While I Was Away
Recorded By Pat Green
Written by Zane Williams
Tabbed By Larry Mofle
Updated by Todd M. Tolbert
12/18/2015
C
By the time I made it home
Am
You were already in bed
G
Chubby cheek pressed to your pillow
G C
By a bedtime book you'd read
C
And I noticed that you looked older
Am
Than you did yesterday
G
You've been growin' up
G C
While I was away
C
You made a pile of leaves in the front yard
Am
I guess it's already fall
G
By the look of those pictures your momma took
G C
The two of you had a ball
C
And it made me glad but a little sad
Am
To see those games you play
G
I missed a lot of smiles
G C
While I was away
Chorus:
C/B Am
And for every dollar I earn
F C
there's a lesson you learn without me there
C/B Am F
And every day I'm on the go I'm prayin' that you know
G
your daddy cared
C
'Cause the hardest part about workin' hard
Am
ain't the bills I gotta pay
G C
It's you growin' up while I was away
C
And I found your note in the kitchen
Am
It's a real work of art
G
A stickman holding your stick hand
G C
With "Daddy" written in a heart
C
And it got me good 'cause I understood
Am
Just what you meant to say
G
You've been missin' me too
C
While I was away
Chorus:
C/B Am
And for every dollar I earn
F C
there's a lesson you learn without me there
C/B Am F
And every day I'm on the go I'm prayin' that you know
G
your daddy cared
C
'Cause the hardest part about workin' hard
Am
ain't the bills I gotta pay
G C
It's you growin' up while I was away
Tag:
C
You know the hardest part about workin' hard
Am
Ain't the bills I gotta pay
G
It's everything I missed
C
While I was away
