Bb 3 quarter time (slow and walzy) 🎸 Intro: Bb Bb Eb Eb Bb F Bb 🎸 Verse 1: Bb Eb I once had a daddy, he raised tobacco Bb He was unkind but never to me Bb Eb They offered a buyout he looked for a way out Bb F Bb He kissed his gun af-ter he kissed me
🎸 Chorus: Bb Eb Bb F I love you Charlene and my sweet baby Linda Jean Bb Eb The sun will sink down it’ll come back around Bb F Keep my name, live and let be 🎸 Verse 2: Bb Eb You asked my grandaddy for help on the farm so Bb F Bb He'd find your body in the second field barn Bb Eb So he’d find your body in the second field barn Bb Eb The angels they sing the old cattle call Bb When you slumped to the ground like a little rag doll 🎸 Chorus: Bb Eb Bb F I love you Charlene and my sweet baby Linda Jean Bb Eb The sun will sink down it’ll come back around Bb F Keep my name, live and let be 🎸 Bridge: Bb Bb Bb Bb Eb Eb Bb Bb F F Bb Bb Eb Eb Bb F Bb Bb 🎸 Verse 3: Bb Eb He bit the bullet now I bite my tongue Bb F Bb For I’ll never know what he thought he’d done wrong Bb Eb I’m sure he’d be proud of his little girl Bb For her strength and her grit against this beautiful world 🎸 Chorus: Bb Eb Bb F I love you Charlene and my sweet baby Linda Jean Bb Eb The sun will sink down it’ll come back around Bb F Bb Keep my name, live and let be 🎸 Outro: Bb Eb Bb F I love you Charlene and my sweet baby Linda Jean Gm Eb The sun will sink down it’ll come back around Bb F Bb Keep my name, live and let be Gm Gm Eb Eb Bb F Bb Bb Bb Bb Bb Bb