C  C  Am  F

[Verse 1]
C
There are times to remember
                 G          Am    F
And times that I wish to forget
C                                 G           Am    F
Our time together was tinged with love and regret
Dm         G
Oh, my girl
    Am                    G
My sweet, sweet little girl


[Chorus]
C
Didn't I try to tell ya that life was for living?
    F
Oh, didn't I?
C
And wasn't I the guy who said 'stay away from that tribe'?
    F
Oh, wasn't I?
C
And didn't I try to tell you 'that's stuffs gonna kill ya'?
    F
Oh, didn't I?
C
But you thought it was cool and I was just an old fool
    F
Oh, look at ya


[Verse 2]
         C                                G              Am    F
You left home for the city with Hollywood stars in your eyes
         C                                             G       Am    F
Now your mother, God bless her, cries herself to sleep every night
Dm       G      Am               G
Oh my girl, my sweet innocent girl


[Chorus]
C
Didn't I search the streets for the beggars, pimps and cheats?
    F
Oh, didn't I?
C
And didn't I try to guide you to a baptism of fire?
    F
Oh, didn't I?
C
And didn't I try to warn ya 'bout that folk in California?
    F
Oh, didn't I?
C
But you said 'daddy, please don't worry, I got friends out there who love me'
    F
Now look at ya


[Bridge]
                    C           Dm        C
Oh baby, come back home, we can work this out
      Am         G
There is no blame
  C       F      C     Dm              C        Am       F    G
I wanna hold you close and stroke your hair and share your pain


[Chorus]
C
Didn't I do the best for you, try to make you stay in school?
F
Didn't I?
C
Once I was your hero but I went from ten to zero
    F
Oh, didn't I? Now listen
      C
For a roll on the dice you nearly paid the ultimate price
F
Oh, didn't ya?
      C                                                 F
Now I stand by your bedside, watching you fight for you life


[Outro]
            C
Where's the innocence? (Where's the innocence? )
            F
Where's the future? (Where is the future?)
            C
Where the beauty? (Ooo)
            F
Where's the promise? (Where is the promise?)

          C
There are times to remember
                 G           Am    F
And times that I wish to forget