Chords for Mother's Day Tribute - The Canton Spirituals 2017

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ You should spend [C#m] a little time now, [G#] Alina
_ Show that you care
[C#m] Give them flowers
_ _ [G#m] _ _
[C#m] Give them flowers
_ [G#] _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
While they're waiting
_ [E] You should [C#m] get in a hurry
_ _ [G#m] _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [G#m] Don't let it be said too [F#m] _ late
Do it today, _ in the living years
I love you, mother
You see, [F#] then you [E] can go _ home _ _
[A] You [C#m] can face the world _
[F#m] With [E] pride inside _ _ _
[A] And joy [B] in your heart _ _
Yeah, you [F#m] see
There's still a [C#m] little bit of things [G#m] sometimes
That _ [A] go a long way
[C#] You should [F#m] do
You should [C#m] spend a little time now, [G#] Alina
_ _ [G#] Show you care
Do it [D] today
_ [C#m] _ _
In [E] the living _ _ _ _ years
Don't [D] wait too late
[A] _ For tomorrow
[C#] _ _ Maybe _ _
Give them their flowers
_ [G#m] _ Give them their [C#m] flowers
_ _ [G#] This might be your last chance to [F#m] take
_ If you have a living mother or father
_ Listen to me, [G#m] y'all
Y'all don't know how blessed you are
[C#m] _ If your mother or your [G#m] father is in the building [B] tonight
You should go [C#m] to them
I'm fitting to go to mine
[G#m] Oh yeah
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] Vocal, my mama, [F#m] y'all stand up Listen, [G#m] listen _
[C#m] Y'all was my legs when I couldn't walk
[B] _
_ Y'all was my tongue when [G#m] I couldn't talk _
_ _ [F#m] _ I appreciate it
I really do
_ [G#m] I might not get a [C#m] chance to call you every day
_ [B] I might not get a [C#m] chance to come by every [G#m] day
But I love you
[F#m] _ I love you
I love you
I [G#] love you _
_ _ _ Give [G#m] them [B] flowers
_ [C#m] Give them _ [E] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ flowers
Hey, [G#] _ _ _ [G#m] hey
Give _ [B] them their [C#m] flowers
_ _ Don't let it be said to [F#m] play, y'all
_ _ In the living years
And when you do that, listen
_ [E] _ Then, you can go on
_ _ _ [F#m]
You [E] can face the [C#m] world _
With [E] a smile on your face
_ _ [A]
And joy [B] in your heart Yeah, see
It's the [C#m] little bitty things sometimes
[G#m] _ That go [A] a long way Thank you
Thank you, [F#] mama
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