Letter to Mom chords by Iris DeMent
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Intro 1
(F major) (C major) (G major) (C major) (F major) (C major)
I (G major) wrote my mother
Verse 1
(C major) yes (G major) terday (C major)
'cause (D minor) I had some (F major) things that I had to say (C major)
(F major) And I know (C major) that when she (A minor) reads
them (G major) she's gonna cry (A minor) (G major)
But (F major) in the end (C major) I (G major) hope she sees (C major)
That I'm just (F major) trying to break free (C major)
'cause (F major) I've been (C major) walking 'round with (G major) secrets now,
too (C major) long (F major) (C major)
(G major) Back when I
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Verse 2
(C major) was (G major) barely ten (C major) Mom (D minor)
(C major) brought (F major) home a new boyfriend
(C major) And (F major) I know that (C major) times were bad
(A minor) and he made her feel (G major) good (A minor)
(G major) But one (F major) night he (C major) climbed in (G major) to my bed (C major)
And (D minor) he left (C major) me (F major) wishing I was dead (C major)
And (F major) I've been (C major) walking 'round with (G major) secrets now,
(C major) too long (F major) (C major)
You (D minor) say I'm (C major)
Verse 3
(F major) digging up the past
and it's not wise (C major) (G major) to go back (C major)
(G major) But for (C major) me it's just as (A minor)
close as yester (G major) day (A minor) (G major)
And I'm not (F major) the (C major) kind for (G major) breaking rules (C major)
And (D minor) I'm (C major) not (F major) wanting to be cruel (C major)
(F major) I've just been (C major) walking 'round with (G major) secrets now,
too (C major) long (F major)
Interlude 1
(C major) (F major) (C major) (G major) (C major) (F major) (C major)
(G major) All my life
Verse 4
(C major) I've felt (G major) ashamed,
(C major) 'cause (D minor) I thought (C major) I (F major) was the one to blame (C major)
And (F major) I vowed to (C major) God that no one (A minor)
else would ever (G major) know (A minor) (G major)
How he (F major) crushed (C major) my childish (G major) pride (C major)
And left me (F major) tears that never dried (C major)
And (F major) I've been (C major) walking 'round with (G major) secrets now,
too (C major) long (F major) (C major)
You say (D minor) I'm (C major)
Verse 5
(F major) digging up the past and
it's not (D minor) wise (C major) (G major) to go back (C major)
But for me it's just as (A minor)
close as (G major) yesterday (A minor) (G major)
And I'm not (F major) (C major) the kind for (G major) breaking rules (C major)
And (D minor) I'm (C major) not (F major) wanting to be (C major) cruel
(F major) I've just been (C major) walking 'round with (G major) secrets now,
(C major) too long (D minor) (C major) (F major)
And I've just been (C major) walking 'round
with (G major) secrets now, too (C major) long (F major) (C major) (G major)
Letter to Mom
Iris DeMent
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