Key: F
Introduction:
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Mother may I, I would say
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Yes sweet baby take it away
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It won't be long, just remember that
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Powerful is the woman in you
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Stay true
D A E F#m
And she'd come to me when fire & water was gone
D A C#
To caress the empty with a song
D A E F#m
Saying why cry for anger that bullets the sky
D A C#
Just remember I'll remember & mama
F#m
I'll get by...
Verse
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I know my face seems crazed & wild
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But I got her eyes, A mama's child am I
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She's blessed with grace & is smooth as a line
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And when I shade she helps me shine
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And she comes to me when there's nothing I believe
D A C#
And holds me so high yes I am free
D A E F#m
Saying why hold the anger, it won't let you fly
D A C#
Just remember I'll remember & mama mama
F#m
I'll get by...
Confused by my own illusions