F  F C Em F
F  F C Em F

F
take your hands 
                        C         Em
your mother's hands 
                                          F
and fold them in your dress 
F                                        C
all the time i've known you've had them out 
Em
flashed about 
                     F
and helping where you can 

F          C                                 Em
oh you give and give and give and give and it's 
          F
time to rest 

F                  C       Em
now you need to breathe it in 
Em             F      C Em
   i want you to receive 
                F
and go to sleep 

F               C
i will watch over you 
            Em
nothing will go wrong 
                        F
i won't sit until you're strong 

F            C
i've got lots to give 
         Em                  F
i've got all you've given to me 

            F           C
all you've given to me 
Em
breathe it in 
                   F
mama go to sleep.