Mother Machree chords by Traditional

• Capo on 1st

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Verse 1:
     G     C       G
There's a spot in me heart which no colleen may own
     G      C     A     D
There's a depth in me soul never sounded or known
     G      Em     A7      C
There's a place in my memory, my life that you fill
  G     Em     A    D
No other can take it, no one ever will

Chorus 1:
   G       D7     G
Oh, I love the dear silver that shines in your hair
    C        G      Em A7    D
And the brow that's all furrowed and wrinkled with care
    G       D     G  C  B  Em
I will kiss the dear fingers so toil-worn for me
B    C       G     A7   D  G
Oh, God bless you and keep you, Mother Machree

Verse 2:
   G     C      G
Every sorrow or care in the dear days gone by
     G       C       A      D
Was made bright by the light of the smile in your eye
    G       Em    A7    C
Like a candle that's set in a window at night
   G       Em       A     D
Your fond love has cheered me and guided me right

Instrumental verse:
A A7
B F#7 B C# B
B E B C#7 F#
B F# B E G#m
D# E B E F# B