Chords for Bridie Gallagher - A Mother's Love's A Blessing

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_ _ As an [Eb] Irish boy [Ab] was leaving, _ _ _ [Db] _ leaving his own [Ab] native _ home,
_ _ _ [Db] Crossing the [Ab] broad Atlantic _ waves [Bb] once more he wants [Eb] to roam.
_ _ [Ab] And as [Eb] he was leaving [Ab] his mother, _ _ [Db] while _ walking o'er [Ab] the cave,
_ He [Db] threw his arms [Ab] round [Fm] her waist, [Bbm] and these are [Eb] the words he [Ab] did say,
_ _ _ _ A [Eb] mother's love's [Ab] a blessing, _ _ _ [Db] no matter _ where [Ab] you _ roam.
_ _ [Db] _ Keep her while [Ab] she's living, _ _ cause [Bb] you'll miss her when [Eb] she's gone. _
_ _ _ [Ab] Love [Eb] her as you [Ab] _ childhood, _ _ [Db] though _ feeble and [Ab] _ grey,
_ _ [Db] You'll never _ lose [Ab] your _ _ [Fm]
mother's love, till [Bbm] she's buried _
[Eb] _ beneath the [Ab] clay. _
_ [Db] [Ab] And [Db] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ as [Eb] the years [Ab] roll _ onward, sure [Db] I'll settle _ down [Ab] in life,
_ _ [Db] I'll choose a nice [Ab] young Irish girl, [Bb] and I'll take her for [Eb] my wife. _
_ And [Ab] _ as [Eb] the kids [Ab] grow older, _ sure [Db] they'll play round [Ab] my knee,
_ And [Db] I'll teach them the very [Ab] same _ [Fm] lesson that [Bbm] me mother [Eb] taught [Ab] to _ me. _ _ _ _
[Eb] A mother's [Ab] love's a blessing, _ _ [Db] no _ matter where [Ab] you roam.
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Keep her while [Ab] she's living, _ cause [Bb] you'll miss her when [Eb] she's gone.
_ _ _ [Ab] _ Love [Eb] her as [Ab] you childhood, _ _ [Db] though _ feeble _ [Ab] and grey,
_ _ _ [Db] You'll never miss [Ab] your _ [Fm] mother's love, [Bbm] till she's buried _ [Eb] _ beneath _ [Ab] the clay.
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