Flowers For Mama
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
"Flowers for Mama" - Johnny Gray
Track 9 of 13 on the album "Chicago Bluegrass" (1986)
[!] Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjckVKdRjFY [!]
[Intro]
G D7 G
[Verse 1]
G G7 C G
Papa brought flowers for Mama today
A7 D7
And all the grown children, but it's not Mother's Day
G G7 C G
I don't have no money, not even one dime
D7 G
But I brought Mama flowers like I have all the time
[Verse 2]
G G7 C G
Each day, I'd pick flowers from this pretty hill
A7 D7
A small bunch of daisies and a few daffodils
G G7 C G
And I'd bring them to Mama at the end of the day
D7 G
And say, "Flowers for Mama, here's Mama's bouquet"
[Verse 3]
G G7 C G
It'd brighten her face and she'd hold me close
A7 D7
She'd say they were more precious than a beautiful rose
G G7 C G
Mom wore a smile sweeter than millions of flowers
D7 G
A smile that I'll carry through life's darkest hours
[Spoken Verse 4]
G G7 C G
Yes, Mama, she was lying there
G
Yes, they tell me she passed away
A7
And she was surrounded by flowers
D7
That outshine my bouquet
G G7
Yes, I know mine aren't fancy
C G
But still, all the while
G
They were placed in her hand
D7 G G7
And I know I saw Mama smile
[Outro Verse]
C G
Flowers for Mama, I picked them today
A7 D7
Not very much, just a simple bouquet
G G7 C G
Mom wasn't so fancy, but up there above
D7 G
She's the prettiest flower in God's garden of love
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