"The Little Girl" by: John Michael Montgomery Transcribed by: Paul Stranieri Thanks! Key of Db Tab e-4-4-4-4-2-1---1-2-1---1-2-1------------------------------------ B-------------4-------4-------4-2-4-2---------------------------- G---------------------------------------------------------------- D---------------------------------------------------------------- A---------------------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------------------- Intro: Db Bbm Ab (twice) Verse Db Her Parents never took the young girl to church Bbm Ab Never spoke of his name, never read her his word Db Two nonbelievers walking lost in this world Bbm Ab Took their baby with them what a sad little girl Verse Db Her daddy drank all day and mommy did drugs Bbm Ab Never wanted to play or give kisses and hugs Db She'd watch the TV and sit there on the couch Bbm Ab while her mom fell asleep and her daddy went out Bridge Ab Bbm Ab Gb and the drinking and the fighting Db Ab just got worse every night Ab Bbm Ab Gb behind their couch she'd be hiding Db Ab oh what a sad little life Repeat Intro: Db Bbm Ab Verse Db And like it always does the bad just got worse Bbm Ab with every slap and every curse Db until her daddy in a drunk rage one night Bbm Ab used a gun on her mom and then took his life Bridge Ab Bbm Ab Gb and some people from a city Db Ab took the girl far away Ab Bbm Ab Gb to a new mom and a new dad Db Ab kisses and hugs every day Repeat Intro: Db Bbm Ab Verse Db her first day of Sunday school the teacher walked in Bbm Ab and a small little girl stared at a picture of him Db she said I know that man up there on that cross Bbm Ab I don't know his name but I know he got off Bridge Ab Bbm Ab Gb cause he was there in my old house Db Ab and held me close to his side Ab Bbm Ab Gb as I hid there behind our couch Db Ab the night that my parents died Outro: Repeat Intro Chord Chart E A D G B e +-----------+ Db 4 4 3 3 3 4 Bbm 6 8 8 8 6 6 Ab 4 6 6 5 4 4 Gb 2 4 4 3 2 2