Ron Pope - Lullaby

intro : G D Am C

G
she left town on A 3 o’clock train ,
D
goin’ god knows where . . . far away ,
Am
and the last words she spoke to me ,
C
is “i’ll be all right . ”

G
she grew up in a sad dark place ,
D
the kind of path you don’t retrace .
Am
been tryin’ to wake from nightmares ,
C
all her days .

G
goodnight , goodnight ,
D
goodnight , goodnight ,
Am C
oh goodnight . . . and this is her lullaby .

G
la sun , it warms her face ,
D
and she don’t seem so far away .
Am
she sends photographs ,
C
hold me tight .

G
and i call her on the phone again ,
D
and ask if she’ll come home , and then ,
Am
i won’t hang up ,
C
until she says she might .

G
and i sing goodnight , goodnight ,
D
goodnight , goodnight ,
Am C
oh goodnight . . . and this is her lullaby .
G
i sing goodnight , goodnight ,
D
goodnight , goodnight ,
Am C
oh goodnight . . . and this is her lullaby .

Am C
i don’t know if i believe ,
G D
i’m everything this woman needs ,
Am C
but i swear on my soul ,
G D
i’d rather die than let her go .
Am C
she’s been searching from the start ,
G D
for pieces of her tattered heart .
G C D
i know . . . but i’m not sure . . .

G
these winter nights , she’s in my prayers .
D
i wake to find she isn’t there . . .
Am
and every time ,
C
i laugh until i cry .

G
and i sing goodnight , goodnight ,
D
goodnight , goodnight ,
Am C
oh goodnight . . . and this is her lullaby .
G
i sing goodnight , goodnight ,
D
goodnight , goodnight ,
Am C G
oh goodnight . . . and this is her . . . this is her lullaby . . .
D
this is her lullaby
D
this is her lullaby
Am
this is her lullaby
C G
this is her . . . this is her lullaby