Chords for Foster, And Allen A Mothers Love Is A Blessing

_ _ _ _ _ [G#] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] An _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] Irish boy [A] was leaving, _ _ _ _ leaving [D] his own [A] native home, _
_ _ [D] _ Crossing the _ [A] broad Atlantic, _ [F#m] _
_ [B] once more he _ [Bm] wished to roam.
[E] _
_ _ [A] And as he [E] was leaving [A] his mother, _ _ _ while _ [D] standing on [A] the _ quay,
She [D] threw [G#] her _ [A] arms around [F#m] his neck, [Bm] and the bees were [E] the worst, [A] she _ [F#] said.
_ [A] A _ [E] mother's _ [A] love's a blessing, _ _ _ no _ [D] matter where [A] you _ roam,
_ _ [D] _ Keep her while [A] she's living, [F#m] _
_ [B] you'll miss her when [Bm] she's gone.
_ [E] _
_ _ [A] _ Love [E] her as [A] in childhood, _ _ no _ [D] feeble old [A] and grey, _
_ [D] For you'll [G#] never miss [A] your _ [F#m] mother's love, [Bm] till she's buried [E] _
beneath [A] the grey. _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [G#] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [B] _ _ [F#] As the years [B] go onward, _ _ I'll settle [E] _
down [B] in life, _ _
_ [E] I'll find a nice [B] young Irish [G#m]
girl, [C#] and make her my sweet [C#m] wife.
_ [F#] _
_ [B] And as [F#] the kids [B] grow older, _ _ and climb _ [E]
round [B] my knee, _
_ [E] I'll teach them [A#] the very [B] same lesson [G#m]
that [C#m] my mother [F#] once taught [B] to me.
[G#] _
_ [B] A _ [F#] mother's _ [B] love's a blessing, _ _ _ no matter [E] _
where [B] you _ roam,
_ _ [E] Keep her while [B] she's living, _ [G#m] _
_ [C#] you'll miss her when [C#m] she's gone.
[F#] _
_ _ [B] Love [F#] her as [B] in childhood, _ _ _ no _ [E] feeble old [B] and grey, _
For [E] you'll never [A#]
miss [B] your _ [G#m] mother's love, [C#m] till she's buried _ [F#] _
beneath [B] the clay. _ _ _
For [E] you'll never [F] miss [B] your _ [G#m] mother's love, [C#m] till she's buried _ [F#]
beneath [B] the clay. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _