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F#m                                                     E                        D
Papa I know you're going to be upset   'cause I was always your little girl
                                                E                         F#m
But you should know by now    I'm not a baby


F#m                                                         E                          D
You always taught me right from wrong    I need your help, daddy please be strong
                                               E        
I may be young at heart but I know what I'm saying


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The one you warned me all about
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The one you said I could do without
                   E                            F#m                      Bm7
We're in an awful mess, and I don't mean maybe - please

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Papa don't preach, I'm in trouble deep
F#m  D      D          E                                 Bm7
Papa don't preach, I've been losing sleep
                                               F#m      E    D        E
But I made up my mind, I'm keeping my baby, oh
                 F#m  E    D       E
I'm gonna keep my baby, mmm...


F#m                                                    E
He says that he's going to marry me,    we can raise a little family
D                                             E
Maybe we'll be all right it's a sacrifice


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But my friends keep telling me to give it up 
                         E                                         D
Saying I'm too young, I ought to live it up
            E                                    F#m             E
What I need right now is some good advice,    please

Chorus
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Daddy, daddy if you could only see
                        E                           D
Just how good he's been treating me
                                E
You'd give us your blessing right now
            D                     C#4/7
'Cause we are in love, we are in love, so please

Chorus


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Oh, I'm gonna keep my baby, ooh

Don't you stop loving me daddy

I know, I'm keeping my baby