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e|------F8-----Bb6-----C8----G3------------|
B|------10----6-----8----3------------|
G|------10----7-----9----4------------|
D|------10----8-----10---5------------|
A|------8-----8-----10---5------------|
E|------8-----6-----8----3------------|
F Bb   F Bb
I will Fbe with my mom at the end of her life
As I know that she would be for Bbmine.
It's not obligation that leads me to say it,
It's Cjust how I iBbntend to spend the timFe.
No person who gives out a part of themselves
Will ever be truly forgBbotten.
These parts will change hands,
And they surpass lifespans,
AClive as long as Bbthey are passed aFlong.
I remember the Gparts passed to me,
And after she's Cgone,
I will remember my Fmom.
F Bb   F Bb
FMy mother sat like a book on the shelf
Through the cold autumn years of her Bblife,
Replaying her memories like a tape on repeat
COver and Bbover in her Fmind.
She'd always been the kind of a mother
Who would put others before herself,
This much I Bbknow.
There were men in her life
Who took well advantage Cbefore they Bbgot up to gFo.
imagine all of your Gmemories of mistakes that you Cmade
played over in your Fmind like the loop of a Bbtape.
do my mother's Gregrets, for which she lost Crest,
do they keep you aFwake at night?
could you tell me that Bbfather?
do your memories Ghaunt you, sir?
or are you Ccontent with what you left behind?
F Bb   F Bb
F Bb C Bb (x2) (lalalalalalalallalalalalala part)(same as verses)
F Bb   F Bb
Fi will be with my mom at the end of her life,
but sir I will not be for Bbyours.
you've done nothing to earn it and frankly,
you don't deserve it, so you wCon't be receBbiving that rewarFd.
there are people whose names are passed down generations,
and sir, yours is not one of tBbhem.
consider it a consequence of a mistake that you made,
Cfor which there Bbwill never be aFmends.
how is that for a Gmemory to keep you aCwake?
there are parts that you gaFve to me,
but there are parts of us Bball, I think,
that are better off Gleft behind.
there are parts of us Call that are better left to Fdie.
F Bb   F Bb
F Bb C Bb (x2) (lalalalalalalallalalalalala part)(same as verses)
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The Mamas And The Papas

by Spoonboy

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F Bb C G

e|------8-----6-----8----3------------|

B|------10----6-----8----3------------|

G|------10----7-----9----4------------|

D|------10----8-----10---5------------|

A|------8-----8-----10---5------------|

E|------8-----6-----8----3------------|

F Bb F Bb

I will be with my mom at the end of her life

As I know that she would be for mine.

It's not obligation that leads me to say it,

C Bb F

It's just how I intend to spend the time.

No person who gives out a part of themselves

Will ever be truly forgotten.

These parts will change hands,

And they surpass lifespans,

C Bb F

Alive as long as they are passed along.

I remember the parts passed to me,

And after she's gone,

I will remember my mom.

F Bb F Bb

My mother sat like a book on the shelf

Through the cold autumn years of her life,

Replaying her memories like a tape on repeat

C Bb F

Over and over in her mind.

She'd always been the kind of a mother

Who would put others before herself,

This much I know.

There were men in her life

C Bb F

Who took well advantage before they got up to go.

G C

imagine all of your memories of mistakes that you made

F Bb

played over in your mind like the loop of a tape.

G C

do my mother's regrets, for which she lost rest,

do they keep you awake at night?

could you tell me that father?

do your memories haunt you, sir?

or are you content with what you left behind?

F Bb F Bb

F Bb C Bb (x2) (lalalalalalalallalalalalala part)(same as verses)

F Bb F Bb

i will be with my mom at the end of her life,

but sir I will not be for yours.

you've done nothing to earn it and frankly,

C Bb F

you don't deserve it, so you won't be receiving that reward.

there are people whose names are passed down generations,

and sir, yours is not one of them.

consider it a consequence of a mistake that you made,

C Bb F

for which there will never be amends.

G C

how is that for a memory to keep you awake?

there are parts that you gave to me,

but there are parts of us all, I think,

that are better off left behind.

C F

there are parts of us all that are better left to die.

F Bb F Bb

F Bb C Bb (x2) (lalalalalalalallalalalalala part)(same as verses)

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