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DmThere was a time when I was Chappy in my Glife.
DmThere was a time when I Cthought I'd live forGever.
DmThere was a time when I Cprayed to Jesus GChrist.
DmThere was a time I had a Cmother, it was Gnice.
AmOh mother, why Faren't you here with Dmme.
AmNo one else saw the Fthings that you could Dmsee.
AmI'm trying Fhard to dry my Dmtears.
AmYes father, you know FI'm not so free.
DmNobody else would ever Ctake the place of Gyou.
DmNobody else could do the Cthings that you could Gdo.
DmNobody else could Cever hurt me like you Gdid.
DmI didn't understand, CI was just a Gkid.
AmOh mother, why Faren't you here with Dmme.
AmNo one else saw the Fthings that you could Dmsee.
AmI'm trying Fhard to dry my Dmtears.
AmYes father, you know FI'm not so Dmfree.
AmI got to give it up, Ffind someone to love me.
AmI got to let it go, Ffind someone that I can care for.
AmI got to give it up, Ffind someone to love me.
AmI got to let it go, Ffind someone that I can care for.
AmMy mother died when I was five Fand all I did was sit and cry.
AmI cried and cried and cried all day unFtil the neighbours went away.
AmThey couldn't take my loneliness, I couldn't take their phoninessF.
AmMy father had to go to work, I used to think he was a jerkF.
AmI didn't know his heart was broke Fand not another word was spoke
Amand he became a shadow of the Ffather I was dreaming of.
AmI made a vow that I would never need another person ever.
FTurned my heart into a cage, a victim of a kind of rage.    Am  F  
AmI got to give it up, Ffind somebody to Amlove. FFind someone that I can care for.
AmI got to give it up, Ffind somebody to Amlove. FFind someone that I can care for.
AmI got to give it up, I got to Fgive it up, I got to give it Amup. 
I got to give it up, FI got to give it up.
AmI got to let it goF,  AmI got to give it up.F  
AmOh mother, Foh father, AmI got to give it up.F  
Am  F   Am   F    Am
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Mother And Father

by Madonna

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Dm C G

There was a time when I was happy in my life.

Dm C G

There was a time when I thought I'd live forever.

Dm C G

There was a time when I prayed to Jesus Christ.

Dm C G

There was a time I had a mother, it was nice.

Am F Dm

Oh mother, why aren't you here with me.

Am F Dm

No one else saw the things that you could see.

Am F Dm

I'm trying hard to dry my tears.

Am F

Yes father, you know I'm not so free.

Dm C G

Nobody else would ever take the place of you.

Dm C G

Nobody else could do the things that you could do.

Dm C G

Nobody else could ever hurt me like you did.

Dm C G

I didn't understand, I was just a kid.

Am F Dm

Oh mother, why aren't you here with me.

Am F Dm

No one else saw the things that you could see.

Am F Dm

I'm trying hard to dry my tears.

Am F Dm

Yes father, you know I'm not so free.

Am F

I got to give it up, find someone to love me.

Am F

I got to let it go, find someone that I can care for.

Am F

I got to give it up, find someone to love me.

Am F

I got to let it go, find someone that I can care for.

Am F

My mother died when I was five and all I did was sit and cry.

Am F

I cried and cried and cried all day until the neighbours went away.

Am F

They couldn't take my loneliness, I couldn't take their phoniness.

Am F

My father had to go to work, I used to think he was a jerk.

Am F

I didn't know his heart was broke and not another word was spoke

Am F

and he became a shadow of the father I was dreaming of.

I made a vow that I would never need another person ever.

F Am F

Turned my heart into a cage, a victim of a kind of rage.

Am F Am F

I got to give it up, find somebody to love. Find someone that I can care for.

Am F Am F

I got to give it up, find somebody to love. Find someone that I can care for.

Am F Am

I got to give it up, I got to give it up, I got to give it up.

I got to give it up, I got to give it up.

Am F Am F

I got to let it go, I got to give it up.

Am F Am F

Oh mother, oh father, I got to give it up.

Am F Am F Am

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