For Mama Chords by Jerry Vale

[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ She said, my son, I beg of you, I have a wish that must come true,
The last thing you can do _ for [B] mama. _ _ _ _
_ _ Please promise me that you will [Cm] stay, And [B] take my place while I'm away,
And give the children love each [C] day.
I had to [Em] cry, what could I say?
_ [G] How hard I tried to find a word, I prayed she would not see [Em] me cry,
So much to say that should be heard, But only [B] time to say goodbye _ to mama.
_ _ [Em] _ [B] _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ They say in time you will forget, Yet still today my eyes are wet,
I tell myself to smile _ _ [B] for mama. _ _
_ _ _ _ Now soon there'll be another spring, And I will start remembering,
The way she loved to hear us sing, Her favorite [Bm] song [Em] Ave Maria.
_ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] The children [A] all [Em] have grown up now, [Am] I kept my [D] promise to mama,
[G] _ [Am] I cannot [A] guide them [Em] anymore, _ [B] I've done my best all for [Em] mama.
_ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Em] Ave Maria, [G] _ _ [Am]
Still to [A] sing, [Em] so very small,
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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