Intro: Bm A G D x2
[Verse 1]
BmThis is for my mother
A D/F# GFrom the older brother of your children, made of three
D/F#Now you found your lover
G D/F# A‘Cause it wasn’t our father who made you laugh and happy
BmIt’s been a long five years
A D/F# GI’ve cried a thousand tears, and here we are after the war
D/F#But we’re so much better
G D/F# ANow the skies are clearer, now there’s no more slamming doors
[Chorus]
BmNow, I say
A G DDear Mother, how you’ve come so far
Bm A G DYour love has fixed all of our broken hearts
Bm A G DI hope you’re proud, Mother, of what you’ve done
D/F# G AIt’s a lifelong lesson and I’m not pretending when I say
Bm A D/F# GYou cleared up my scars
D/F# G D/F# AYou cleared up my scars
[Verse 2]
BmThis is for my father
A D/F# GFrom the older brother of your children made of three
D/F#Yeah, you’ve been so good to us
G D/F# AAnd showed us how to live and taught us to be free
BmBut when Mother told you
A D/F# GThat she didn’t love you, all these bridges hit the sea
D/F#So you built another one
G D/F# AAnd helped us cross it, even though you were in need
[Chorus]
BmNow, I say
A G DDear Father, how you’ve come so far
Bm A G DYour love has fixed all of our broken hearts
Bm A G DI hope you’re proud, Father, of what you’ve done
D/F# G AIt’s a lifelong lesson and I’m not pretending when I say
Bm A D/F# GYou cleared up my scars
D/F# G D/F# AYou cleared up my scars
You cleared up my scars
You cleared up my scars
Bm A G DDear Mother, how you’ve come so far
Bm A G DYour love has fixed all of our broken hearts
Bm A G DI hope you’re proud, Mother, of what you’ve done
D/F# G AIt’s a lifelong lesson and I’m not pretending when I say
AYou cleared up my scars
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