Song Name: | My Mother's Old Red Shawl | By: | American folk song |
Posted By: | WaltP | Difficulty: | Any |
Key: | G | Genre: | Folk |
Harp Type: | Chromatic | ||
Created: | 2012-09-26 08:20:29 | Modified: | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
Song: | MY MOTHER�S OLD RED SHAWL
American folk song Key: G -8 -7 7 -4 5 -5 It now lies on the shelf 8 -8 -7 -5* 6 -7 It is fad-ed and torn 6 7 -6* 5 7 -6* 6 -5 That dear old shawl my moth-er wore -8-7 7 -4 5 -5 �Tis all that is left 8 -8 -7 -5* 6 -7 For this heart to a-dore -8 8 -8 8 To bring to mind -7 -6* -5 6 -6* 7 Those hap-py days of yore -7 -7 -6* 7 -7 How of-ten the hands -9 -9 8* -8 7 6 To these folds have been pressed -6* 7 -9 8* -8 7 -9 That now be-neath the dai-sies 8* -8 -7 Are at rest -7 -7 -6* 7 -7 -9 The tears come un-bid-den -9 8* -8 7 6 And sil-ent-ly fall -9 8* -8 -7 To gleam like gems 6 -7 -7 7 6 -5 On moth-er�s old red shawl -8 -7 7 -4 5 -5 It is use-ful no more 8 -8 -7 -5* 6 -7 Yet I fond-ly a-dore 6 7 -6* 5 7 -6* 6 -5 That dear old shawl my moth-er wore -8 -7 7 -4 5 7 And through life it shall be 8 -8 -7 -5* 6 -7 A loved treas-ure to me -8 8 -8 8 -7 -6* That lit-tle old red shawl -5 6 -6* 7 My moth-er wore |