Pal Of My Cradle Days Guitar Chords And Lyrics

6/8 music timing. The youtube video is by Anne Breen.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

The Lyrics And Chords

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