Emmylou Harris Emmylou Harris - Our Baby's Gone ( & Herb Pedersen) Lyrics

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I put our little baby to bed last night

She was sleeping real good and I tucked her in tight
F#m B
I looked at her once then I looked at her twice
F#m B
Her little legs are longer and I'm runnin' out of time
F#m B
The boys are gonna chase her I'll be standing in line
E
Our baby's gone
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Up at 7:30 she comes into our room

She wants to make her breakfast but she can't find her spoon
F#m B
We wake up and try to shake the sandman out of our eyes
F#m B
She's already got her clothes on much to our surprise
F#m
She did it all herself and we realize
B E
Our baby's gone
A G#m F#m
Three years old and she's queen of the world
B E
Humpty Dumpty's falling down
A G#m F#m B
Little Jack Horner's on the boredom border
D A E
Oh, mama what do we do now

Instrumental (Zither and Pedal Steel Guitar)

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Playing outside her little face to the wind

The hours go by her strength is wearin' thin
F#m B
She doesn't call for daddy she's a big girl now
F#m B
Her mama looks in wonder and she don't know how
F#m B
How our baby girl escaped us no more cuddlin' now
B E
Our baby's gone
A G#m F#m
Three years old and she's queen of the world
B E
Humpty Dumpty's falling down
A G#m F#m B
Little Jack Horner's on the boredom border
D A
Oh, mama what do we do now
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Our baby's gone
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Our baby's gone