Verse: A                     One day a mother went to a prison         E7                A To see an erring but precious son A   She told the warden how much she loved him           E7                A It did not matter what he had done Chorus: A She did not bring to him a parole or pardon                E7               A She brought no silver, no pomp or style                                 D It was a halo bright sent down from heaven's light              A     E7         A               The sweetest gift, a mother's smile
Verse: She left a smile you can remember              E7                    A She's gone to Heaven from heartaches free Those walls around you could never change her            E7                A You were her baby and e'er will be Chorus: A She did not bring to him a parole or pardon                E7               A She brought no silver, no pomp or style                                 D It was a halo bright sent down from heaven's light              A     E7         A               The sweetest gift, a mother's smile Chorus: A She did not bring to him a parole or pardon                E7               A She brought no silver, no pomp or style                                 D It was a halo bright sent down from heaven's light              A     E7         A               The sweetest gift, a mother's smile              A     E7         A              Â