F               C                  F
Mother, you had me but I never had you
Bb                                      C
Oh, I, I wanted you but you didn't want me
   F  F7                 Bb
So I, ooh, I just got to tell you
    F   C     F
Goodbye,  goodbye


[Verse 2]
F                C                   F
Father, you left me but I never left you
Bb                                C
Oh, I needed you, you didn't need me
   F  F7               Bb
So I, I, I just got to tell you
    F   C     F
Goodbye,  goodbye


[Chorus]
F     Bb    C
Mama, don't go
Bb          F
Daddy, come home
F     Bb    C
Mama, don't go
Bb          F
Daddy, come home


[Verse 3]
F                      C              F
Children, please don't do what I have done, oh, no
Bb                                 C
Oh, I couldn't walk but I tried to run, oh, oh
   F  F7               Bb
So I, I, I got to tell you
    F   C     F
Goodbye,  goodbye


[Chorus]
F     Bb    C
Mama, don't go
Bb          F
Daddy, come home
F     Bb    C
Mama, don't go
Bb          F
Daddy, come home
F     Bb    C
Mama, don't go
Bb          F
Daddy, come home
F     Bb    C
Mama, don't go
Bb          F
Daddy, come home
F     Bb  C
Mama, no, don't go
Bb                        F
Daddy, daddy, daddy, come homе
F     Bb    C
Mama, don't go
Bb          F
Daddy, come home


[Outro]
F    Bb  C
No,  no, no
Bb          F
Daddy, come homе
F     Bb    C
Mama, don't go
Bb          F
Daddy, come home