[Intro] 
CCAmF
[Verse 1] 
C There are times to remember
GAmF And times that I wish to forget
CGAmF Our time together was tinged with love and regret
DmG Oh, my girl
AmG 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] 
CGAmF You left home for the city with Hollywood stars in your eyes
CGAmF Now your mother, God bless her, cries herself to sleep every night
DmGAmG 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] 
CDmC Oh baby, come back home, we can work this out
AmG There is no blame
CFCDmCAmFG 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?
CF 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
GAmF