Am   G   F   E7

[Verse 1]
Am      G               F
Mommy,  Mommy, come and look
                G
See what I have found
  Am           G
A little ways away from here
F     Am             E7
While digging in the ground


[Chorus]
C     G
Come away Melinda
Em          Bm
Come in and close the door
     C        G              Bm
It's nothing, just a picture book
                    Em
They had before the war


[Verse 2]
Am      G               F
Mommy,  Mommy, come and see
        G
Mommy,  come and look
Am                        G
Why, there's four or five little Melinda girls
F         Am      E7
Inside my picture book


[Chorus]
C     G
Come away Melinda,
Em          Bm
Come in and close the door
C                  G                 Bm
There were lots of little girls like you
                    Em  Fm
Before they had the war


[Verse 3]
A#m       G#              F#
Oh Mommy, Mommy, come and see
      G#
Mommy hurry do
A#m          G#
Why, there's someone in a pretty dress
F#                      A#m
She's all grown up like you
          Bm7
Won't you tell me why?


[Chorus]
C#    G#
Come away Melinda
Fm          Cm
Come in and close the door
C#       G#          Cm
That someone is your mommy
    Am7            F
You had before the war


[Verse 3]
Am     G
Mommy, Mommy
F       G
Tell me if you can
Am               G               F
Why can't things be the way they were
Am               E7
Before the war began?


[Chorus]
C     G
Come away Melinda
Em          Bm
Come in and close the door
    C              G
The answer lies in yesterday
Bm                  Em
Before they had the war