Come Away Melinda

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Ebm    Db                    B
Daddy, daddy, come and look!
         Db   
See what I have found!
Ebm           Db   
A little ways away from here,
B      Ebm                   Ebm7+
While digging in the ground.

F#   Db           Bbm
Come away Melinda.
            Fm
Come in and close the door.
F#           Db
It's nothing, 
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just a picture book they had before the war.

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Ebm    Db                   B
Daddy, daddy, come and see!
      Db
Daddy come and look!
Ebm                 Db
Why there's four or five little Melinda girls
B         Ebm            Ebm7+
Inside  my picture book.

F#    Db           Bbm
Come away Melinda.
            Fm
Come in and close the door.
F#             Db                       Bbm
There were lots of little girls like you
            Fm      Bbm  Bm
before they had the war

Em        D                    C
Oh daddy, daddy, come and see!
      D
Daddy hurry do!
Em             D
Why there's someone in a pretty dress,
C               Em
She's all grown up like you.
          Em7+
Won't you tell me why?

G     D           Bm
Come away Melinda.
            F#m
Come in and close the door.
G       D                  Bm
That someone is your mommy
    F#m            Bm
you had before the war.

Em     D     C        D
Daddy, daddy, tell me if you can.
Em                 D                  C
Why can't things be the way they were
  Em                  Em7+
before the war began?

G     D           Bm
Come away Melinda.
             F#m
Come in and close the door.
G               D            F#m
The answer lies in yesterday
                    Bm
before they had the war.