Chords for Big Tom-The Sweetest Gift

_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ One [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ day our mother _ _ went to a _ prison _ to see [E] an _ eerie _ but precious [A]
son.
_ _ _ She told the _ _ _ warden how much she loved him.
_ It did [E] not matter _ _ what he [A] had done.
_ _ _ She did not bring _ him a parole or pardon.
_ _ She brought [E] no silver, _ _ no popper [A]
sty.
_ _ _ It was a hill of rights and thanks [D] from _ heaven.
_ Lest we [A] _
_ misgive [E] our _ _ [A] mother's smile. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ Her boy had _ wandered _ far from the fire sight.
_ Though she [E] had _ pleaded _ with him [A] each night.
_ _ But not a word did _ she ever _ utter.
_ That told [E] of her day.
_ Her smile [A] was bright.
_ _ _ She did not bring him a parole or pardon.
_ _ She brought [E] no _ silver, _ no [A] popper sty.
_ _ _ It was a hill of rights and thanks [D] from _ heaven.
_ Lest we [A]
misgive _ _ [E] our _ [A] mother's smile. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] She _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ left a smile _ _ _ you can _ _ remember.
_ She's gone [E] to _ heaven _ from _ [A]
heartache's grief.
_ _ _ _ Empowered or _ _ _ _ _ _ under changed, _ _ you were [E] her _ baby _ and there [A] will be.
_ _ She did not bring him a parole or pardon.
_ _ She brought [E] no silver, _ _ no [A] popper sty.
_ _ It was a hill of rights and thanks [D] from _ heaven.
_ Lest we [A] _
_ misgive [E] our _ [A] mother's smile.
_ [D] _ Lest [A] we misgive _ [E] our _ _ [A]
mother's smile. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _