Pal Of My Cradle Days Guitar Chords And Lyrics

6/8 Written by Marshall Mountgomery with music by Al Piantadose around 1925. Recorded in Ireland by Anne Breen, Guitar chords by Marc Fahrbach, requested by Alan Conway, The song is about a son or daughter giving thanks to the mother who brought them into this world and cared and nurtured them ever since.​Also recorded by Jimmy Roselli and Sean Dunphy

What a (Am)friend, what a (D)pal, 
Only (Bm)now I can (Em)see, 
How you (C)dreamed and you (D)planned all for (Am)me -(G)
(G)I never (Am)knew, what a (Bm)mother goes through
There's (Em)nothing that (A7)you didn't (D)do

Chorus
(G)Pal of my (Bm)cradle (Am)da-(D7)ys, 
I've needed (D)you al(G)ways
Since (Bm)I  was a ba(Em)by u(D)pon your (D7)knee
(D)You sacrificed every(G)thing for me
(G)I stole the (Bm)gold from your (Am)hair(D7)
I put the (D)silver threads (Em)there
I don't (Am)know any (D)way I could (G)ever re(E7)pay
(Am)Pal of my (D)cradle (G)days

Greatest (Am)friend, dearest (D)pal
It was (Bm)me who caused (Em)you
Every (C)sorrow and (D)heartache you (Am)knew –(G)
(G)Your face so (Am)fair, I have (Bm)wrinkled with care
I (Em)placed every (A7)line that is (D)there.

Repeat Chorus

​Here's another set of chords

What a (Dm)friend, what a (G)pal, 
Only (Em)now I can (Am)see, 
How you (F)dreamed and you (G)planned all for (Dm)me -(C)
(C)I never (Dm)knew, what a (Em)mother goes through
There's (Am)nothing that (D7)you didn't (G)do

Chorus
(C)Pal of my (Em)cradle (Dm)da-(G7)ys, 
I've needed (G)you al(C)ways
Since (Em)I  was a ba(Am)by u(G)pon your (G7)knee
(G)You sacrificed every(C)thing for me
(C)I stole the (Em)gold from your (Dm)hair(G7)
I put the (G)silver threads (Am)there
I don't (Dm)know any (G)way I could (C)ever re(A7)pay
(Dm)Pal of my (G)cradle (C)days

Greatest (Dm)friend, dearest (G)pal
It was (Em)me who caused (Am)you
Every (F)sorrow and (G)heartache you (Dm)knew –(C)
(C)Your face so (Dm)fair, I have (Em)wrinkled with care
I (Am)placed every (D7)line that is (G)there.