Parents Are People chords by Carol Hall

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
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Verse 1:
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Mommies are people,
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people with children.
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When mommies were little they used to be girls,
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like some of you, but then they grew.
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And now mommies are women,
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women with children,
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Busy with children and things that they do.
           Em7 F#m7 G     Em7 F#m7 G       A   D   Dsus4  D  D7
There are a lot of things a lot of mommies can do.

Interlude:
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Chorus:
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Some mommies are ranchers or poetry makers
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or doctors or teachers or cleaners or bakers,
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Some mommies drive taxis or sing on TV
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Yes mommies can be almost anything they want to be
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 Spoken: They can't be grandfathers... or daddies.

Verse 2:
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Daddies are people,
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people with children.
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When daddies were little they used to be boys,
     Em7 F#m7 G       Em7  F#m7 G
like some of you, but then they grew.
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And now daddies are   men,
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men  with  children,
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Busy with children and things that they do.
           Em7 F#m7 G     Em7 F#m7 G       A   D   Dsus4  D  D7
There are a lot of things a lot of daddies can do.

Interlude:
D   Dsus4  D  D7

Chorus:
     G           A           F#m7     Bm7
Some daddies are writers or  grocery sellers
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or painters or welders or funny joke tellers,
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Some daddies play cello or sail on the sea
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Yes daddies can be almost anything they want to be
  D7   G      E9/G#     A7sus4     A
 Spoken: They can't be grandmas... or mommies.

Verse 3:
D        Dsus4 D    D  Dsus4 D
Parents are people,
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people with children.
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When parents were little they used to be kids,
     Em7 F#m7 G       Em7  F#m7 G
like some of you, but then they grew.
    A   D       Dsus4 D    D  Dsus4 D
And now parents are   grownups,
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grownups  with  children,
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Busy with children and things that they do.
           Em7 F#m7 G     Em7 F#m7 G            Em7 F#m7 G         Em7 F#m7 G        A   D   Dsus4  D  D7
There are a lot of things a lot of mommies and a lot of daddies and a lot of parents can do.