The Little Girl
John Michael Montgomery
Brand New Me
2000
Writer: Harley Allen
Interpreted by Jason Herndon (ms614803@aol.com)
Ok, There's so many posts of this one I wouldn't have sent this in if I didn't think I had nailed it! Thanks to all of those who have submitted this song your work underlies this. Enjoy
Tuning: 6=D, 5=A, 4=D, 3=G, 2=B, 1=E (Dropped D)
CAPO 1--very important (to match recording)
Intro: (can be played under the verses also)
E----------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------
D---3h5--5--5----3--2---0h2---3--2---0h2---3--2---0-------0----
A------------------------------------------------------3-----3
D-----------------------------------------------------------------
Intro: C Csus2 C Csus2 C G C
C Csus2 C
1 Her parents never took the young girl to church
2 Her daddy drank all day and momma did drugs
3 And like it always does the bad just got worse
4 The first day of sunday school the teacher walked in
Dm C Am G
Never spoke of His name; never read her His word
Never wanted to play or give kisses and hugs
With every slap and every curse
And a small little girl stared at a picture of Him
C Csus2 C
Two non believers walkin lost through this world
She'd watch the TV and sit there on the couch
Until her daddy in a drunk rage one night
She said I know that man up there on that cross
Dm C Am G
Took their baby with them, what a sad little girl
While mom fell asleep and her daddy went out.
pulled a gun on her mom and then took his life
I don't know His name but I know He got off
CHORUS
G/A Am G/B F
1 And the drink - ing and the fight - ing
2 Then some people from the ci - ty
3 He was there in my old house
C G
just got worse every night
took the girl far away
and held me close to His side
G/A Am G/B F
Behind their couch she'd be hid - ing
Too a new mom and a new dad
AsI hid there our couch
C G
Oh what a sad little life
kisses and hugs everyday
the night that my parents died
play intro again, and to end the song
CHORDS NEEDED:
C Csus2 Dm Am G G/A G/B F
E---0----1-----1----0----3---3-----3---1---------------------------------------------------
B---1----1-----3----1----0---3-----3---1--------------------------------------------------
G---0----0-----2----2----0---4-----0---2--------------------------------------------------
D---2----0-----X----2----0---5-----0---3--------------------------------------------------
A---3----3-----3----0----X---0-----2---3--------------------------------------------------
E------------------------5--------------------------------------------------------