G
I paid first and last month's rent
D                                         C
I wondered why I even carried in that old bed of mines
                       D
'Cause it's not like I ever sleep
G                        D
All I do is think of her and wonder how I'm gonna make things work
         C                                 D
'Cause I know as a dad I got a lot of res- ponsibility

Em                                        D
And even though God gave this gift to the both of us
      C                          D
Some- how every other weekend is how it ended up

G                               D
'Cause when the telephone rings I drop everythin'
            Em                      G      C                        D
'Cause when all you got is at 8 o'- clock, night, night daddy, miss you a lot
  G                       D                          C
I stop in my tracks and I try to act strong when she calls
    G       Am                     C     D         G    D/F#
And I thank God she can't hear the tears when they fall

G                              D
Now it's her Dr. Seuss and me, she's learning how to read
      C                                             D
And I can't see those pictures but I can hear those pages turn
        G                             D
And her mama says it bath time so she blows a kiss through the line
        C                                   D
I don't know what's worse saying goodbye or talking to her

Em                                                  D
'Cause I'm the one that should be there tucking her in the bed
    C                                 D
But since her voice is all I have I'm thankful for what I get

G                               D
'Cause when the telephone rings I drop everythin'
            Em                      G      C            G           D
'Cause when all you got is at 8 o'- clock, night, night daddy, miss you a lot
  G                       D                          C
I stop in my tracks and I try to act strong when she calls
    G       Am            Bm   C         D
And I thank God she can't hear the tears

       Em                          D
If she knew I was cryin' she might think it's her fault
        C                          D             G
Oh, but that's just me missin' her every time we talk
D             C    D
Every time we talk 

G                               D/F#
'Cause when the telephone rings I drop everythin'
            Em      F#m       G     Em     C                        D
'Cause when all you got is at 8 o'- clock, night, night daddy, miss you a lot
  G                       D                          C     Bm
I stop in my tracks and I try to act strong when she calls
            Am            Bm   C         Am D         G    D/F# Em C
And I thank God she can't hear the tears when they fall