D7        G            D7
I've sent bouquets for Mother's Day,
    C                  D        G
For Father's Day, a shirt and a card 
                Bm
While they came from the heart,
Em            C     Am                        D7
They all fell short of saying how special you both are 
   G             D7
It wasn't 'til I was up and gone,
C                        G
Married with a couple of kids of my own,
Bm                   Em      G
Doing what mamas and daddies do,
       A7                                D7
That I realized what I must have put you through 
   G                    D7          G
So thanks again for the love in the cradle,
               Bm           C
And all of the changes that kept me dry 
    G                    Bm
And thanks again for the love at our table,
            Em        D7     C
And pattin' my bottom when I told you a lie 
    G                     D7 
For takin' me fishin' and flyin' my kites,
    G                   C           G     C
And tuckin' me in, yes, night after night:
G               D7        Em     C
To my beautiful life-long friends,
     G             D7     G
Hey, Mom and Daddy thanks again 
D7          G                  D7
I'm still a young man, least I think I am,
    G            C           G 
But I'm watchin' my own hair turn gray 
         Bm               Em         C
And your call last Sunday brought to mind,
       A7                   D7
That I owe you a debt I can never repay 
G                   D7           G
So thanks again for worryin' and waitin',
               Bm        C
When I started datin' on weekend nights 
    G                    Bm 
And thanks again for the help with my homework,
    Em                 D7            C
And sittin' up with me till I got it right 
     G                      D7
Your car for the prom, your letters in 'Nam,
    G            D7         G
But most of all, Daddy, for marryin' Mom:
G               D7        Em
To my beautiful life long friends,
C    D7            Am     G     D7
Hey, Mom and Daddy thanks again 
G               D7        Em
To my beautiful life long friends,