Childish Gambino – Baby Boy (Guitar)

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[Verse 1]
Dm7          Gm7    A7
Little hands, little feet

Dm7        Gm7   A7
Tiny heart, tiny beat

Dm7           Dm7/C      Fmaj7  BbMaj7   Gm7         Asus   A7
Oh, thinkin' 'bout the time we spent falling in love together

Dm7     Gm7        A7    Dm7     Gm7        A7
I don't wanna leave you, I don't wanna deceive you

Dm7   Dm7/C     FMaj7        BbMaj7
But oh, when mama cries from daddy's lies

Gm7 Gm7/A  Gm7/Bb  Gm7/B C   FMaj7     BbMaj7
Oh my, please don't take him away, mama

               FMaj7  BbMaj7
Don't take him away, oh
[Chorus]
Gm7                Asus A7 N.C.
'Cause I've had my time, oh!

Dm7          Gm7   A7
Don't take my baby boy

Dm7          Gm7   A7
Don't take my pride and joy

Dm7     Dm7/C  FMaj7 BbMaj7 Gm7 Asus        A7
I hope I stay close, I hope I stay close
[Verse 2]
Dm7          Gm7    A7
All the pain, all the tears

Dm7        Gm7   A7
Many nights, many years

Dm7           Dm7/C      Fmaj7
This love for me is fading

BbMaj7          Gm7       Asus         A7
You waited, but I never came home to you

Dm7     Gm7        A7
I've never lied about us

Dm7            Gm7           A7
We were never supposed to be together

Dm7   Dm7/C              FMaj7             BbMaj7
When you see me with some other one and they know your son

Gm7 Gm7/A  Gm7/Bb  Gm7/B C   FMaj7     BbMaj7
Oh, please don't take him away

                               FMaj7  BbMaj7
You said you're wrong but you knew
[Chorus]
Gm7                Asus A7 N.C.
'Cause I've had my time, oh!

Dm7          Gm7   A7
Don't take my baby boy

Dm7          Gm7   A7
Don't take my pride and joy

Dm7     Dm7/C  FMaj7 BbMaj7 Gm7 Asus        A7
I hope I stay close, I hope I stay close
[Outro]
Dm7
There was a time before you

Dm7
And there will be a time after you

Dm7
Though these bodies are not our own

Dm7
Walk tall little one, walk tall

Asus              A7
Let me hold you, let me hold you