Letter to Mom chords and lyrics - IRIS DEMENT

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[Intro 1]
[F][C][G][C][F][C]
I [G]wrote my mother

[Verse 1]
[C]yes[G]terday[C]
'cause [Dm]I had som[F]e things that I had to[C] say
[F]And I kno[C]w that when she[Am] reads
[G]them she's gonna [Am]cry[G]
But [F]in the [C]end I [G]hope she [C]sees
That I'm [F]just trying to break [C]free
'cause [F]I've [C]been walking 'round with [G]secrets now,
[C]too [F]long[C]
[G]Back when I

[Verse 2]
[C]was bar[G]ely ten[C] Mom[Dm]
[C]brought [F]home a new boyfriend
[C]And I k[F]now that[C] times were bad
[Am]and he made her feel[G] good[Am]
[G]But one nig[F]ht he cli[C]mbed into [G]my bed[C]
And [Dm]he l[C]eft me[F] wishing I was d[C]ead
And [F]I've [C]been walking 'round with [G]secrets now,
[C]too [F]long[C]
You [Dm]say [C]I'm

[Verse 3]
[F]digging up the past
and it's not [C]wise [G]to go [C]back
[G]But for[C] me it's just as[Am]
close as [G]yester[Am]day[G]
And I'm [F]not the [C]kind for [G]breaking [C]rules
And [Dm]I'm [C]not [F]wanting to be [C]cruel
[F]I've just [C]been walking 'round with [G]secrets now,
[C]too [F]long

[Interlude 1]
[C][F][C][G][C][F][C]
[G]All my life

[Verse 4]
[C]I've fel[G]t ashamed,
[C]'cause I t[Dm]houg[C]ht I was[F] the one to blam[C]e
And [F]I vowed t[C]o God that no o[Am]ne
else [G]would ever [Am]know[G]
How [F]he [C]crushed my [G]childish [C]pride
And left [F]me tears that never [C]dried
And [F]I've [C]been walking 'round with [G]secrets now,
[C]too [F]long[C]
[Dm]You say [C]I'm

[Verse 5]
[F]digging up the past and
it's [Dm]not w[C]ise [G]to go [C]back
But for me it's just [Am]as
close as [G]yester[Am]day[G]
And I'm [F]not [C]the kind for [G]breaking [C]rules
And [Dm]I'm [C]not [F]wanting to b[C]e cruel
[F]I've just [C]been walking 'round with [G]secrets now,
[C]too [Dm]long[C][F]
And I've just [C]been walking 'round
with [G]secrets now, [C]too [F]long[C][G]