Leaving in the Morning

[toms_voice]

(C) (G) (C)
Mama, please don't explain where you spent the night.
(F) (Bb) (G7) (C) (C7)
I'm tired of wondering, and I'm tired of thinkin, but most of all, I'm tired of crying.
(C) (G) (C)
Mama, please look away. I can't stand the truth in your eyes.
(F) (Bb) (G7) (C) (C7)
Maybe someday, darling, I'll be a man. But for now, I'll just sit here and pretend.

(F) (D7)
Cuz I'm leaving in the morning. Don't shed a tear for me.
(G) (C) (C7)
And when we meet again in heaven, I'll have forgotten your name.
(F) (D7)
Cuz I'll be leaving in the morning. I ain't coming back again.
(G) (C) (C7)
And I'm quitting this life that we made.

(C) (G) (C)
Oh Mama, Lord knows we had our fun. Those sweet things you said...those dirty things you

done.
(F) (Bb) (G7) (C)(C7)
If you wanted to me to, I would have stayed by your side, but you already made up your mind.
(C) (G) (C)
Ohh Mama, you know it's alright. This song is over. It's time to say goodbye.
(F) (Bb) (G7) (C) (C7)
The other man you love is walking through the door, and I'm set to leave this world.

(F) (D7)
Cuz I'm leaving in the morning. Don't shed a tear for me.
(G) (C) (C7)
And when we meet again in heaven, I'll have forgotten your name.
(F) (D7)
Cuz I'll be leaving in the morning. I ain't coming back again.
(G) (F) (C) (C7)
And I'm quitting this life that we made.