verse 1 D She'll change a dirty diaper G Wipe a runny nose D Get a two day old kool-aid stain G right out of your clothes D & she'll put her last spare dollar under your pillow Em G when you lose a tooth D She'll bust down your door G & drag you out of bed D make you sit right next to her in church G wearing your Sunday best D & when she bows her head to pray, you can bet Em G shes saying one for youverse 2 D She'll keep up with all your girlfriends G scare off the ones she hates D She'll get a new grey hair and a wrinkle to spare G every time you come home late D & when you leave to chase that dream, she's gonna cry when Em G she walks by your empty room D She'll call and sing you happy birthday G when everyone else forgets D On your wedding day she'll joke and say G where are my grandkids D oh & when she get em she'll spoil em rotten Em G the way her mama did with you Chorus verse 3 G But she'll get old and fragile D & the end will come too soon G & she'll let go and you'll hold on D G the way all children do D G & you'll miss her, mourn her D leave pretty flowers for her G Em & you'll cry like the baby she knew G D & she'll hear you, guide you G D & pray the light finds you G D Em She'll never stop watching over you G D Em oh until you're up there too C D That's what mamas doC D That's what mamas do G D they raise you, ground you G D build their whole world around you G D with no care for the hell they'll go through C D that's what mamas do
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