Chords for Ellis & Wince Coles, A Mother's Prayer.wmv
Tempo:
68.875 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bb
F
Ab
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
Every evening in the twilight [Ab] with her tears she [Eb] would glow
As she listened to the news so [Bb] far away
In [Eb] her world of dark despair, [Ab] hoping soon that [Eb] she would hear
[Eb] That the war would soon be over, [Bb] her son was coming [Eb] home to stay
Her thoughts were always with him, [Ab] was he hungry, [Eb] was he cold
Through the sound of war did he sometimes [Bb] call her name
If [Eb] there was any way at all she [Ab] would be there in [Eb] case he fought
As she rocked herself and [Bb] slumbered, to herself she [Eb] softly sung
If the red in them trenches was [Ab] only roses
[Eb] If that gun in his hand was [Bb] just a toy
If [Eb] the war that he was fighting [Ab] was just a game for playin'
[Eb] Then a mother's tears of sorrow, [Bb] lord, would all be [Eb] tears of joy
The rocking chair was creaking [Ab] as her memories [Eb] came alive
Through the time when he was just a [Bb] little boy
As [Eb] he played his silly games, [Ab] just a little, [Eb] just a game
The mad guys would only make [Bb] believe his gun was [Eb] just a toy
But all the games was over [Ab] with the call of [Eb] the war
Her pride showed signs of sadness [Bb] on that day
As [Eb] the years had come and gone, her [Ab] fate had kept her [Eb] open all
In her words were sounds of pleading, [Bb] every time she [Eb] kneeled to pray
If the red in them trenches was [Ab] only roses
[Eb] If that gun in his hand was [Bb] just a toy
If [Eb] the war that he was fighting [Ab] was just a game for playin'
[Eb] Then a mother's tears of sorrow, [Bb] lord, would all be [Eb] tears of joy
[F] On her bed she's frail and fainting, [Bb] but her eyes are [F] filled with joy
You could tell that she was somewhat [C] satisfied
When [F] he said, the war we've won, [Bb] and I'm glad to [F] be back home
He bent and softly kissed her, [C] then sat there [F] by her side
From the good book he was reading, [Bb] as she reached and [F] held his hand
He knew that he was holding [C] back the tears
[F] Saying, don't you cry my son, [Bb] for my time has [F] finally come
And I'm going to the place that [C] I have prayed for [F] all these years
Where the red in trenches [Bb] will be roses
[F] Where the sounds of war [C] I've known
[F] Hand in hand we'll walk together [Bb] through them fields of love forever
[F] And my tears will be as raindrops [C] that will help them [F] roses grow
Hand in hand we'll walk together [Bb] through them fields of love forever
[F] And my tears will be as raindrops [C] that will help them [F] roses grow
[N]
Every evening in the twilight [Ab] with her tears she [Eb] would glow
As she listened to the news so [Bb] far away
In [Eb] her world of dark despair, [Ab] hoping soon that [Eb] she would hear
[Eb] That the war would soon be over, [Bb] her son was coming [Eb] home to stay
Her thoughts were always with him, [Ab] was he hungry, [Eb] was he cold
Through the sound of war did he sometimes [Bb] call her name
If [Eb] there was any way at all she [Ab] would be there in [Eb] case he fought
As she rocked herself and [Bb] slumbered, to herself she [Eb] softly sung
If the red in them trenches was [Ab] only roses
[Eb] If that gun in his hand was [Bb] just a toy
If [Eb] the war that he was fighting [Ab] was just a game for playin'
[Eb] Then a mother's tears of sorrow, [Bb] lord, would all be [Eb] tears of joy
The rocking chair was creaking [Ab] as her memories [Eb] came alive
Through the time when he was just a [Bb] little boy
As [Eb] he played his silly games, [Ab] just a little, [Eb] just a game
The mad guys would only make [Bb] believe his gun was [Eb] just a toy
But all the games was over [Ab] with the call of [Eb] the war
Her pride showed signs of sadness [Bb] on that day
As [Eb] the years had come and gone, her [Ab] fate had kept her [Eb] open all
In her words were sounds of pleading, [Bb] every time she [Eb] kneeled to pray
If the red in them trenches was [Ab] only roses
[Eb] If that gun in his hand was [Bb] just a toy
If [Eb] the war that he was fighting [Ab] was just a game for playin'
[Eb] Then a mother's tears of sorrow, [Bb] lord, would all be [Eb] tears of joy
[F] On her bed she's frail and fainting, [Bb] but her eyes are [F] filled with joy
You could tell that she was somewhat [C] satisfied
When [F] he said, the war we've won, [Bb] and I'm glad to [F] be back home
He bent and softly kissed her, [C] then sat there [F] by her side
From the good book he was reading, [Bb] as she reached and [F] held his hand
He knew that he was holding [C] back the tears
[F] Saying, don't you cry my son, [Bb] for my time has [F] finally come
And I'm going to the place that [C] I have prayed for [F] all these years
Where the red in trenches [Bb] will be roses
[F] Where the sounds of war [C] I've known
[F] Hand in hand we'll walk together [Bb] through them fields of love forever
[F] And my tears will be as raindrops [C] that will help them [F] roses grow
Hand in hand we'll walk together [Bb] through them fields of love forever
[F] And my tears will be as raindrops [C] that will help them [F] roses grow
[N]
Key:
Eb
Bb
F
Ab
C
Eb
Bb
F
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ Every evening in the twilight [Ab] with her tears she [Eb] would glow
As she listened to the news so [Bb] far away
In [Eb] her world of dark despair, [Ab] hoping soon that [Eb] she would hear
[Eb] That the war would soon be over, [Bb] her son was coming [Eb] home to stay
_ Her thoughts were always with him, [Ab] was he hungry, [Eb] was he cold
Through the sound of war did he sometimes [Bb] call her name
If [Eb] there was any way at all she [Ab] would be there in [Eb] case he fought
As she rocked herself and [Bb] slumbered, to herself she [Eb] softly sung
_ If the red in them trenches was [Ab] only roses
[Eb] If that gun in his hand was [Bb] just a toy
If [Eb] the war that he was fighting [Ab] was just a game for playin'
[Eb] Then a mother's tears of sorrow, [Bb] lord, would all be [Eb] tears of joy
The _ rocking chair was creaking [Ab] as her memories [Eb] came alive
Through the time when he was just a [Bb] little boy
As [Eb] he played his silly games, [Ab] just a little, [Eb] just a game
The mad guys would only make [Bb] believe his gun was [Eb] just a toy _
But all the games was over [Ab] with the call of [Eb] the war
Her pride showed signs of sadness [Bb] on that day
As [Eb] the years had come and gone, her [Ab] fate had kept her [Eb] open all
In her words were sounds of pleading, [Bb] every time she [Eb] kneeled to pray
_ If the red in them trenches was [Ab] only roses
[Eb] If that gun in his hand was [Bb] just a toy
If [Eb] the war that he was fighting [Ab] was just a game for playin'
[Eb] Then a mother's tears of sorrow, [Bb] lord, would all be [Eb] tears of joy
[F] _ _ _ On her bed she's frail and fainting, [Bb] but her eyes are [F] filled with joy
You could tell that she was somewhat [C] satisfied
When [F] he said, the war we've won, [Bb] and I'm glad to [F] be back home
He bent and softly kissed her, [C] then sat there [F] by her side _
From the good book he was reading, [Bb] as she reached and [F] held his hand
He knew that he was holding [C] back the tears _
[F] Saying, don't you cry my son, [Bb] for my time has [F] finally come
And I'm going to the place that [C] I have prayed for [F] all these years
Where the red in trenches [Bb] will be roses
[F] Where the sounds of war [C] I've known
[F] Hand in hand we'll walk together [Bb] through them fields of love forever
[F] And my tears will be as raindrops [C] that will help them [F] roses grow
_ Hand in hand we'll walk together [Bb] through them fields of love forever
[F] And my tears will be as raindrops [C] that will help them [F] roses grow _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ Every evening in the twilight [Ab] with her tears she [Eb] would glow
As she listened to the news so [Bb] far away
In [Eb] her world of dark despair, [Ab] hoping soon that [Eb] she would hear
[Eb] That the war would soon be over, [Bb] her son was coming [Eb] home to stay
_ Her thoughts were always with him, [Ab] was he hungry, [Eb] was he cold
Through the sound of war did he sometimes [Bb] call her name
If [Eb] there was any way at all she [Ab] would be there in [Eb] case he fought
As she rocked herself and [Bb] slumbered, to herself she [Eb] softly sung
_ If the red in them trenches was [Ab] only roses
[Eb] If that gun in his hand was [Bb] just a toy
If [Eb] the war that he was fighting [Ab] was just a game for playin'
[Eb] Then a mother's tears of sorrow, [Bb] lord, would all be [Eb] tears of joy
The _ rocking chair was creaking [Ab] as her memories [Eb] came alive
Through the time when he was just a [Bb] little boy
As [Eb] he played his silly games, [Ab] just a little, [Eb] just a game
The mad guys would only make [Bb] believe his gun was [Eb] just a toy _
But all the games was over [Ab] with the call of [Eb] the war
Her pride showed signs of sadness [Bb] on that day
As [Eb] the years had come and gone, her [Ab] fate had kept her [Eb] open all
In her words were sounds of pleading, [Bb] every time she [Eb] kneeled to pray
_ If the red in them trenches was [Ab] only roses
[Eb] If that gun in his hand was [Bb] just a toy
If [Eb] the war that he was fighting [Ab] was just a game for playin'
[Eb] Then a mother's tears of sorrow, [Bb] lord, would all be [Eb] tears of joy
[F] _ _ _ On her bed she's frail and fainting, [Bb] but her eyes are [F] filled with joy
You could tell that she was somewhat [C] satisfied
When [F] he said, the war we've won, [Bb] and I'm glad to [F] be back home
He bent and softly kissed her, [C] then sat there [F] by her side _
From the good book he was reading, [Bb] as she reached and [F] held his hand
He knew that he was holding [C] back the tears _
[F] Saying, don't you cry my son, [Bb] for my time has [F] finally come
And I'm going to the place that [C] I have prayed for [F] all these years
Where the red in trenches [Bb] will be roses
[F] Where the sounds of war [C] I've known
[F] Hand in hand we'll walk together [Bb] through them fields of love forever
[F] And my tears will be as raindrops [C] that will help them [F] roses grow
_ Hand in hand we'll walk together [Bb] through them fields of love forever
[F] And my tears will be as raindrops [C] that will help them [F] roses grow _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _