Mother Dear

Intro
 


Verse 
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It was not that long ago it first occurred to me 
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That my mother was a person in her own right 
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And now I realize how very lucky I have been 
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And there, but for the grace of God, go I, go I 


D            Am 
Mother dear, she can see inside 
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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  
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When I was a teenager, I really did believe 
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That my parents had adopted me 
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And the way I carried on they must have thought 
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They'd brought the wrong little baby home from maternity 
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Well, I'd like to say I'm sorry but my 


D            Am 
Mother dear, she already knows 
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Mother dear, she'll never let me go 
D            Am 
Mother dear, kept me warm and safe 
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Mother dear, I'll never lose my faith in mother dear 

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Verse 
Em        B            G          C 
If I ever get arrested by the C.I.A. 
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Because they take me for a foreign spy 
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They won't need no lie-detector, all they'll have to do 
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Is make me look into my mother's eyes 
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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 
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Mother dear, I'll never lose my faith in mother dear 
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Mother dear, mother dear 
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My mother dear 

Outro 
D            Am 
Mother dear, did I spoil your plans? 
C            G 
Mother dear, I do the best I can