Verse 1
Daddy, [D] I'm afraid, won't you [G] stay a little while?
Keep me [D] safe 'cause there's monsters right [A] outside
Daddy, please don't [D] go, I don't [G] wanna be alone
'Cause the [D] second that you're gone they're gonna [A] know
Before he[Bm] went to bed he g[A] rabbed my hand[G] and said
Chorus
Just 'cause [D] I'm leavin'
It don't[G] mean that I won't[Bm] be right by your[A] side
When you [D] need me
And you [G] can't see me in the [Bm] middle of the [A] night
Just close [D] your eyes and say a [G] prayer
It's ok[Bm] ay, I know you're s[A] cared when I'm not h[D] ere
But I'll [G] always be right [A] there
Even though I'm [G] leavin', I ain't goin' [A] [D] nowhere [G] [Bm] [A]
Verse 2
Dad, we'll be [D] late, and Uncle [G] Sam don't like to wait
He's got a [D] big old plane that's gonna take me far [A] away
I know I act [D] tough, but there's a [G] churnin' in my gut
'Cause I [D] just can't call you up when things get [A] rough
Before I [Bm] left, he hugged [A] my neck and [G] said
Chorus
Just 'cause [D] you're leavin'
It don't[G] mean that I won't[Bm] be right by your[A] side
When you [D] need me
And you [G] can't see me in the [Bm] middle of the [A] night
Just close your [D] eyes and say a [G] prayer
It's [Bm] okay, I know you're [A] scared I might be [D] here
But I'll [G] always be right [A] there
[Bm] Even though you're[G] leavin', I ain't goin'[A] nowher[D] e [G] [Bm] [A] [D] [G] [Bm] [A]
Bridge
Daddy, I'm [D] afraid, won't you [G] stay a little while?
I never [D] thought I'd see the day I had to say [A] goodbye
Daddy, please [D] don't go, I can't [G] do this on my own
There's no [D] way that I can walk this road [A] alone
Daddy [Bm] grabbed my [A] hand and [G] said
Chorus
Just 'cause [D] I'm leavin'
It don't[G] mean that I won't[Bm] be right by your[A] side
When you [D] need me
And you [G] can't see me in the [Bm] middle of the [A] night
Just close your [D] eyes and say a [G] prayer
It's [Bm] okay, boy, I ain't [A] scared
I won't be [D] here, but I'll [G] always be right [A] there
[Bm] Even though I'm [G] leavin', I ain't [A] goin' nowhere [D] [G]
I[G] ain't g[A] oin' nowhere[D]
