Written by Harlan Howard/Chick Rains
(D) IT SURE GETS (D7) QUIET WHEN THE (G) KIDS GO TO (Em) BED (A7) WE SIT HERE IN THE SILENCE PUTTING (G) OFF WHAT MUST BE (A) SAID (D) I READ A BOOK YOU WATCH (D7) TV (G) AS OUR (D) LOVE DIES (Em) QUIETLY (G) I'M SO SAD I DON'T (A) KNOW WHAT I'VE JUST (D) READ CHORUS (D)/(G) (G) SOMEBODY (A) SHOULD (D) LEAVE BUT WHICH ONE SHOULD IT (D) BE (Bm) YOU NEED THE KIDS AND THEY NEED (Em) ME (A) SOMEBODY SHOULD (D D7) LEAVE BUT WE HATE TO (G) GIVE IN WE KEEP (A7) HOPIN' SOMEHOW WE MIGHT NEED EACH OTHER (D) AGAIN (A/D) (G) (D) (A/D) (G) (D) YOU SAY GOOD(D7)NIGHT AND (G) TURN AND (D) FACE THE (Em) WALL WE LIE HERE IN THE (A7) DARKNESS AND THE (G) TEARS START TO (A) FALL (D) IF IT WAS ONLY (D7) YOU AND ME (G) GOODBYE MIGHT (D) COME MORE (Em) EASILY BUT (G) WHAT ABOUT THOSE (A) BABIES DOWN THE (D) HALL ~REPEAT CHORUS ~TAG (A) SOMEBODY SHOULD (D D7) LEAVE BUT WE (G) HATE TO GIVE IN (SPOKEN) (A7) WE JUST KEEP HOPIN' WE MIGHT NEED EACH OTHER (D) AGAIN