Her Mother's Daughter chords by
Dory Previn
Dory Previn

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Key: Ab major
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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G

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See the sweet and genteel lady
So finely boned and frail
See her every morning
C
C

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At the window with her knitting
Cm
Cm

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Where she spends the hours sitting
D
D

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While she waits for
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advertisements in the mail
Verse 2
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G

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See the genteel lady
Sipping lemonade with lime
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C

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Once she wanted princes out of
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Cm

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tales that happily ended
Now the grocery clerk befriended
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D

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Her cat and she was grateful
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for his time
Verse 3
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G

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"You'll grow into a beauty",
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her mother always said
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G

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So take your time in choosing
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the boy whom you will wed
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G

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Is this the right one, mother?
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Oh no, my daughter dear
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G

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There will be someone better
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Wait another year
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Verse 4
Is this the right one, mother?
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The husband that I seek
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G

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No, he's hardly good enough my child,
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G
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wait another week
Her father died one winter
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And was swiftly laid away
Verse 5
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Oh mother, may I marry now?
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No, I need you, stay
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I beg you, darling daughter
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I cannot be alone
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If you love me, you will stay
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If you love me, stay with me at home
Verse 6
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Damn you, mother, how I hate you
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You will never know how deep
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I must cling 'til you release me
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I could kill you in your sleep
I would smile to watch your lifeblood
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Cm
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Creep across your wretched hair
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Yes, of course I love you, mother
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I'll never leave you, dear, I swear
Verse 7
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G

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See the sweet and genteel lady
She buys beribboned toys
And visits dull relations to ap
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C

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plaud piano pieces
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Played by nephews and by nieces
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She listens in on other people's joys
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And looks longingly at all the passing
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young boys
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Verse 8
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Yes, of course I love you, mother
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I'll never leave you, dear, I swear
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