Chords
[Intro]
[Bm] [A] [G] [D] x2
[Verse 1]
[Bm]This is for my mother
[A]From the older brother of your [D/F#]children, made of [G]three
[D/F#]Now you found your lover
[G]Cause it wasn't our [D/F#]father who made you laugh and [A]happy
[Bm]It's been a long five years
[A]I've cried a thousand tears, and [D/F#]here we are, after the [G]war
[D/F#]But we're so much better
[G]Now the skies are clearer, now there's [D/F#]no more slammin' [G]doors
[Chorus]
[Bm]Now, I say
[A]Dear Mother, how you've [G]come so [D]far
[Bm]Your love has [A]fixed all of our [G]broken [D]hearts
[Bm]I hope you're [A]proud, Mother, of [G]what you've [D]done
[D/F#]It's a lifelong lesson and I'm [G]not pretendin' when I [A]say
[Bm]You cleared up my [A]scars [D/F#] [G]
[D/F#]You cleared up my [G]scars [D/F#] [A]
[Verse 2]
[Bm]This is for my father
[A]From the older brother of your [D/F#]children made of [G]three
[D/F#]Yeah, you've been so good to us
[G]And showed us how to live and [D/F#]taught us to be [A]free
[Bm]But when Mother told you
[A]That she didn't love you, all these [D/F#]bridges hit the [G]sea
[D/F#]So you built another one
[A]And helped us cross it, even [D/F#]though you were in [A]need
[Chorus]
[Bm]Now, I say
[A]Dear Father, how you've [G]come so [D]far
[Bm]Your love has [A]fixed all of our [G]broken [D]hearts
[Bm]I hope you're [A]proud, Father, of [G]what you've [D]done
[D/F#]It's a lifelong lesson and I'm [G]not pretendin' when I [A]say
[Bm]You cleared up my [A]scars [D/F#] [G]
[D/F#]You cleared up my [G]scars [D/F#] [A]
[Bm]You cleared up my [A]scars [D/F#] [G]
[D/F#]You cleared up my [G]scars [D/F#] [A]
[Outro]
[A]Dear Mother, how you've [G]come so [D]far
[Bm]Your love has [A]fixed all of our [G]broken [D]hearts
[Bm]I hope you're [A]proud, Mother, of [G]what you've [D]done
[D/F#]It's a lifelong lesson and I'm [G]not pretendin' when I [A]say
[N.C.]You cleared up my scars