Matilda Mother

B  A/B  Gmaj7/D  F#(addB) 
 
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There was a king who ruled the land. 
 
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His Majesty was in command. 
 
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With silver eyes the scarlet eagle 
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showered silver on the people. 
 
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Oh____, mother, tell me more. 
 
N.C. 
Why‘d you have to leave me there, 
 
                         B 
Hanging in my infant air, waiting? 
 
N.C. 
You only have to read the lines 
of scribbly black and ev‘rything shines. 
 
 
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Across the stream with wooden shoes, 
 
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Bells to tell the king the news, 
 
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A thousand misty riders climb up higher once upon a time. 
 
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Wondering and dreaming. 
 
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The words have different meanings. 
 
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Yes, they did. 
 
 
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Of all the time spent in that room, 
 
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The doll‘s house darkness, old perfume, 
 
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And fairy stories held me high on 
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 clouds of sunlight floating by. 
 
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Oh____, mother, tell me more. 
 
A    G  E 
Tell me more.