Parents Are People chords by Carol Hall

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
D MajorD D D MajorD

Verse 1:
D MajorD    Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD  D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
Mommies are people,
D MajorD    Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD  D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4
people with children.
D MajorD  G+G      A7A7     F#m7F#m7    Bm7Bm7
When mommies were little they used to be girls,
   E minor 7Em7 F#m7F#m7 G+G    E minor 7Em7 F#m7F#m7 G+G
like some of you, but then they grew.
  A augmentedA  D MajorD    Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD  D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
And now mommies are women,
D MajorD    Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD   D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
women with children,
G+G     A7A7      F# minorF#m       Bm7Bm7
Busy with children and things that they do.
      E minor 7Em7 F#m7F#m7 G+G   E minor 7Em7 F#m7F#m7 G+G    A augmentedA  D MajorD  Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD D7D7
There are a lot of things a lot of mommies can do.

Interlude:
D MajorD  Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD D7D7

Chorus:
   G+G      A augmentedA      F#m7F#m7   Bm7Bm7
Some mommies are ranchers or poetry makers
  E minor 7Em7    A augmentedA      F#m7F#m7     Bm7Bm7
or doctors or teachers or cleaners or bakers,
   E minor 7Em7      A augmentedA    F#m7F#m7  Bm7Bm7
Some mommies drive taxis or sing on TV
  E minor 7Em7 F# minorF#m G+G      E minor 7Em7 F# minorF#m G+G    A augmentedA    D MajorD
Yes mommies can be almost anything they want to be
 D7D7  G+G   E9/G#   A7sus4A7sus4   A augmentedA
 Spoken: They can't be grandfathers... or daddies.

Verse 2:
D MajorD    Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD  D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
Daddies are people,
D MajorD    Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD  D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4
people with children.
D MajorD  G+G      A7A7     F#m7F#m7    Bm7Bm7
When daddies were little they used to be boys,
   E minor 7Em7 F#m7F#m7 G+G    E minor 7Em7 F#m7F#m7 G+G
like some of you, but then they grew.
  A augmentedA  D MajorD    Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD  D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
And now daddies are  men,
D MajorD    Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD   D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
men with children,
G+G     A7A7      F# minorF#m       Bm7Bm7
Busy with children and things that they do.
      E minor 7Em7 F#m7F#m7 G+G   E minor 7Em7 F#m7F#m7 G+G    A augmentedA  D MajorD  Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD D7D7
There are a lot of things a lot of daddies can do.

Interlude:
D MajorD  Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD D7D7

Chorus:
   G+G      A augmentedA      F#m7F#m7   Bm7Bm7
Some daddies are writers or grocery sellers
  E minor 7Em7    A augmentedA      F#m7F#m7     Bm7Bm7
or painters or welders or funny joke tellers,
   E minor 7Em7      A augmentedA    F#m7F#m7    Bm7Bm7
Some daddies play cello or sail on the sea
  E minor 7Em7 F# minorF#m G+G      E minor 7Em7 F# minorF#m G+G    A augmentedA    D MajorD
Yes daddies can be almost anything they want to be
 D7D7  G+G   E9/G#   A7sus4A7sus4   A augmentedA
 Spoken: They can't be grandmas... or mommies.

Verse 3:
D MajorD    Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD  D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
Parents are people,
D MajorD    Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD  D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4
people with children.
D MajorD  G+G      A7A7     F#m7F#m7    Bm7Bm7
When parents were little they used to be kids,
   E minor 7Em7 F#m7F#m7 G+G    E minor 7Em7 F#m7F#m7 G+G
like some of you, but then they grew.
  A augmentedA  D MajorD    Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD  D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
And now parents are  grownups,
D MajorD    Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD   D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
grownups with children,
G+G     A7A7      F# minorF#m       Bm7Bm7
Busy with children and things that they do.
      E minor 7Em7 F#m7F#m7 G+G   E minor 7Em7 F#m7F#m7 G+G      E minor 7Em7 F#m7F#m7 G+G     E minor 7Em7 F#m7F#m7 G+G    A augmentedA  D MajorD  Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD D7D7
There are a lot of things a lot of mommies and a lot of daddies and a lot of parents can do.