Verse 1:
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You gave me a drawer in your kitchen
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You gave me the room with a view of the yard
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Whatever the hurt, you knew right where to kiss it
Ebsus2 F5
You gave me the best of your heart
Verse 2:
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And you carried my rocks in your pocket
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Flowers and feathers and butterfly wings
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You had an answer for all of my questions
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You showed me wonderful things
Chorus:
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I know that it hasn’t been easy
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I hope that I love like you do
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‘Cause I know that this world would be better
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If everyone had a mother like you
Interlude -x2-: Bb Gm7 Ebadd9 F
Verse 3:
Bb Gm7 Ebsus2 F
You make the best macaroni
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We never cared that it came from a box
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The mom in the stands always clapping her hands
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Started cheering and still haven’t stopped
Verse 4:
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And you held me when I came home crying
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‘Cause someone said something that just wasn’t true
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I always said that Janelle was my best friend
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But really it’s always been you
Chorus:
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I know that I haven’t been easy
Ebsus2 F Bb5 Gm7
I hope that I love like you do
Ebsus2 F Gm7 Bb5
‘Cause I know that this world would be better
Ebsus2 F5
If everyone had a mother like you
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Mother like you
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Ebsus2 F Gm7 Bb5
Ebsus2 F5
Verse 5:
Bb Gm7 Ebsus2 F
Our second was born in September
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I still can’t believe I have kids of my own
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I look in their eyes and I can’t help but wonder
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Who will they be when they’re grown?
Chorus:
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I know it won’t always be easy
Ebsus2 F Bb5 Gm7
I hope I can love like you do
Ebsus2 F Gm7 Bb5
‘Cause I know that my kids will be better
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If they have a mother like you
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If I am a mother like you
Ebsus2 F
‘Cause I had a mother like you
Outro:
Bb Gm7 Ebadd9 F
Bb Gm7 Ebadd9 F Bb
