Ernest Tubb – Tommys Doll (Guitar)
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Track 10 of 11 on the album "Saturday Satan - Sunday Saint" (1969)
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
D G The kids all laughed at Tommy's doll, but Tommy didn't care A7 D 'cause he felt so much better when that little doll was there G His mom and dad were busy, doing things that parents do A7 D So Tommy's doll was all he had to tell his troubles to
[Verse 2]
D G When Tommy reached the age of five, his daddy said, "Now, son A7 D It's time to trade your dolly in for these soldiers and this gun" G But Tommy said, "Oh, Daddy, please, my dolly wants to stay A7 D But his father said, "Now, be a man," and he threw the doll away
[Interlude]
D G Tommy never talked much after that, he just sort of went into a shell A7 D But he never cried, he just held inside all those things he couldn't tell
[Verse 3]
D G Then one day, he saw his dolly wave from a trash can 'cross the street A7 D And like a flash, he darted out, his little friend to meet G He never saw the speeding car nor heard the screeching sound A7 D And before the driver knew it, he had run poor Tommy down
[Verse 4]
D G (The people came as people do and looked down at the boy A7 D He just laid there for a moment like a tragic broken toy) G Then reaching out his little arms, he sat up straight and tall A7 D And whispered with his dying breath, "Someone, please hand me my doll"