Tono: D
Introducción:
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Verse
Em B G C
It was not that long ago it first occurred to me
C Bm Am D
That my mother was a person in her own right
Em B G C
And now I realize how very lucky I have been
C Bm Am A
And there, but for the grace of God, go I, go I
D Am
Mother dear, she can see inside
C G
Mother dear, and I've nowhere to hide
D Am
Mother dear, did I spoil your plans?
C G
Mother dear, I do the best I can
Verse
Em B G C
When I was a teenager, I really did believe
C Bm Am D
That my parents had adopted me
Em B G
And the way I carried on they must have thought
C G Am
They'd brought the wrong little baby home from maternity
A
Well, I'd like to say I'm sorry but my
D Am
Mother dear, she already knows
C G
Mother dear, she'll never let me go
D Am
Mother dear, kept me warm and safe
C G
Mother dear, I'll never lose my faith in mother dear
D Am C G
Verse
Em B G C
If I ever get arrested by the C.I.A.
C Bm Am D
Because they take me for a foreign spy
Em B G C
They won't need no lie-detector, all they'll have to do
C G Am
Is make me look into my mother's eyes
F
And I'll tell them anything they like
D Am
Mother dear, she can see inside
C G
Mother dear, and I've nowhere to hide
D Am
Mother dear, kept me warm and safe
C G D Am
Mother dear, I'll never lose my faith in mother dear
C G D Am
Mother dear, mother dear
C G
My mother dear
Outro
D Am
Mother dear, did I spoil your plans?
C G
Mother dear, I do the best I can