Tone: [G]
Chorus:
Oh [G]where, oh where can my[Em] baby be?[C] The Lord took her a[D]way from me
[G] She's gone to heaven, so I [Em]got to be good, so [C]I can see my baby when I [D]leave this [G]world [G]
Verse 1:
We were [G]out on a date in my[Em]my daddy's car,[C]car, we hadn't driven [D]very far
[G]There in the road, [Em]straight ahead,[C]ahead, a car was stalled, the [D]engine was dead
[G]I couldn't stop, so I [Em]swerved to the right, I’ll [C]never forget the [D]sound that night
The [G]screaming tires, the [Em]bustin' glass, the [C]painful scream that [D]I heard [G]last [G]
Chorus:
Oh [G]where, oh where can my[Em] baby be?[C] The Lord took her a[D]way from me
[G] She's gone to heaven, so I [Em]got to be good, so [C]I can see my baby when I [D]leave this [G]world [G]
Verse 2:
When [G]I woke up, the rain was[Em]was pouring down, [C]there were people standing [D]all around
[G]Something warm going [Em]through my eyes, but [C]somehow I found my [D]baby that night
I [G]lifted her head, she looked at [Em]me and said: [C]Hold me darling just a [D]little while
I [G]held her close, I kissed her [Em]our last kiss, I'd [C]found the love that I [D]knew I had missed
Well, [G]now she's gone, even [Em]though I hold her tight, I [C]lost my love my [D]life that [G]night [G]
Chorus:
Oh [G]where, oh where can my[Em] baby be?[C] The Lord took her a[D]way from me
[G] She's gone to heaven, so I [Em]got to be good, so [C]I can see my baby when I [D]leave this [G]world [G]
Outro:
[G]Ooo-o-o-o-[Em]Ooo-o-o-o-oooh, [C]ooo-o-o-o-o-o-[D]ooo-o-o-o-o-o-oh
[G]Ooo-o-o-o-[Em]Ooo-o-o-o-oooh, [C]ooo-o-o-o-o-o-[D]ooo-o-o-o-o-o-oh
[G]Ooo-o-o-o-[Em]Ooo-o-o-o-oooh, [C]ooo-o-o-o-o-o-[D]ooo-o-o-o-o-o-oh
[G]Ooo-o-o-o-[Em]Ooo-o-o-o-oooh, [C]ooo-o-o-o-o-o-[D]ooo-o-o-o-o-o-oh