Give Her The Day chords by Jaki Whitren
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Verse 1
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Well it
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happened just after I was born,
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my father passed away
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He left my darling mother alone
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to bring us up the very best way
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And every night before we slept,
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she'd sing us a beautiful song
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And when she thought we
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were sleeping,
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she'd say, Lord,
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please don't treat them wrong
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Oh, Lord, please give them a day
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when they can wake up
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and feel the sun shining on them
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Oh, Lord, please give them a day
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when they can wake up
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and feel the breeze
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blowing their bad dream
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s away
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Well, years went by and we grew up,
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my mother's struggle was through
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And my brother, left us for a foreign land,
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and I know he's very happy that too
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And now my mother is leaving
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to join him there
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in a life that she damn well deserves
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But I'll stay right here,
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sing them this song,
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I'll borrow my mother's words
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Oh Lord, please give them a day
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when they can wake up
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and feel the sunshine around them
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Oh Lord, please give them a day
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when they can wake up
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and feel the breeze
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blowing their bad dream
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s away
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Well I know I'm gonna miss
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her when she's gone,
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she means everything to me
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And may God be with her
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every inch of the way
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when she's sailing across the sea
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And may my love be with her
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everywhere that she goes
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when she reaches that foreign shore
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May her beautiful singing ring
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in my ears now and forever more
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Oh Lord, please give her a day
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when she can wake up
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And feel the sun shining on her
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Oh Lord, please give her a day
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when she can wake up
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And feel the breeze
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blowing her bad dreams away
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Feel the breeze
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blowing our bad dreams away
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Feel the breeze blow
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ing our bad dreams away
Give Her The Day
Jaki Whitren
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