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GI knew this morning as D7soon as the phone Grang
That crazy woman had D7hurt you Gagain
That's why I told you D7come on Gover
The Ccoffee's warm and Gso are my arms
That D7you fit so nicely Gin
Poor sweet baby Cpoor sweet baby
Did my Gbaby spend another sleepless D7night
GPoor sweet baby Ccome to momma
GLet momma love your pain away and D7make ever thing all Gright
If she don't love you D7why don't she Gleave you
And let a real woman D7light your Gfire
You're too big a boy to D7go to bed Ghungry
And Cthe way that I need you GI could feed you
AnyD7thing your heart Gdesires
Poor sweet baby Cpoor sweet baby
Did my Gbaby spend another sleepless D7night
GPoor sweet baby Ccome to momma
GLet momma love your pain away and D7make ever thing all Gright

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Poor Sweet Baby

by Jean Shepard

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G D7 G

I knew this morning as soon as the phone rang

D7 G

That crazy woman had hurt you again

D7 G

That's why I told you come on over

C G

The coffee's warm and so are my arms

D7 G

That you fit so nicely in

Poor sweet baby poor sweet baby

G D7

Did my baby spend another sleepless night

G C

Poor sweet baby come to momma

G D7 G

Let momma love your pain away and make ever thing all right

D7 G

If she don't love you why don't she leave you

D7 G

And let a real woman light your fire

D7 G

You're too big a boy to go to bed hungry

C G

And the way that I need you I could feed you

D7 G

Anything your heart desires

Poor sweet baby poor sweet baby

G D7

Did my baby spend another sleepless night

G C

Poor sweet baby come to momma

G D7 G

Let momma love your pain away and make ever thing all right

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