Stephen Lynch

That's Why Mommy Left Us Chords

by Stephen Lynch
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"That's Why Mommy Left Us" by Stephen Lynch from Comedy Central   *Capo 2nd fret* All chord positions relative to the capo       Opening fingering 030030 fingerpicked, alternate between E,A,D strings  for bass note.   *intro* ----------0---------------0--------------0-----------------0---------} --------3---3----------3----3----------3---3------------3----3-------} ------0-------0-----0--------0-------0-------0-------0---------0-----} ----------------------------------0----------------------------------} ------------------3-------------------------------3------------------} -0-------------------------------------------------------------------}   Hush little girl... Daddy is here...   Am            C              G      Dsus2 Why .... Am            C                    G      Dsus2 How can ....         G           Dsus2     Em         C cause daddy likes ... G          Dsus2      Em           C Daddy gets wasted ..... G            Dsus2      Em          C           G    Dsus2 Daddy likes .........            Em       C          G I think that's why mommy left us   (Opening arrangement) Hush little girl ...... Don't mind the smoke.......   Am            C              G     Dsus2 Soon it will...... Am   C                   G                  Dsus2  Any minute ..... G                Dsus2    Em              C But daddy plays ..... G              Dsus2    Em                C Then he wants ...... G          Dsus2        Em           C           G      Dsus     Daddy has sores .....         Em         C          G I think that's........   C            Dsus2             C         Dsus2 Please don't cry             I swear I'll try    C       Dsus2 To be here by your side   {repeat verse chords}G Dsus2 Em C right after daddy ...... vsits his bookie ...... He'll head to the ..... He'll bring home ......       Chords used:         EADGBE         ------ Am      X02210 C       X32010 G       320033 Dsus2   XX0230 Em      022000   This is my first submission, but i'm pretty sure it is accurate to what he plays on the Comedy Central special. You can finger pick it all or just strum the chords. It sounds good either way. Even if it is wrong, it is a great song to play around the campfire!   Andrew Miller (etaeniuraNOSPAMinnernet.net)

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Last Updated: April 24, 2021