D                               G    A              D 
Our little boy is four years old and quite a little man 
                                   E                A 
So we spell out the words we don't want him to understand 
     D                    G   A   D  D7     
Like T-O-Y or maybe S-U-R-P-R-I-S-E 
    G                  D                                 A      D     A 
But words we're hiding from him now tear the heart right out of me 
 
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    D           D7 G        A       D 
Our D-I-V-O-R-C-E   becomes final today 
                    E                A 
Me and little J-O-E   will be goin' away 
  D                                       G      A     D   D7 
I love you both and this will be pure H-E double L for me 
     G                  D                 A   D 
Oh I wish that we could stop this D-I-V-O-R-C-E 
 
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E                                       A       Bb         E 
Watch him smile he thinks it's Christmas or his fifth birthday 
                          F#              B 
and he thinks C-U-S-T-O-D-Y spells fun or play 
     E                          E7       A       B           E      E7 
I'll spell out all the hurtin' words and turn my head when I speak 
      A              E                             B       E 
Cause I can't spell away this hurt that's drippin' down my cheek 
 
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