A Mother's Loves A Blessing Lyrics And Chords
[Folk Song]I think this one comes from Newfoundland. Recorded by Irish singers Susan McCann, Brendan Shine, Bridie Gallagher and by Foster And Allen. The youtube video is by Majella and what a wonderful version it is and that's the version I have set the guitar chords to. The guitar chords can also be played on the mandolin or banjo.
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An Irish boy was leaving
Leaving his native home Crossing the broad Atlantic Once more he wished to roam And as he was leaving his mother Who was standing at the quay She threw her arms around his waist And this to him did say [Chorus] A mother's love's a blessing No matter where you roam Keep her while she's living You'll miss her when she's gone Love her as in childhood Though feeble old and grey For you'll never miss your mother's love Till she's buried beneath the clay And as the years grow older I'll settle down in life And choose a nice young colleen And take her for my wife And as the babies grow older And climb around my knee I'll teach them the very same lesson That my mother thought to me [Repeat chorus] A Mothers Love's A Blessing lyrics only An Irish boy was leaving Leaving his native home Crossing the broad Atlantic Once more he wished to roam And as he was leaving his mother Who was standing at the quay She threw her arms around his waist And this to him did say [Chorus] A mother's love's a blessing No matter where you roam Keep her while she's living You'll miss her when she's gone Love her as in childhood Though feeble old and grey For you'll never miss your mother's love Till she's buried beneath the clay And as the years grow older I'll settle down in life And choose a nice young colleen And take her for my wife And as the babies grow older And climb around my knee I'll teach them the very same lesson That my mother thought to me [Repeat chorus] Irish folk song lyrics guitar chords |
A Mother's Love's A Blessing Sheet Music And Tin Whistle Notes
Intro. chords for Majella version D E7 A F F#m Bm E7 A E7 An[A] Irish[E7] boy was[A] leaving [D]Leaving his native[A] home [D]Crossing the [E7]broad At[C#m]]lantic[F#m] Once [Bm]more he[A] wished to[E7] roam[C#m] And[A] as he was[E7] leaving his[A] mother Who was[D] standing at the[A] quay She[D] threw her [E7]arms a[C#m]round [F]her[F#m] waist And[Bm] these words to [E7]her did [A]say [Chorus] [E7]A [A]mother's [E7]love's a [A]blessing[C#m] No [D]matter where you [A]roam[C#m] [D]Keep her [E7]while she's [C#m]living[F#m] You'll [Bm]miss her when [C#m]she's [E7]gone [A]Love her [E7]as in [A]childhood[C#m] Though [D]feeble old and [A]grey [C#m]For you'll [D]never [E7]miss your [C#m]mother's [F#m]love Till she's [Bm]buried be[E7]neath the [A]clay 
Youtube video for A Mother's Love's A Blessing.
Alternative guitar chords.
[C]Leaving his native[G] home [C]Crossing the [D7]broad At[Bm]lantic[Em] Once [Am]more he[G] wished to[D7] roam[Bm] And[G] as he was[D7] leaving his[G] mother Who was[C] standing at the[G] quay She[C] threw her [D7]arms a[Bm]round [D#]her[Em] waist And[Am] these words to [D7]her did [G]say [D7]A [G]mother's [D7]love's a [G]blessing[Bm] No [C]matter where you [G]roam[Bm] [C]Keep her [D7]while she's [Bm]living[Em] You'll [Am]miss her when [Bm]she's [D7]gone [G]Love her [D7]as in [G]childhood[Bm] Though [C]feeble old and [G]grey [Bm]For you'll [C]never [D7]miss your [Bm]mother's [Em]love Till she's [Am]buried be[D7]neath the [G]clay |
