^EWednesday ^Bmmorning at ^F#mfive o'clock as the ^C#mday begins ^{F#m G}Silently closing her ^Abedroom door ^GLeaving the note that she ^Ahoped would say more

She goes ^Edown^Bmstairs to the ^F#mkitchen clutching a ^C#mhandkerchief ^GQuietly turning the ^A7backdoor key ^GStepping outside she is ^A7free

^DShe - we gave her most of our lives ^DIs leaving - sacrificed most of our lives ^DHome - We gave her ^F#meverything money could buy ^C#mShe is leaving home after ^F#mliving alone for so ^C#mmany years

^EFather ^Bmsnores as his ^F#mwife gets into her ^C#mdressing gown, ^GPicks up the letter that's ^A7lying there. ^GStanding alone at the ^A7top of the stairs,

She breaks ^Edown and ^Bmcries to her ^F#mhusband Daddy our b^C#maby's gone. ^GWhy would she treat us so ^A7thoughtlessly' ^GHow could she do this to ^A7me'

^DShe - we never thought of ourselves ^DIs leaving - never a thought for ourselves ^DHome - we struggled ^F#mhard all our lives to get by ^C#mShe's leaving home after ^F#mliving alone for so ^C#mmany years

^EFriday ^Bmmorning at ^F#mnine o'clock she is ^C#mfar away ^GWaiting to keep the ^A7appointment she made ^GMeeting a ^Aman from the ^A7motor trade

^DShe - what did we do that was wrong' ^DIs having - we didn't know it was wrong ^DFun - fun is the one thing that ^F#mmoney can't buy ^C#mSomething inside that was ^F#malways denied for so ^C#mmany year^F#ms ^C#mShe's leaving ^F#mhome bye ^Abye ^E