E         G 
Mama, who bore me
D         A 
Mama, who gave me
E            G 
No way to handle things
D         A    
Who made me so sad

E         G 
Mama, the weeping
D         A 
Mama, the angels
E              G 
No sleep in Heaven
D         A 
Or Bethlehem

     C             D 
Some pray that one day
A 
Christ will come a-callin’
C               D 
They light a candle
    Esus4         E 
And hope that it glows

C                  D
And some just lie there crying
    A 
For him to come and find them
     C
But when he comes
      D              Esus4  E 
They don’t know how to go 

E         G 
Mama, who bore me
D         A 
Mama, who gave me
E         G 
No way to handle things
D              A 
Who made me so bad

E         G 
Mama, the weeping
D         A 
Mama, the angels
C              D 
No sleep in Heaven
       Esus4     E 
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