Light In The Window chords by Philomena Begley

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Verse 1
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 (G major) Papa was waiting when
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G 
I  (C major) got off the bus  (G major) 
D 
He gripped my hand but  (D major) 
his feelings showed
G 
 (G major) His face was long
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and he didn't  (C major) say too  (G major) much
Till we started home down
D 
G 
 (D major) the dusty road  (G major) 
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Then he said, Mama won't be leav (C major) ing
G 
the light in the  (G major) window anymore
She won't be waking up late at night
C 
 (C major) for us
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D 
when we  (G major) walk through the door  (D major) 
G 
She won't be mak (G major) ing no appetizers
on Sundays
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G 
like  (C major) she did before  (G major) 
Mama won't be leaving the light
D 
G 
in the  (D major) window anymore  (G major) 
Sister was weepin' when
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G 
we  (C major) got to the house  (G major) 
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She ran to me with  (D major) a healthy sigh  (G major) 
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I held her close and I  (C major) kissed
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her pretty cheek  (G major) 
Then dried the tears
D 
G 
that  (D major) were in her eyes  (G major) 
Then she said,
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Mama won't be leav (C major) ing her light
G 
in the  (G major) window anymore
She won't be waiting up late at night
C 
 (C major) for us
G 
D 
when we  (G major) walk through the door  (D major) 
G 
She won't be making  (G major) no apple pies
and sundaes
C 
G 
like  (C major) she did before  (G major) 
Mama won't be leaving her light
D 
G 
in the  (D major) window anymore  (G major) 
A 
 (A major) Papa was kneeling
D 
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when mama's  (D major) life was  (A major) stolen
E 
As I drew near,  (E major) I  could hear him pray
A 
D 
 (A major) I shared his grief in this hour  (D major) 
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and I  (A major) mourned
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A 
In the chapel there, I  (E major) could hear him say  (A major) 
And he said
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Mama won't be leav (D major) ing the light
A 
in the  (A major) window anymore
She won't be waking up late at night
D 
 (D major) for us
A 
E 
when we  (A major) walk through the door  (E major) 
A 
She won't be mak (A major) ing no appetizers
on Sundays
D 
A 
like  (D major) she did before  (A major) 
Mama won't be leaving the light
E 
in the  (E major) window anymore
A 
D 
 (A major) And he said mama won't be leav (D major) 
A 
ing the light in the  (A major) window anymore
She won't be waking up late at night
D 
 (D major) for us
A 
E 
when we  (A major) walk through the door  (E major) 
A 
She won't be mak (A major) ing no apple pies
on Sundays
D 
A 
like  (D major) she did before  (A major) 
Mama won't be leaving
the light in the window