Chords for Bobby

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