Her Mother's Daughter chords by Dory Previn
Skip chords and lyricsGet now
Intro 1
(G major)
Verse 1
See (G major) the sweet and genteel lady
So finely boned and frail
See her every morning
At the (C major) window with her knitting
Where (C minor) she spends the hours sitting
While (D major) she waits for
advertisements in the (G major) mail
New- Play with audio & scroll
Upgrade to play 20,000+ songs ads free, and enjoy playing with music.
Verse 2
See (G major) the genteel lady
Sipping lemonade with lime
Once she wanted princes out (C major) of
tales that happily ended (C minor)
Now the grocery clerk befriended
Her (D major) cat and she was grateful
for his (G major) time
Verse 3
(G major)
"You'll grow into a beauty",
her mother (F sharp major) always said
So (G major) take your time in choosing
the boy (F sharp major) whom you will wed
Is (G major) this the right one, mother?
Oh no, (F sharp major) my daughter dear
There will (G major) be someone better
(F sharp major) Wait another year
(G major)
Verse 4
Is this the right one, mother?
The hus (F sharp major) band that I seek
No, he's (G major) hardly good enough my child,
(F sharp major) wait another (G major) week
Her father died one winter
And was swiftly (F sharp major) laid away
Verse 5
Oh mother, (G major) may I marry now?
No, (F sharp major) I need you, stay
I (G major) beg you, darling daughter
I can (F sharp major) not be alone
If you love (G major) me, you will stay
If you (F sharp major) love me, stay with me (G major) at home
Verse 6
Damn you, (G major) mother, how I hate you
You will (C major) never know how deep
I must (C minor) cling 'til you release me
I could (G major) kill you in your sleep
I would smile to watch your lifeblood
Creep across (C major) your wretched hair (C minor)
Yes, of course I love you, mother (F sharp major)
I'll never leave you, dear, I (G major) swear
Verse 7
(G major)
See the sweet and genteel lady
She buys beribboned toys
And visits dull relations to ap
(C major) plaud piano pieces
Played (C minor) by nephews and by nieces
(D major) She listens in on other people's (G major) joys
And look (D major) s longingly at all the passing
young (G major) boys
(G major) (G major)
Verse 8
(F sharp major)
Yes, of course I love you, mother
I'll never leave you, dear, (F sharp major) I swear
(G major)
Her Mother's Daughter
Dory Previn
Save song
Speed: 1.0x
RestartPlay SpaceEnable loopDisable audioMore songs by Dory Previn
Discover chords for more songs to play
4.8
