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From: "Larry Rhoads" <lar2550@hotmail.com>
Subject: song you can list
Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2004 15:07:34 -0600

M-O-T-H-E-R

Recorded by: Eddy Arnold

[E] M is_ for the million things_ she [B7] gave___ me_.

O means_ only th - at sheÕs growing [E] old_____

[A] T is for the tears__ were shead___ to [E] save__ me__

[F#] H is for_ her heart of pur - est [B7] gold____

[E] E is for her eyes_ with lovelight [B7]shin - ning

R means right and right_ sheÕll always [Ab] be___

Chorus:

[A] Put them all__ together_ they spell [E] Mo - ther__

a [F#] word that means the [B7] wo - rld_ to_ [E] me__.

 

[E] M is_ for the mer-cy she_ po[B7] ces - ses_

O means_ that I owe her_ all I_ [E]own_____

[A] T_ is for her ten-der sweet ca - [E]re -- sses_

[F#] H is for_ her han-ds that made__ a [B7] home____

[E] E means_ everthing_ sheÕs done_ to [B7] help__ me__

R means real and re - gu - lar you_ [Ab] see____