Her Mother's Daughter Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G]

[Verse 1]
See [G]the sweet and genteel lady
So finely boned and frail
See her every morning
At [C]the window with her knitting
Where [Cm]she spends the hours sitting
[D]While she waits for
advertisements in the [G]mail

[Verse 2]
[G]See the genteel lady
Sipping lemonade with lime
Once she wanted princes out [C]of
tales that happily [Cm]ended
Now the grocery clerk befriended
Her [D]cat and she was grateful
for [G]his time

[Verse 3]
[G]
"You'll grow into a beauty",
[F#]her mother always said
So [G]take your time in choosing
[F#]the boy whom you will wed
Is [G]this the right one, mother?
[F#]Oh no, my daughter dear
[G]There will be someone better
[F#]Wait another year
[G]

[Verse 4]
Is this the right one, mother?
The hus[F#]band that I seek
No, he's [G]hardly good enough my child,
[F#]wait another [G]week
Her father died one winter
And [F#]was swiftly laid away

[Verse 5]
[G]Oh mother, may I marry now?
[F#]No, I need you, stay
I [G]beg you, darling daughter
I can[F#]not be alone
If [G]you love me, you will stay
If you [F#]love me, stay with me [G]at home

[Verse 6]
Damn you, [G]mother, how I hate you
You will [C]never know how deep
I must [Cm]cling 'til you release me
I could [G]kill you in your sleep
I would smile to watch your lifeblood
Creep [C]across your wretched [Cm]hair
Yes, of course I love you, [F#]mother
I'll never leave you, dear, I [G]swear

[Verse 7]
[G]
See the sweet and genteel lady
She buys beribboned toys
And visits dull relations to ap
[C]plaud piano pieces
Played [Cm]by nephews and by nieces
[D]She listens in on other [G]people's joys
And look[D]s longingly at all the passing
[G]young boys
[G][G]

[Verse 8]
[F#]
Yes, of course I love you, mother
I'll never leave you, dear, [F#]I swear
[G]