Mama's Bible chords by Bryan Chalker

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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Tonight,  (C major) 
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my thoughts  (F major) turn back again to  (C major) childhood
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To a  (F major) mother dear
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who kissed my tears away  (C major) 
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But the thought that  (G major)  (C major) lingers  (F major) longest
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is her Bib (C major) le
And her goodnight smile
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as  (G major) we knelt down to pray  (C major) 
My mother's Bible
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I'll  (F major) cherish more each  (C major) day
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Stained  (D major) by the tears from her eyes  (G major) 
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I can  (C major) see her sitting there  (F major)  (C major) 
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in her great  (F major) old rocking chair  (C major) 
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Singing  (D major) there to me through her smile  (G major) 
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May  (E minor)  (G major)  (C major) I  be half as good
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as I  (F major) promised her I would
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 (C major) When I kissed my mother's Bib (G major) le
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at her knee  (F major)  (C major)  (G major)  (F major) 
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 (C major) As she read the Holy Scripture  (F major) 
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there on  (C major) Sunday
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And ex (F major) plained each page's
meaning carefully
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 (C major) There she taught me
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how to  (F major) love my friends and  (C major) neighbors
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And her knowledge of the  (G major) Bible
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kept me free  (C major) 
My mother's Bible
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I'll  (F major) cherish more each  (C major) day
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Stained  (D major) by the tears from her eyes  (G major) 
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I can  (C major) see her sittin' there
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in her  (F major) quaint old rockin'  (C major) chair
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Singin'  (D major) there to me,
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through her smiles  (G major)  (E minor) 
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May  (G major)  (C major) I  be half as good,
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as I  (F major) promised her I would
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When I  (C major) kissed my mama's  (G major) Bible,
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at her knee  (F major) 
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 (C major) When I kissed my mama's Bible  (G major) 
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at her  (F major) knee