[Intro] 
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 [Verse 1] 
D Today I stumbled from my bed
F# With thunder crashing in my head
G And my pillow still wet
| D | C/D | From last night's tears
D And as I think of giving up
F# A voice inside my coffee-cup
G Kept crying out
| C | A | Ringing in my ears
 [Chorus] 
D Don't cry daddy
| Em | A | Daddy, please don't cry
GA Daddy, you've still got me and little Tommy
DG Together we'll find a brand new mommy
G Daddy, daddy, please laugh again
[break] 
A Daddy ride us on your back again
[break] 
GF#mEmG/A [ D ] Oh, da-a-a-addy, please don't cry
 [Interlude] 
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 [Verse 2] 
D Why are children always first
F# To feel the pain and hurt the worst
G It's cruel but somehow
| D | C/D | It just don't seem right
D 'Cause ev'ry time I cry I know
F# It hurts my little children so
G And I wonder
| C | A | Will it be the same tonight
 [Chorus] 
D Don't cry daddy
| Em | A | Daddy, please don't cry
GA Daddy, you've still got me and little Tommy
DG Together we'll find a brand new mommy
G Daddy, daddy, please laugh again
[break] 
A Daddy ride us on your back again
[break] 
GF#mEmG/A | D | C/D | Oh, da-a-a-addy, please don't cry
GF#mEmG/A [ D ] Oh, da-a-a-addy, ... please don't cry
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