Chords for Trudi Lalor - Gentle Mother

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_ _ By [D] _ _
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_ _ _ the side _ of the clear _ crystal _ fountain, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ there stands a lonely _ _ churchyard _ [D] closely _ by. _ _ _ _
_ _ There's [G] a _ tombstone _ _ _ decorated _ with _ _
[G] _ _ primroses, _ _ _ _ _ memory _ _ _ of [D] a loved one _ [G] passed _ away. _ _ _ _
_ [E] Shall [D] I ne'er see your more _ gentle [G] _ _
_ mother? _ _ _
_ _ In the _ fields where the _
_ _ [Em] _ [D] wildflowers grow, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ [G] Gathering flowers _ as they grew _ amongst the wild _ _ _ winds, _
_ _ I _ cherish _ was [D] no trouble _ _ [G] unto you. _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [E] _ [G] Some children _ take _ liking to their parents, _ _ _ _ _
_ While some _ mothers fill their mothers' _ hearts [D] with pain. _ _ _ _
[D] _ But _ [G] someday they will be sorry _ _ for their _ blindness, _ _ _ _
_ _ When _ crying will [D] not bring her back [G] again.
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Shall _ _ [D] I ne'er _ see your more _ gentle [G] _ _
mother? _ _ _ _
_ _ In the fields where the _ _ _ _ [D] wildflowers grow,
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I _ [E] _ [G] am sorry _ for the loss I _ can't _ recover. _ _ _ _
_ _ Near the anvil _ _ lies [D] my gentle _ _ [G] mother's _ love. _ _ _ _
_ [Em] Shall [D] I ne'er see your more _ gentle [G] _
mother? _ _ _ _ _
_ In the _ fields where the _
_ _ [Em] _ [D] wildflowers grow, _ _ _ _ _
_ I [G] am sorry _ for the loss I _ can't recover. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Near the anvil _ _ [D] lies my gentle _ _ [G] mother's _ love. _ _ _ _
_ Near the anvil _ _ lies [D] my gentle _ _ _ _ mother's [G] love. _ _ _
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