Mother Was A Lady (If Jack Were Only Here) chords by Julie Andrews

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Verse 1
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 (D major)  (B major)  (E minor)  (G minor)  (D major)  (E major)  (D major) Two
drummers sat at dinner
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in a grand hotel one  (A major) day.
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While dining they were  (E major) chatting in
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a jolly sort of  (A major) way.
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 (D major) And when a pretty waitress
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 (B major) brought them a tray of food,
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 (E minor) They spoke  (E major) to her  (D major) familiarly,
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 (E major) in manner  (A major) rather  (D major) rude.
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At  (B minor) first she did not  (F sharp major) notice them,
or make the least reply,
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 (B minor) But  (E major) one remark was  (A major) past that brunt,
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the  (F sharp major) tear dropped  (E major) to her  (A major) eye.  (F sharp major) 
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And  (D major) fa cing her tormentor,
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 (B major) with cheeks now burning  (E minor) red,
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She looked  (G major) a per (E major) fect pic (D major) ture,
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as  (E major) ap peal (A major) ingly she  (D major) said,
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 (G major) My mother  (D major) was a  (E minor) lady
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like  (A major) yours you will allow,  (D major) 
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And  (F sharp major) you  may have a sis (B minor) ter
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who needs  (E major) protection now.  (A major) 
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I've  (D major) come to this great  (E minor) city
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to find  (A major) a brother dear  (D major) 
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And you  (B major) wouldn't dare insult  (E minor) me,  (B major) sir,
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if  (A major) Jack  (D major) were  (A major) only here  (D major)  (G minor)  (D major)  (E major)  (A major)  (D major) 
It's true, one touch of nature,
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it makes the whole world  (A major) kin.
World kin.
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And every word she  (E major) uttered
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seemed to touch their hearts  (A major) within.
Within.
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They  (D major) sat there stunned and silent,
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until  (B major) one cried in shame.
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 (E minor) Forgive  (G major) me, miss, I  (D major) meant no  (A major) harm.
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 (E major) Pray tell me, what's  (A major) your name?  (D major) 
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She told  (F sharp major) him, and he cried again,
I know your brother, too.
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 (B minor) Why,  (E major) we've been friends
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 (A major) for many years,
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And he of (E major) ten speaks  (A major) of you.  (D major)  (A major) 
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 (D major) He'll be so glad to see you,
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 (B major) an d if you'll only wed
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 (E minor) I'll take  (G major) you to  (E major) him as  (A major) my wife
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 (D major) for I  (E major) love you since  (A major) you said.
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 (D major) My mother was a  (E minor) lady,
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like  (A major) yours you will allow
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 (D major) And  (F sharp major) you  may have a  (B minor) sister
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who  (E major) needs protection  (A major) now
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I've  (E major)  (A major) come  (D major) to this great city
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 (E minor) to find  (A major) a  brother dear,
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 (D major) and you  (B major) wouldn't dare insult  (E minor) me,   (B major) sir,
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if  (D major) Jack were only  (A major) here.
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 (G major) If Jack were only  (D major) here.