Chords for Five Little Fingers - Frankie McBride

[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] [Gm] I _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ came home last [Bb] night to a dark and [F] lonely cottage.
_ [Bb] _
_ I [F] took the wreath of the door [C] and somehow I [F] stumbled inside. _ _
_ _ I just can't, [Bb] I just can't, [F] I salute thy [Bb] birth.
_ Give [F] me one reason to [C] live now that my [F] darling has _ died.
_ And then five [Bb] little fingers [F] touched my head. _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] Five little _ fingers [Bb] too young to [F]
understand. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ And there was a softness in [Bb] my little girl's touch.
_ It seemed to say, Daddy, [C]
I need you so.
And it only took five [Bb] little seconds for her five [F] little fingers to tell me all that I wanted to know.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ I could tell her [Bb] little eyes were [F] full of questions.
_ [Bb]
I tried [F] to answer, but all I [C] could do was [F] hold her _ tight. _
_ _ Forgive me, [Bb] forgive me, I [F] said for crying.
[Bb] _ _
But darling, [F] your daddy has got [C] such a lot on his shoulders [F] tonight. _ _ _
And then five _ [Bb] little fingers, [F] soft and dear, _
_ _ _ [C] touched me on the cheek and [Bb] gently brushed [F] away a tear. _ _ _ _ _
And I knew _ that in her own little [Bb] way, _ my baby was saying, Daddy, [C] I love you so.
And it only took five little [Bb] seconds for her five little [F] fingers to tell me all that I wanted to know.
_ [Dm] _ [C] _ Five little _ fingers [Bb] too young to _ [F]
understand. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _