E C#m Well, where oh where can my baby be? A B The Lord took her away from me E C#m She's gone to heaven, so I got to be good, A B E So I can see my baby when I leave this world E C#m We were out on a date in my daddy's car A B We hadn't driven very far E C#m There in the road, straight ahead A B The car was stalled, the engine was dead E C#m I couldn't stop, so I swerved to the right A B Never forget the sound that night E C#m The screechin' tires, and the bustin' glass A B E The painful scream that I heard lastE C#m Well, when I woke up, the rain was fallin' down A B There were people standing all around E C#m Something warm running in my eyes A B But I found my baby somehow that night E C#m I raised her head, and then she smiled and said A B "Hold me darling for a little while" E C#m I held her close, I kissed her our last kiss A B I found the love that I knew I would miss E C#m But now she's gone, even though I hold her tight A B E I lost my love. my life, that night Repeat ChorusE C#m Well, where oh where can my baby be? A B The Lord took her away from me E C#m She's gone to heaven, so I got to be good, A B E So I can see my baby when I leave this world