Standard (EADGBE)
Intro
(tacit; let bass play it out)
Chorus
Well, where oh where can my baby be? The Lord took her away from me
She's gone to heaven so I got to be good, so I can see my baby when I
leave this world
Verse 1
We were out on a date in my daddy's car, we hadn't driven very far
There in the road, it was straight ahead, the car was stalled, the engine
was dead
I couldn't stop, so I swerved to the right, never forget the sound that
night
The cryin' tires, the bustin' glass, the painful scream that I heard last
Chorus 2
-different vocal tune, same chords]
Verse 2
Well when I woke up, the rain was pouring down, there were people standing
all around
Something warm a-runnin' in my eyes, but I found my baby somehow that night
I raised her head, and when she smiled and said, "Hold me darling just a
little while",
I held her close, I kissed her our last kiss, I found the love that I knew
that I'd miss
But now she's gone, even though I hold her tight, I lost my love, my life,
that night.
Chorus 2
Outro
Eee....eee....eee....eee....
Eee....eee....eee....eee....
[repeat OUTRO to fade out]
So it's just an E-C#m-A-B progression repeated throughout the song. Keep a good tempo,
make it too slow. It's supposed to be more of a story than a real tearjerker. Don't make
too fast, either. You're not happy she died, either (hopefully). I like to instead of
out after a bunch of repeats, just end cold on an E after two or three "eee"
But, do as you like.
Have fun, and rock til the heavens stop you!
--Zeke