Mother Country Chords by John Stewart

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There was [Em] a [Fm] story [G] in the San Francisco Chronicle that I [F] forgot to say,
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but it was [F] about a [G] lady who lived [E] in the good old [F] days,
_ [G] _ when a [C] century was [F] born and [Gm] a century [C] had died.
_ _ [F] And [G] about these good old [F] days, well, [G] the old [C] lady replied,
[F] _ _ [G] you know, they were just a lot [F] of people [G] who were doing the best they could.
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ She said that the good [F] old days [G] were just a [C] lot of people _
[Fm] who were [G] doing the best they could. _ _
[F] _ [G] And then the [C] lady said that they did [F] it _ [G] pretty up and walking good. _
[F] _ [G] Well, whatever happened to those [F]
faces [Gm] in the old [C] photographs? _ _
[F] _ [G] You've seen them, the little boys.
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[F] Boys, hell, [Gm] they were men [C] who stood knee deep [F] in the [G] Johnstown mud.
It was during [F] the time of that [G] terrible flood [C] _ _ _
[F] when [Gm] they listened [C] to the water, _
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[F] _ [G] that [C] awful noise. _
[F] _ _ [G] And then [C] they just _ _
[F] put away [C] the dreams _ _
[F] that [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ [G] belonged _ [C] _ to the little [F] boys.
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_ _ _ Oh, the sun _ _ is going [Am] down, _
_ [D] _ oh, Mr.
[G] Bowie, _ _ _ _ as [E] he's singing _ _ _ with [Am] his class _ [D] _ of [G] 19 June. _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ Oh, _ _ _ _ [F] mother country, _ [G] _ _ I [C] do love you.
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Oh, _ _ _ mother [F] country, _ _ [G] _ I [C] do love you.
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_ _ [F] _ [G] And I knew a [C] man named E.A. [F] Stewart.
_ [G] _ He spelled it S-T [F]-U [G]-A-R-T. _
_ [F] And he owned [G] some of the finest horses that I [F] think I've ever seen.
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And he had [F] one favorite.
[G] _ _ [C] Oh, and she was [F] a champion, [G] _ _ [C] _
the old [F] _ [G] campaigner.
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_ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ [C] And he called her _ [F] sweetheart [G] on [C] parade.
_ _ [F] And [G] she was [C] easily the finest [F] horse that the [G] good Lord ever [C] made.
_ _ [F] But [G] old E.A. [C] Stewart, _
_ _ [F] _ [G] he knew that [C] he was going blind.
[F] _ [G] But he said, [C] before I go, _ _ [F] he [G] told the boys [C] around the tack room one day, [F] he said,
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before [F] I go, _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Am] I'm going [G] to drive her [C] one more time.
_ _ [F] _ [G] So people [C] came from [F] miles around [G] and they _ [C] _
stood around [F] the ring.
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_ _ [F] But [Bm] no one said [C] a word.
_ _ [F] _ [G] No, they [C] just stood there.
_ [F] _ _ [Bm] No [C] one said a thing.
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_ _ [F] And [G] they're opening the [C] gates back there.
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_ _ [F] And [G] then here [C] they come, _ _ [F] _ [Bm] E.A. [C] Stewart in the wagon [F] right behind.
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And [F] he's sitting [G] straight and [C] proud.
And [Dm] he's driving her [C] _
stone [F] blind.
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_ _ [F] [Bm] And would you look [C] at her.
_ _ [F] Oh, [D] she never [C] looked finer or went [F] better than [Bm] today.
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Yeah, [F] [G] E.A. [C] Stewart and the old [F] _ [Bm] campaigner, _ [C] _ _
_ [F] sweetheart [Bm] _ [C] on parade.
_ [F] _ [G] And the people [C] _ cheered.
_ [F] _ [G] Why, I [C] even saw a grown [F] man _ [G] break [C] right down and cry.
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] And you know, it was [E] just a little [C] while later. _ _
[F] _ _ [G] Yeah, [C] you know, it was [G] just a little while later [C] _ that _
[F] old [Bm] E [C].A. _ Stewart [F] died.
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_ _ _ Oh, the sun _ _ _ is [Am] going down _
[D] for _ [G] Mr.
Boone. _
_ _ _ [E] As he's singing, _ _ oh, with [Am] his class _
[D] _ of [N] 19. _ _ _
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