C C [Verse 1] C F C Our little boy is four years old and quite a little man D G7 So we spell out the words we don't want him to understand C C7 F G7 C Like T-O-Y or maybe S-U-R P-R-I-S-E F C But the words we're hiding from him now G C Tear the heart right out of me [Chorus] C C7 F G7 C Our D-I-V-O-R-C-E; becomes final today D G7 Me and little J-O-E will be goin' away C F G7 C I love you both and it will be pure H-E double L for me F C G7 C Oh, I wish that we could stop this D-I-V-O-R-C-E [Verse 1] (Change to D) D Watch him smile, he thinks it's Christmas G D Or his 5th Birthday E A7 And he thinks C-U-S-T-O-D-Y spells fun or play D D7 I spell out all the hurtin' words G A7 D And turn my head when I speak G D 'Cause I can't spell away this hurt A D That's drippin' down my cheek [Chorus] D D7 G A7 D Our D-I-V-O-R-C-E becomes final today E A7 Me and little J-O-E will be goin' away D G A7 D I love you both and it will be pure H-E double L for me G D A7 D Oh, I wish that we could stop this D-I-V-O-R-C-E.