Chords for Tears of an Old Irish Mother

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Sure there's only a bridge, [G] twixt a tear and a smile
_ [D] For laughter and joy cannot [A] live all the while
[D] And just as the rainbow [G] joins sunshine and ray
_ [D] So a tear may [A] mean pleasure [D] or _ pain _
_ There's a tear of an old [G] Irish mother _
_ [D] As she kneels by a vacant [A] _ chair _
_ [D] There's a tear born of joy when [G] a wandering boy
_ [D] _ Returns to [A] his fond [D] mother's care
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_ [D] There's a tear of the angel [G] for one who would stray
_ [D] And love us when quarrels [A] are all
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But [D] the best tears of all [G] are the ones that will fall
[D] When there's [G] peace in an [A]
old island [D] once more _
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_ There's [D] a smile born in heaven for each [G] tear that is shed
_ [D] And a lining of gold for [A] each cloud _ [G]
overhead
_ _ [D] Beneath every heartache [G] there's joy all the while
[D] And it's shown [G] by [A] a tear [D] or a smile _
_ There's a tear of an old [G] Irish mother _
_ As she [D] kneels by a [G] [A] vacant _ chair
_ [D] There's a tear born of joy [G] when a wandering _ boy
[D] _ [G] Returns [A] to his fond [D] mother's care _ _
_ There's a tear of the [G] angel for one who would stray
_ [D] And love [G] us when quarrels [A] are all
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But [D] the best tears of all are [G] the ones that will fall
[D] When there's peace in [A] an old island [D] once more
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There's a tear of an old [G] Irish mother _
As [D] she kneels by a [G]
vacant [A] chair _ _
There's [D] a tear born of joy [G] when a wandering _ boy
_ [D] Returns [A] to his fond mother's [D] care
_ [G] _
[D] There's a tear of the angel [G] for one who would stray _
And [D] love _ [G] us when quarrels [A] are all
[Em] But [D] the best tears of all [G] are the [D] ones that will fall
When there's peace in [A] an old island [G] once [Bm] more _ _
[G] When there's peace in [A] an old island once [D] more _ _ _ _
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