Martha chords by Miles Nielsen

Intro:

C F G C
C F G C

Verse 1:
C               F           G                   C
Calling back to Martha, the letters in her hand
                     F         G                   C
It was written by her mother, before she went to bed
                F              G              C
Calling back to Martha, with a shoe string heart

Chorus:
C          F                  G            C
Martha why don’t you let your mother go to sleep
C          F                  G      C
Martha why don’t you let your mother leave

Verse 2:
C                F              G            C
Teardrops on the letter, Martha cried so hard
                        F           G               C
All that Martha knew of mother, was erased with one word
                    F                G          C
Church bells in the distance, Martha tried to hear

Chorus:
C          F                  G            C
Martha why don’t you let your mother go to sleep
C          F                  G      C
Martha why don’t you let your mother be

Verse 3:
C            F          G                   C
Twenty years later, the letters in her hand
                  F                  G              C
She tried hard to read it, but she’s never made the end
                F              G        C
Calling back to Martha, with a delicate hand

Chorus:
           F                  G            C
Martha why don’t you let your mother go to sleep
           F                  G      C
Martha why don’t you let your mother be
           F                  G      C
Martha why don’t you let your mother be