Come Away Melinda

Am G F E7 Am G F Mommy, Mommy, come and look G See what I have found Am G A little ways away from here F Am E7 While digging in the ground C G Come away Melinda Em Bm Come in and close the door C G Bm It's nothing, just a picture book Em They had before the war Am G F Mommy, Mommy, come and see G Mommy, come and look Am G Why, there's four or five little Melinda girls F Am E7 Inside my picture book C G Come away Melinda, Em Bm Come in and close the door C G Bm There were lots of little girls like you Em Fm Before they had the war A#m G# F# Oh Mommy, Mommy, come and see G# Mommy hurry do A#m G# Why, there's someone in a pretty dress F# A#m She's all grown up like you Bm7 Won't you tell me why? C# G# Come away Melinda Fm Cm Come in and close the door C# G# Cm That someone is your mommy Am7 F You had before the war Am G Mommy, Mommy F G Tell me if you can Am G F Why can't things be the way they were Am E7 Before the war began? C G Come away Melinda Em Bm Come in and close the door C G The answer lies in yesterday Bm Em Before they had the war