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Lucy Kaplansky - Song For Molly
CAPO: 3rd Fret
INTRO:   G    C    G  C  
Molly's Gsitting on her bed
It's CSunday afternoon
AmRadio's playing outside
TV Cbleeds from the next room
AntiGseptic in the air
Nurses Claughing down the hall
Crooked Amfeet in crooked shoes
Her wooden Ccane against the wall
It's GSunday, but her Sunday clothes
Are Cpacked away somewhere
She doesn't Amneed them anymore
Nothing to Clook her best forG  C  G  
I'm thirteen, I'm with my mother
She Cdoesn't know my name
I reAmmind her I'm Lucy
But she Clooks at me the same
Like I'm a Gstranger she should remember
From a Cplace she can't return
We've Amonly just walked in
She Csays we've stayed too long
Too Amproud to be remembered
As a Cmother without a homeG  C  Em  
Oh Doh, it's time to goEm  
Oh Doh, it's time to goC  
It's a dirty trick
This growing GoldC  
We Gwalk the halls anyway
My Cmother holds her arm
She's Ampleading with us to leave
So we Cwalk her to her room
And we Gdrive through the old neighbourhood
The grand Chomes of the South Side
So Ammany are abandoned now
So many Clifetimes locked inside
And Gat the dinner table
It's my Cparents and me
I Amsneak looks at the two of them
To see Cwhat they need from me
And Glater she calls me over
Where she Csits alone
She's Ampolishing a silver ring
I've Cnever seen before
She Gsays this was Molly's
It Cwas her mother's ring
I'm Amkeeping it for youC  
As she kept it for meG  C  Em  
Oh Doh, it's time to goEm  
Oh Doh, it's time to goC  
It's a dirty trick
This growing GoldC  
I'm Gtold Molly was so proud 
To have aCnother baby girl
Her Amonly granddaughter
But CI don't remember
This is Amwhat I rememGberC  G  
This is Amwhat I rememGberC  G  

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Song For Molly

by Lucy Kaplansky

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

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Lucy Kaplansky - Song For Molly

CAPO: 3rd Fret

G C G C

INTRO:

Molly's sitting on her bed

It's Sunday afternoon

Radio's playing outside

TV bleeds from the next room

Antiseptic in the air

Nurses laughing down the hall

Crooked feet in crooked shoes

Her wooden cane against the wall

It's Sunday, but her Sunday clothes

Are packed away somewhere

She doesn't need them anymore

C G C G

Nothing to look her best for

I'm thirteen, I'm with my mother

She doesn't know my name

I remind her I'm Lucy

But she looks at me the same

Like I'm a stranger she should remember

From a place she can't return

We've only just walked in

She says we've stayed too long

Too proud to be remembered

C G C Em

As a mother without a home

D Em

Oh oh, it's time to go

D C

Oh oh, it's time to go

It's a dirty trick

G C

This growing old

We walk the halls anyway

My mother holds her arm

She's pleading with us to leave

So we walk her to her room

And we drive through the old neighbourhood

The grand homes of the South Side

So many are abandoned now

So many lifetimes locked inside

And at the dinner table

It's my parents and me

I sneak looks at the two of them

To see what they need from me

And later she calls me over

Where she sits alone

She's polishing a silver ring

I've never seen before

She says this was Molly's

It was her mother's ring

Am C

I'm keeping it for you

G C Em

As she kept it for me

D Em

Oh oh, it's time to go

D C

Oh oh, it's time to go

It's a dirty trick

G C

This growing old

I'm told Molly was so proud

To have another baby girl

Her only granddaughter

But I don't remember

Am G C G

This is what I remember

Am G C G

This is what I remember

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