisce
I didn't [Bb] know my dad till [Dm] I was fifteen years [Gm] old _
[Eb] And [Bb] by that time I [Dm] was fifteen years [Gm] cold _
[Bb] Mommy did her best [Dm] to do what she [Gm] did
I [Eb] _ [Bb] thank you mommy, [Dm] I really love [Gm] you _
[Eb] He [Bb] tried to hug me [Dm] and I let him
But [Gm] there was no strength in me [Eb] to hug him
[Bb] Suddenly I said to myself, [Dm] this man must be bugging
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] Why [Dm] you make me blue?
[Eb] Why you make me [Bb] blue?
Didn't [Dm] you know I [Gm] needed you?
[Eb] It was hard to leave my mom but I had to
I had [Dm] things to do so I had to
If it means [Gm] coming to you I had to
I needed [Dm] my family out of this law
[Eb] I was angry sometimes, I cried [F] sometimes
Hated my mother boyfriend sometimes
[Eb] Not because he wasn't my dad but he was not a dad
[F] Thinking what is mom doing, is she [Bb] mad?
All this pain [Dm] is caused [Gm] by my daddy
[Eb] Sometimes [Bb] just feel my [Dm] eyes, I [Gm] want my daddy
[Eb] _ [Bb] Please [Dm] help me [Gm] somebody
[Eb] _ [Bb] Every child [Dm] needs [Gm] a daddy
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] Why [Dm] you make me [Gm] blue?
Why [Eb] you make me [Bb] blue?
[Dm] Didn't you know I needed you?
[Eb] My _ [Bb] _ [F] life is filled with [Gm] anguish, [Eb] confusion and [Bb] regret
I've seen [F] some things so [Gm] ugly
Things I [Eb] and I really want to forget
My [Dm] life is an [G] apple
When I was a child sometime I wish [Bb] I've died
So if you see my [Gm] father, tell him his child sad
All [Bb] this pain [Dm] is caused [Gm] by my daddy
[Eb] Sometimes [Bb] just feel my [Dm] eyes, I [Gm] need my daddy
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] Please [Dm] help me [Gm] somebody
[Eb] _ [Bb] Every [Dm] child needs [Gm] a daddy
[Eb] It was hard [Gm] to leave my mom but I had to
I had [Dm] things to do so I had to
If it means [Gm] coming to you I had to
I [Dm] needed my family out of this law
[Eb] I was angry sometimes, I cried [F] sometimes
Hated my mother boyfriend [Eb] sometimes
Not because he wasn't my dad but he was not a [F] dad
Thinking what is mom doing, is she [Bb] mad?
All this pain [Dm] is caused [Gm] by my daddy
[Eb] Sometimes [Bb] just feel my [Dm] eyes, I [Gm] want my daddy
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] Please [Dm] help me [Gm] somebody
[Eb] _ [Bb] Every child [Dm] _ [Gm] needs a daddy
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ [Dm] Why you make me [Gm] blue?
[Eb] Why you make [Bb] me blue?
[Dm] Didn't you know I [Gm] needed you? _
[Eb] Didn't [Bb] you know?
_ [Dm] Why [Gm] _ _
you make me [Bb] blue?
_ [Dm] _ [Gm] Didn't you know?
[Eb] I [Bb] didn't know my dad [Dm] till I was 15 [Gm] years old
[Eb] _ [Bb] And by that time [Dm] I was 15 [Gm] years cold
My [Eb] _ [Bb] mama [Dm] did her best, [Gm] _
[Eb] do what she do
[Bb] _ [Dm] Thank you mama, [Gm] I really [Eb] love you
_ [Bb] _ [Dm] He tried to consider [Gm] your position
[Eb] Yeah, and I [Bb] let him consider your [Dm] opinion
[Gm] Yeah, we need good proper [Eb] father
I thought this man [Bb] was bugging
Why [Dm] you make [Gm] me blue? _
Why you [Bb] make me blue?
Didn't [Dm] you know I [Gm] needed you?
Oh I didn't gaze, [F] but when I reminisce
I didn't [Bb] know my dad till [Dm] I was fifteen years [Gm] old _
[Eb] And [Bb] by that time I [Dm] was fifteen years [Gm] cold _
[Bb] Mommy did her best [Dm] to do what she [Gm] did
I [Eb] _ [Bb] thank you mommy, [Dm] I really love [Gm] you _
[Eb] He [Bb] tried to hug me [Dm] and I let him
But [Gm] there was no strength in me [Eb] to hug him
[Bb] Suddenly I said to myself, [Dm] this man must be bugging
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] Why [Dm] you make me blue?
[Eb] Why you make me [Bb] blue?
Didn't [Dm] you know I [Gm] needed you?
[Eb] It was hard to leave my mom but I had to
I had [Dm] things to do so I had to
If it means [Gm] coming to you I had to
I needed [Dm] my family out of this law
[Eb] I was angry sometimes, I cried [F] sometimes
Hated my mother boyfriend sometimes
[Eb] Not because he wasn't my dad but he was not a dad
[F] Thinking what is mom doing, is she [Bb] mad?
All this pain [Dm] is caused [Gm] by my daddy
[Eb] Sometimes [Bb] just feel my [Dm] eyes, I [Gm] want my daddy
[Eb] _ [Bb] Please [Dm] help me [Gm] somebody
[Eb] _ [Bb] Every child [Dm] needs [Gm] a daddy
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] Why [Dm] you make me [Gm] blue?
Why [Eb] you make me [Bb] blue?
[Dm] Didn't you know I needed you?
[Eb] My _ [Bb] _ [F] life is filled with [Gm] anguish, [Eb] confusion and [Bb] regret
I've seen [F] some things so [Gm] ugly
Things I [Eb] and I really want to forget
My [Dm] life is an [G] apple
When I was a child sometime I wish [Bb] I've died
So if you see my [Gm] father, tell him his child sad
All [Bb] this pain [Dm] is caused [Gm] by my daddy
[Eb] Sometimes [Bb] just feel my [Dm] eyes, I [Gm] need my daddy
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] Please [Dm] help me [Gm] somebody
[Eb] _ [Bb] Every [Dm] child needs [Gm] a daddy
[Eb] It was hard [Gm] to leave my mom but I had to
I had [Dm] things to do so I had to
If it means [Gm] coming to you I had to
I [Dm] needed my family out of this law
[Eb] I was angry sometimes, I cried [F] sometimes
Hated my mother boyfriend [Eb] sometimes
Not because he wasn't my dad but he was not a [F] dad
Thinking what is mom doing, is she [Bb] mad?
All this pain [Dm] is caused [Gm] by my daddy
[Eb] Sometimes [Bb] just feel my [Dm] eyes, I [Gm] want my daddy
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] Please [Dm] help me [Gm] somebody
[Eb] _ [Bb] Every child [Dm] _ [Gm] needs a daddy
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ [Dm] Why you make me [Gm] blue?
[Eb] Why you make [Bb] me blue?
[Dm] Didn't you know I [Gm] needed you? _
[Eb] Didn't [Bb] you know?
_ [Dm] Why [Gm] _ _
you make me [Bb] blue?
_ [Dm] _ [Gm] Didn't you know?
[Eb] I [Bb] didn't know my dad [Dm] till I was 15 [Gm] years old
[Eb] _ [Bb] And by that time [Dm] I was 15 [Gm] years cold
My [Eb] _ [Bb] mama [Dm] did her best, [Gm] _
[Eb] do what she do
[Bb] _ [Dm] Thank you mama, [Gm] I really [Eb] love you
_ [Bb] _ [Dm] He tried to consider [Gm] your position
[Eb] Yeah, and I [Bb] let him consider your [Dm] opinion
[Gm] Yeah, we need good proper [Eb] father
I thought this man [Bb] was bugging
Why [Dm] you make [Gm] me blue? _
Why you [Bb] make me blue?
Didn't [Dm] you know I [Gm] needed you?