Key: A major
Verse 1
F#
Dirty old street all slushed up
B
in the rain and snow
C#
Little boy and his ma shivering outside a
F#
C#
rundown music store window
F#
That night on top of a Christmas tree
B
G#m
shines one beautiful star
F#
C#
And lying underneath a brand-
new Japanese guitar
F#
Verse 2
C#
F#
I remember in the morning, ma,
B
hearing your alarm clock ring
I'd lie in bed and listen to you gettin'
G#m
B
C#
ready for work
The sound of your makeup
F#
C#
case on the sink
F#
And the ladies at the office, all lipstick,
B
G#m
perfume and rustlin' skirts
F#
And how proud and happy you always
C#
looked walking home from work
F#
Verse 3
C#
F#
If pa's eyes were windows into a world
B
so deadly and true
C#
You couldn't stop me from looking but you
F#
C#
kept me from crawlin' through
F#
And if it's a funny old world, mama,
B
G#m
where a little boy's wishes come true
F#
Well I got a few in my pocket and
C#
a special one just for you
F#
Verse 4
C#
F#
It ain't no phone call on Sunday,
B
flowers or a mother's day card
C#
It ain't no house on a hill with a
F#
C#
garden and a nice little yard
F#
I got my hot rod down on Bond Street,
B
G#m
I'm older but you'll know me in a glance
F#
C#
We'll find us a little rock 'n roll bar and baby we'll go
Interlude 1
out and dance
F#
C#
F#
B
C#
F#
C#
F#
B
G#m
F#
C#
F#
C#
Verse 5
F#
Well it was me in my Beatle boots,
B
you in pink curlers and matador pants
C#
Pullin' me up on the couch to do
the twist for my uncles and aunts
F#
C#
F#
Well I found a girl of my own now, ma,
B
I popped the question on your birthday
G#m
She stood waiting on the front porch while
F#
you were telling me to get out there
C#
And say what it was that I had to say
F#
Verse 6
C#
F#
Last night we all sat around laughing at
B
the things that guitar brought us
C#
And I laid awake thinking 'bout the
F#
C#
other things it's brought us
F#
Well tonight I'm takin's requests
here in the kitchen
This one's for you, ma,
B
let me come right out and say it
G#m
F#
It's overdue, but baby, if you're looking for a sad song,
C#
F#
C#
F#
B
C#
well I ain't gonna play
F#
C#
F#
B
G#m
F#
C#
F#
G#m
F#
C#
F#
C#
F#
it
Outro 1
F#
B
C#
F#
C#
F#
B
G#m
C#
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