Musical Key chords by Cowboy Junkies

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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My mother sang  (F major) 
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Am 
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the sweetest  (E major) melody  (A minor)  (F major) 
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Although she never sang  (G major) 
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E 
 (A minor) in a musical key  (E major) 
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G 
I'd  (F major) hear her through the house  (G major) 
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My  (F major) name called out  (E major) loud  (A minor) 
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My mother sang  (F major) the sweetest  (E major) melody
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 (A minor) 

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Verse 2
F 
My mother's  (F major) hands were
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 (E major) always cool  (A minor) and  soft  (F major) 
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And like her eyes  (G major) they would
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caress  (A minor) with every touch  (E major) 
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G 
She would  (F major) listen to my chat (G major) ter
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As if  (F major) every word I spoke  (E major) mattered  (A minor) 
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She'd hold me close  (F major) and
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 (E major) whisper in my ear  (A minor) 

Verse 3
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Am 
She'd say,  (G major) "girl you are a part  (A minor) of me
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 (G major) I  have made you strong  (A minor) 
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Am 
 (G major) When you grow up and are  (A minor) on   your own
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Re (F major) member to  (E major) win them with your song"
Am 
 (A minor) 

Verse 4
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Am 
My father sang  (F major) in  (E major) perfect harmony  (A minor) 
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G 
 (F major) And though he never sang  (G major) 
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E 
 (A minor) in a musical key  (E major) 
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You could  (F major) hear him when
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he'd en (G major) ter the house
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E 
 (F major) The kiss he'd give my Ma  (E major) 
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Am 
 (A minor) My father sang  (F major) in  (E major) perfect harmony  (A minor) 

Verse 5
Am 
 (A minor) 
F 
My father's  (F major) words were
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 (E major) always sure and  (A minor) clear  (F major) 
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And like his presence  (G major) they would
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rid  (A minor) me of my fears  (E major) 
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G 
 (F major) When I crawled up on  (G major) his knees
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I was safe  (F major) as I could be  (E major)  (A minor) 
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He'd hold me tight  (F major) and
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 (E major) whisper in my ear  (A minor) 

Verse 6
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Am 
He'd say,  (G major) "girl you are a part  (A minor) of me
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Am 
 (G major) I  have made you strong  (A minor) 
G 
Am 
 (G major) When you grow up and are  (A minor) on   your own
F 
E 
Re (F major) member to  (E major) win them
with your song"
Am 
 (A minor) 

Verse 7
F 
E 
My mother sang  (F major) in  (E major) perfect
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F 
harmony  (A minor)  (F major) 
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Although she never sang  (E major) 
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Am 
 (C major)  (A minor) in a musical key