I Heard Her Cryin

{name:_INTRO}_ G C D G A cold night in the kitchen C G Saying things we both regret C G And you scream, you were leaving D And you cursed the day we met C D G Then a sound rose above the slamming door ~ Em C And broken dishes thrown around the floor G So loud it made us stop Am G/B C D It was the sound of a teardrop___ {name: CHORUS} N.C. C G When I heard her crying C D G Thought she was tucked away in bed G/F# Em C I heard her crying D Wish we could take back what we said C D G I didn't think she was old enough to know G/F# Em C Oh lord, we must have hurt her so G When she begged you not to go D G D G I heard her crying N.C. G Well, I'd have given anything C G For time to erase C G When I turned around and saw D Those little tears roll down her face C D G Oh, my heart nearly broke in two ~ Em C When she said, "Mommy what did I do G To make you and daddy mad Am D Oh, I'm sorry I was bad" N.C. G Well, I looked at you and you looked at me C G And we felt each other's shame C G Then kneeling down to hold our child D Said, she was not to blame C D "Now sometimes when we're angry G ~ Em And say things that aren't true C G But we still love each other D G And baby, we love you" {name: CHORUS} N.C. C G And I heard her crying C D G Thought she was tucked away in bed G/F# Em C Oh, I heard her crying D Wish we could take back what we said C D G I didn't think she was old enough to know G/F# Em C Oh lord, we must have hurt her so G When she begged you not to go D G D G I heard her crying