Mom And Dads Waltz chords by Patty Griffin

Chords with lyrics

This song is almost entirely just switching back and forth
between G+G and D MajorD (with a small bass-line walk up to sort of a C/GC/G)

The intro starts with the walkup from G+G to C/GC/G

G+G  320033
D MajorD  XX0232
C/GC/G X32033
G-C/G* walkup bass line = start with a G+G

Intro:
G+G   D MajorD   G-C/G*
G+G   D MajorD   G+G  G+G

Verse:
       G+G
I'd walk for miles
    D MajorD
Cry or smile
    G-C/G*
For my mama and daddy
    G+G
I want them
    D MajorD     G+G D MajorD
I want them to know

Verse:
   G+G
Now I feel
      D MajorD
My love is real
    G-C/G*
For my mama and daddy
  G+G
I want them to know
D MajorD      G+G
I love them so

Chorus:
   D MajorD
In my heart
        D MajorD
Joy tears start
      G+G   G+G
'Cause I'm happy
    D MajorD
And I pray
    D MajorD
Every day
      G+G
For mom and pappy
     D MajorD
And each night

Verse:
       G+G
I'd walk for miles
    D MajorD
Cry or smile
    G-C/G*
For my mama and daddy
  G+G
I want them to know
D MajorD      G+G
I love them so

Solo:
G+G   D MajorD   G-C/G*
G+G   D MajorD   G+G  D MajorD

G+G   D MajorD   G-C/G*
G+G   D MajorD   G+G  G+G

Verse:
       G+G
I'd fight in wars
    D MajorD
Do all the chores
    G-C/G*
For my mama and daddy
G+G       D MajorD
I want them to live on
G+G      D MajorD
Till they're called

Verse:
       G+G
I'd work and slave
     D MajorD
And never rave
    G-C/G*
For my mama and daddy
G+G
Because I know
D MajorD       G+G
I owe them my all

Chorus:
   D MajorD
In my heart
     D MajorD
Joy tears start
      G+G  G+G
'Cause I'm happy
   D MajorD
And I pray
   D MajorD
Every day
      G+G
For mom and pappy

Verse:
     D MajorD
And each night
       G+G
I'd walk for miles
    D MajorD
Cry or smile
    G-C/G*
For my mama and daddy
    G+G
I want them to know
D MajorD      G+G
I love them so
D MajorD