Flowers For Mama

[Verso 1]


A                         D       A 
Pappa brought flowers for momma today 
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And all the grown children, but it's not mother's day 
  A                        D      A 
I don't have no money, not even a dime 
                                    E            A 
But I brought momma flowers, like I have all the time 
  

[Verso 2]
  

      A                         D           A 
Every day I'd pick flowers from this pretty hill 
                               B7       E7 
A small bunch of daisies and a few daffodils 
    A                          D          A 
I'd bring them to momma at the end of the day 
                                   E          A 
And say "Flowers for momma, here's momma's bouquet" 
  

[Verso 3]
  

       A                           D       A 
They'd brighten her face and she'd hold me close 
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She'd say they were more precious than a beautiful rose 
    A                         D           A 
She wore a smile sweeter than millions of flowers 
                                E              A 
A smile that I'll carry through life's darkest hours 
  

[Verso 4]
  

    A                       D 
Now momma was layin' there, yes, they tell me she passed away 
    A                                     E7 
And she was surrounded by flowers that outshined my bouquet 
A                              D 
 I know mine aren't fancy, but still, all the while, 
          A                        E                A 
They were placed in her hand and I know I saw momma smile 
  

[Verso 5]
  

D                    A 
Flowers for momma, I picked them today 
                      B7        E7 
Not very much, just a simple bouquet 
    A                     D         A 
No, mom wasn't fancy, but up there above 
                                    E         A 
She's the prettiest flower in God's garden of love