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EMama, where's your pretty little girl tonight
Daddy don’t ask her when she’s coming in
I know how much it hurts to see her go
Trying to run before she can walk - that's right
When she’s home don’t ask her where she’s been
She has a mind of her own ya-know
AShe's growing up
She’s going out
She’s all grown up
She has a young man waiEting
She has a young man waiting
She has a young man waiting
AShe's growing up
She’s going out
She’s all grown up 
She has a young man waEiting
Can’t keep her young man waiting
She has a young man waiting
AWide-eEyes
She’ll be OK
She was wide eyed
She'll be stAreet-wEise
Let her have her day
Now she’s street wise
To the AliEes
It’s a long way
To the lies 
And the jBive-talk
It’s a long walk
And the jive-talk
But she'All find true loveB  
But she’ll find true love
But she’ll find true love 
And tenderness on the blEock
And tenderness on the block
And tenderness on the block
end play the last two lines then repeat rhythm and oh  ho y- hey now

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Tenderness On The Block

by Warren Zevon

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Mama, where's your pretty little girl tonight

Daddy don’t ask her when she’s coming in

I know how much it hurts to see her go

Trying to run before she can walk - that's right

When she’s home don’t ask her where she’s been

She has a mind of her own ya-know

She's growing up

She’s going out

She’s all grown up

She has a young man waiting

She's growing up

She’s going out

She’s all grown up

She has a young man waiting

Can’t keep her young man waiting

She has a young man waiting

A E

Wide-eyes

She’ll be OK

She was wide eyed

A E

She'll be street-wise

Let her have her day

Now she’s street wise

A E

To the lies

It’s a long way

To the lies

And the jive-talk

It’s a long walk

And the jive-talk

A B

But she'll find true love

But she’ll find true love

And tenderness on the block

end play the last two lines then repeat rhythm and oh ho y- hey now

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