Family Reunion

A E A A C#m D It won't make the papers, Like some reunions do A A E There won't be many people, Just me and him and you A E A A C#m D I made a childhood promise, You laughed and dried your tears A E A E-D-A I swore that I'd bring Daddy home, And tomorrow he'll be here A E A A C#m D I tracked him down in Denver, Where he'd lived all alone A A E He was just another drifter, With a number on his stone A E A A C#m D In his things I found a picture, Where his hands had worn it thin A E A E-D-A A smiling bride was by his side, Now you'll be this way again D We'll have that family reunion C#m D A The one you dreamed of until the day you died E But this time Mama he's gonna stay A Forever by your side E D A C#m D A E D A I never really knew him, I was no more than a kid He must have been worth something, If someone loved him like you did It was hard without a man there, You did his part too I watched your dreams fade, Through the years But Mama this one Is coming true D We'll have that family reunion C#m D A The one you dreamed of until the day you died E But this time Mama he's gonna stay A Forever by your side E This time Mama he's gonna stay A E D A Forever by your side