#1. 
GEm You're a thousand miles away-ay,
(Doo-doo.)(Rat-a-tat-tat.) 
CDGEm bu-u-t I still have your love to remember you by.
(Rat-a-tat-tat.)(You by.) 
CDGEm Oh, my dar-ar-ar-arling, dry your eyes,
(Rat-a-tat-tat-tat.)(Your eyes.) 
CDGEm C D daddy's coming home soon.
(Whoo-hooo-hooo, hoo-hooo, hoo-hooo.) #2. 
GEm On my knees e-every day-ay,
(Rat-a-tat-tat.)(All I do.) 
CDGEm all I do is pray, baby, just for you.
(Rat-a-tat-tat.)((For you.) 
CDGEm Hope you a-a-a-always want me, too,
(Rat-a-tat-tat.)((Me too.) 
CDGEm G G7 daddy's coming home soon.
(Whoo-hooo-hooo, woo-ooo.) CHORUS: 
CDG It may be on a Sunday morning.
(Doo-ooo.) 
CGmaj7G It may be on a Tuesday afternoon.
(Doo-ooo.) 
CDG But no matter what the day is,
(Doo-ooo.) 
A I'm going to make it (doo wah.)my business
(doo wah.) 
D to get home soon.
(Rad-a, rad-a, rad-a, rad-a.) #3. 
GEm You're a thousand miles away-ay,
(Doo-doo.)(Rat-a-tat-tat.) 
CDGEm bu-u-t I still have your love to remember you by.
(Rat-a-tat-tat.)(You by.) 
CDGEm Oh, my dar-ar-ar-arling, dry your eyes,
(Rat-a-tat-tat-tat.)(Your eyes.) 
CDGEm C D..Gmaj7 daddy's coming home soon.
(Whoo-hooo-hooo, hoo-hooo, hoo-hooo.)