Intro: Em C D Em Em C D Em 1)----3--3---3-5-3-2-2---2--2-3-2-0----0-------------------------- 2)-0-------------------------------------0-0-----0----------------- 3)-------------------------------------------0-2---2-0------------- 4)------------------------------------------------------4--4-5-4-2- Yeah Em C D I know sometimes things may not always make sense Em to you right now Em C But hey, what daddy always tell you? D Em Straighten up little soldier Em C Stiffen up that upper lip D Em What you crying about? You got me. Verse: Em C Hailie, I know you miss your mom, and I know you miss your dad D Em When I'm gone but I'm trying to give you the life Em that I never had Em C I can see you're sad, even when you smile, even when you laugh D Em I can see it in your eyes, deep inside you want to cry Em 'Cause you're scared, I ain't there? C Daddy's with you in your prayers D Em No more crying, wipe them tears. Daddy's here, no more nightmares Em C We gon' pull together through it, we gon' do it D Lainie Uncle's crazy, ain't he? Yeah, Em but he loves you girl and you better know it Em C We're all we got in this world when it spins, when it swirls D Em When it whirls, when it twirls. Two little beautiful girls Em C Lookin' puzzled, in a daze I know it's confusing you D Em Daddy's always on the move, mamma's always on the news Em C I try to keep you sheltered from it but somehow it seems D Em The harder that I try to do that, the more it backfires on me Em C All the things growing up as daddy, that he had to see D Em Daddy don't want you to see but you see just as much as he did Em C We did not plan it to be this way, your mother and me D But things have got so bad between us. Em Em I don't see us ever being together ever again C D Like we used to be when we was teenagers Em But then of course everything always happens for a reason Em C I guess it was never meant to be D But it's just something we have no control over Em and that's what destiny is Em C But no more worries, rest your head and go to sleep D Em Maybe one day we'll wake up and this will all just be a dream Chorus: Em C Now hush little baby, don't you cry D Em Everything's gonna be alright Em C Stiffen that upper lip up, little lady, I told ya D Em Daddy's here to hold ya through the night Rm C I know mommy's not here right now and we don't know why D Em We fear how we feel inside Em C It may seem a little crazy, pretty baby D Em But I promise mama's gon' be alright Verse: Em C Ha! It's funny I remember back one year when daddy had no money D Em Mommy wrapped the Christmas presents up Em C And stuck 'em under the tree and said some of 'em were from me D Em 'Cause daddy couldn't buy 'em Em C I'll never forget that Christmas I sat up the whole night crying D Em 'Cause daddy felt like a bum, see daddy had a job Em C But his job was to keep the food on the table for you and mom D Em And at the time every house that we lived in Em C Either kept getting broken into and robbed D Em Or shot up on the block and your mom was saving money Em for you in a jar Em C Tryna start a piggy bank for you so you could go to college D Em Almost had a thousand dollars 'til someone broke in and stole it Em C And I know it hurts so bad it broke your mamma's heart D Em And it seemed like everything was just startin' to fall apart Em C Mom and dad was arguin' a lot so momma moved back D Em On the Chalmers in the flat one bedroom apartment Em C And dad moved back to the other side of 8 Mile on Novara D Em And that's when daddy went to California with his CD, Em and met Dr. Dre Em C And flew you and momma out to see me D Em But daddy had to work, you and momma had to leave me Em C Then you started seeing daddy on the T.V. C and momma didn't like it D Em And you and Lainnie were too young to understand it Em C Papa was a rollin' stone, momma developed a habit D Em And it all happened too fast for either one of us to grab it Em C I'm just sorry you were there and had to witness it first hand D Em 'Cause all I ever wanted to do was just make you proud Em C Now I'm sitting in this empty house, just reminiscing D Em Lookin' at your baby pictures, it just trips me out Em C To see how much you both have grown, C it's almost like you're sisters now D Em Wow, I guess you pretty much are and daddy's still here Em C Lainnie I'm talkin' to you too, daddy's still here D Em I like the sound of that, yeah Em C It's got a ring to it don't it? D Em Shh, mama's only gone for the moment Chorus: Em C Now hush little baby, don't you cry D Em Everything's gonna be alright Em C Stiffen that upper lip up, little lady, I told ya D Em Daddy's here to hold ya through the night Em C I know mommy's not here right now and we don't know why D Em We fear how we feel inside Em C It may seem a little crazy, pretty baby D Em But I promise mama's gon' be alright Em C And if you ask me to Daddy's gonna buy you a mockingbird D Em I'mma give you the world Em C I'mma buy a diamond ring for you I'mma sing for you D Em I'll do anything for you to see you smile Em C And if that mockingbird don't sing and that ring don't shine D Em I'mma break that birdie's neck Em C I'll go back to the jeweler who sold it to ya D Em And make him eat every carat don't fuck with dad (ha-ha)