Chorus:
Daddy, please come home.
Mommy can't make it on her own.
Come see what wonders love and prayer can do,
For Mommy, Johnny, me and you.

[Mommy:]
Johnny was asking me today

[Johnny:]
Mommy, why did Daddy go away?

[Mommy:]
Mary cries herself to sleep a lot,
She thinks Daddy has forgot her birthday.
-Mary's friends asked her today:

[Friend:]
Mary, where's your Daddy stay?

[Mommy:]
Let's talk it over, bring our fighting to an end,
-Ask the Lord for special love and make amends,
The future of our little ones on us depends,
Let's do it for the sake of the children.

Chorus:
Daddy, please come home,
Mommy can't make it on her own.
Little Johnny needs you too,
We're not a family without you.
Daddy, please come home,
You should see how big I've grown!
Come see what wonders love and prayer can do
For Mommy, Johnny, me and you.

[Daddy:]
Darling, I never should have gone,
To give up like that was really wrong.

[Mommy:]
The blame's not only yours,
I could have done a whole lot more
To make our love go on.

[Daddy:]
Let's forgive and try again,
With open hearts I know we can,
Let's ask the Lord for special love
And make amends,
The future of our little ones on us depends,
Let's do it for the sake of the children.

Chorus:
[Mary:]
Daddy, please come home.
[Daddy:]
I'm coming home to you, my love.
[Mary:]
Mommy can't make it on her own.
[Daddy:]
She wasn't meant to be alone.
[Mary:]
Little Johnny needs you too.
[Daddy:]
Can't wait to see my boy again.
[Mary:]
We're not a family without you!
Daddy, please come home.
[Daddy:]
I'm coming home to you, my love.
[Mary:]
You should see how big I've grown!
[Daddy:]
Can't wait to hold you once again.
[Mary:]
Come see what wonders love and prayer can do.
Now there's Mommy, Johnny, me and Daddy too!

 

"DADDY PLEASE COME HOME" (with chords)

Chorus:
Daddy, please come (Dm)home.
(G)Mommy can't make it on her (C)own.
(Am)Come see what wonders love and (Dm)prayer can do,
(G)For Mommy, Johnny, me and (C)you.(Am)-(C)-(Am)

[Mommy:]
(C)Johnny was asking me today

[Johnny:]
(Dm)Mommy, why did Daddy go away?

[Mommy:]
Mary (G)cries herself to sleep a lot,
(Dm7)She thinks Daddy (G)has forgot (C)her birthday.
(Am)-(C)Mary's friends asked her today:

[Friend:]
(Dm)Mary, where's your Daddy stay?

[Mommy:]
Let's (F)talk it over, (C/E)bring our fighting (G)to an end,
(C)-(F)Ask the Lord for (C/E)special love and (G)make amends,
The (F)future of our (C/E)little ones on (G)us depends,
(C)Let's (F)do it for the (C/E)sake of the (G)children.

Chorus:
Daddy, please come (Dm)home,
(G)Mommy can't make it on her (C)own.
(Am)Little Johnny needs you (Dm)too,
(G)We're not a family with(Am)out you.
Daddy, please come (Dm)home,
(G)You should see how big I've (C)grown!
(Am)Come see what wonders love and (Dm)prayer can do
(G)For Mommy, Johnny, me and (C)you. (Am)-(C)-(Am)

[Daddy:]
(C)Darling, I never should have gone,
To give up like that (Dm)was really wrong.

[Mommy:]
The (G)blame's not only yours,
I (Dm)could have done a (G)whole lot more
(C)To make our love go (Am)on.

[Daddy:]
(C)Let's forgive and try again,
With open hearts (Dm)I know we can,
Let's (F)ask the Lord for (C/E)special love
And (G)make amends,
(C)The (F)future of our (C/E)little ones on (G)us depends,
Let's (F)do it for the (C/E)sake of the (G)children.

Chorus:
[Mary:]
Daddy, please come (Dm)home.
[Daddy:]
I'm coming home to you, my (G)love.
[Mary:]
Mommy can't make it on her (C)own.
[Daddy:]
She wasn't meant to be a(Am)lone.
[Mary:]
Little Johnny needs you (Dm)too.
[Daddy:]
Can't wait to see my boy a(G)gain.
[Mary:]
We're not a family with(Am)out you!
Daddy, please come (Dm)home.
[Daddy:]
I'm coming home to you, my (G)love.
[Mary:]
You should see how big I've (C)grown!
[Daddy:]
Can't wait to hold you once a(Am)gain.
[Mary:]
Come see what wonders love and (Dm)prayer can do.
(G)Now there's Mommy, Johnny, me and Daddy too!
(C)-(Am)-(C)-(Am)-(C)