A Mothers Love Is A Blessing chords

[VERSE 1]

An [C]Irish [G]boy was [C]leaving
[F]Leaving his [G7]native [C]home
[F]Crossing the [G7]broad At [C]lantic
Once m[D]ore he [G]wished to [G7]roam

And [C]as he was [G]leaving his [C]mother
Who was [F]standin[D]g at the [C]quay
She [F]threw her [G7]arms aro[C]und his [Am]waist
And [Fm]this to [A7]him did [C]say

[CHORUS]
A [C]mother's l[G]ove's a b[C]lessing
No [F]matter [G7]where you [C]roam
Ke[C]ep her [G7]while she's l[C]iving
You'll [D]miss her [G]when she's [G7]gone

[C]Love her [G]as in c[C]hildhood
Though f[G]eeble [G7]old and [C]grey
F[C]or you'll [G7]never miss [C]your mother's [Am]love
Till she's [Fm]buried b[G7]eneath the [C]clay

[VERSE 2]
And [C]as the y[G]ears grow [C]older
I'll [F]settle [G7]down in [C]life
And [C]choose a [G7]nice young c[C]olleen
And [D]take her [G]for my [G7]wife

And [C]as the [G]babies grow [C]older
And [F]climb a[G7]round my [C]knee
I'll [C]teach them t[G7]he very s[C]ame lesson [Am]that
My [Fm]mother t[G7]aught to [C]me

[CHORUS]
A [C]mother's l[G]ove's a b[C]lessing
No [F]matter [G7]where you [C]roam
Ke[C]ep her [G7]while she's l[C]iving
You'll [D]miss her [G]when she's [G7]gone

[C]Love her [G]as in c[C]hildhood
Though f[G]eeble [G7]old and [C]grey
F[C]or you'll [G7]never miss [C]your mother's [Am]love
Till she's [Fm]buried b[G7]eneath the [C]clay