Marys Letters

Intro G D A D [Verso 1] G D Dear God. I ran my thumb along the bottom of his foot A D And his toes wrapped right around it and I cried G D Dear God, the other mothers sit around and talk about A D What all their sons will do one day and I just smiled G A Dear God, he started walking yesterday I know you see it D G It just feels like Im supposed to let you know Em A Dear God, sometimes I wonder is this all some kind of dream D G And how am I supposed to love and let him go Em G And I guess that it should be some kind of honor Em A But what am I supposed to do when someone says G That he looks just like his father Music interlude D A D G D A D [Verso 2] G Em If Im your daughter, If hes your son A D If Im supposed to be the human making sure that he grows up G Em Can I ask you? Do you mind? A Bm A Em D A Can you send some kind of signal when Im running out of time G A Cause Dear God, he started walking yesterday I know you see it D G It just feels like Im supposed to let you know Em A Dear God, my heart is pounding in my chest, what if he hears it D G And hes scared that it might kill me to let go Em G Yeah I know its gonna keep on getting harder Em D A But what am I supposed to do when someone says G That he looks just like his father Music Interlude D A D G D A D G D A D G D A G [Verso 3] G D Three trees, skinned knees, both ways, he bleeds. A D Bad dreams, Im free, both times he leaves. G D Nails in bare feet, Same feet I cleaned, A D Bath time, water him to slaughter. Em D Bm I still dont know. God, Im too close A D If I mess up, can he go home? Em Dm7 (I think) Your child, My child. Am I his child? A Three trees, skinned knees. Little baby.