Song Name: | Tell Mother I'll Be There (Tremolo) | By: | Charles M Fillmore |
Posted By: | yukon | Difficulty: | Beginner |
Key: | G | Genre: | Religious |
Harp Type: | Tremolo | ||
Created: | 2009-03-14 06:03:23 | Modified: | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
Song: | to play this on a diatonic, play all notes one number lower than what is listed except the (-3) would be a (-3') and the (-2) would be a (-2') -3 -3 -3 -2 -3 -5 -5 5 -5 6 -4 When I was but a little child how well I -4 -4 6 -5 -5 5 5 -4 -4 -4 5 recollect how I would grieve my mother with -4 -4 -3 -3 -4 -3 -3 -3 -2 -2 -3 -5 my folly and neglect and now that she has gone -5 5 -5 6 -4 -4 -4 6 to heav'n I miss her tender care -5 -5 5 5 -4 -3 7 -6 6 -5 O savior tell my mother I'll be there Chorus: -6 -6 -6 -5 6 -6 -6 7 7 -5 6 Tell mother I'll be there in answer to her -6 -6 -6 6 6 -6 7 7 -6 6 prayer; this message, blessed Savior, to her -6-5 -6 -6 -6 -5 6 -6 -6 bear! tell mother I'll be there, heav'n's 7 7 -5 6 -6 -6 -6 6 6 -6 joys with her to share; yes tell my darling 7 7 -6 6 -5 mother I'll be there. verse 2: Tho I was often wayward, she was always kind and good; so patient, gentle, loving, when my ways were rough and rude; my childhood griefs and trials she would gladly with me share: O Savior, tell my mother I'll be there! verse 3: When I became a prodigal and left the old roof tree, she almost broke her loving heart in mourning after me; and day and night she prayed to God to keep me in His care: O Savior, tell my mother I'll be there! Verse 4: One day a message came to me it bade me quickly come if I would see my mother ere the Savior took her home; I promised her, before she died, for heavean to prepare: O Savior, tell my mother I'll be there! |