**PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS STRICTLY MY INTERPRETATION** 

  (D)                    (A) 
PLAYDOUGH RAINBOWS, AND PAPER WINGS, 

    (Bm)--( Bm7)---(G) 
I REMEMBER ALL YOUR FAVORITE THINGS. 

     (D)                          (A) 
LIKE TEA TIME WITH POOH BEAR, AND CHARLIE BROWN, 

(Bm)---(Bm7)--------(G) 
BARBIE BANDAIDS AND PRINCESS GOWNS. 

    (A)                 (D)               (G) 
AND HERE I AM TRYIN' TO HOLD THE HANDS OF TIME, 

        (Bm)                    (G)        (A)        (D) 
THEY'RE MOVIN' SO FAST THAT I'M FALLIN' BEHIND...AND I KNOW, 

            (A)               (Bm) 
THAT YOU'RE READY TO TAKE THE STEP, 

            (G)            (D) 
BUT I'M NOT READY FOR THAT YET. 

      (A)       (F#maj7)(Bm)     (A)       (G) 
ALL I SEE IS MY LITTLE GIRL, IN TEARS AND CURLS 

                            (A) 
WATCHIN' YOU GROW BEFORE MY EYES, 

            (G)           (A)            (Bm)--(Bm7)--(G) 
LETTING YOU GO ONE BARBIE BANDAID...AT A TIME. 

(D)                (A) 
BEDTIME STORIES OF LITTLE BO-PEEP, 

(Bm)---(Bm7)-----------(G) 
SAYING PRAYERS FOR THE LITTLE LOST SHEEP. 

     (D)                  (A) 
THEN MOMMA'S LIPSTICK AND SKINNED UP KNEES, 

(Bm)---(Bm7)-------(G) 
SECRET CRUSHES AND DIARIES. 

(A)                       (D)             (G) 
YOUR FIRST DATE, AND YOUR FIRST GOODNIGHT KISS, 

   (Bm)                     (G)      (A)          (D) 
AND I CAN'T BELIEVE WE'RE ALREADY TO THIS...AND I KNOW, 

            (A)             (Bm) 
THAT YOU'RE READY TO TAKE A STEP, 

            (G)            (D) 
BUT I'M NOT READY FOR THAT YET. 

      (A)       (F#m)  (Bm)     (A)       (G) 
ALL I SEE IS MY LITTLE GIRL, IN HEELS AND PEARLS, 

                            (A) 
WATCHIN' YOU GROW BEFORE MY EYES, 

           (G)             (A)            (Bm) 
LETTING YOU GO, ONE BARBIE BANDAID...AT A TIME. 


          BRIDGE: (STRUM FOR 1ST THREE LINES) 

(A)                 
SOMETHING BORROWED, SOMETHING BLUE, 

        (G)drone 
OH, BUT COULDN'T WE HAVE JUST A MINUTE OR TWO, 


OR AN HOUR OR TWO, OR A YEAR OR TWO... 

  (D)              (A)               (Bm) 
I KNOW THAT YOU'RE READY IT'S REALLY TIME, 

             (G)                   (D) 
TO WATCH YOU SPREAD YOUR WINGS AND FLY. 

       (A)          (Em7)(Em)(D)        (A)      (G) 
HEAVEN KNOWS I'M SO PROUD OF YOU...BUT IT HURTS ME TOO... 

           (G)            (A) 
SEEING YOU GROW BEFORE MY EYES, 

            (G)           (A)            (Bm) - (Bm7) - (G) - (D) 
LETTING YOU GO ONE BARBIE BANDAID...AT A TIME.