WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Linda Ronstadt - The Sweetest Gift Chords | Ver. 1
[Intro]
C G C
[Verse 1]
C C
One day a mother, went to a prison.
G C
To see an erring, but precious son.
C C
She told the warden, how much she loved him.
G C
It did not matter, what he had done.
[Chorus]
C C
She did not bring, a parole or pardon.
(bring to him, pardon plea).
G C
She brought no silver, no pomp or style.
(brought no gold, none to see).
C F
It was a halo, sent down from heaven.
(halo bright, heaven's light).
C G C
The sweetest gift, a mother's smile.
[Interlude]
C G C
[Verse 2]
C C
She left a smile, you can remember.
G C
She's gone to heaven, from heartaches free.
C C
Those walls around you, could never change her.
G C
You were her baby, and e'er will be.
[Chorus]
C C
She did not bring, a parole or pardon.
(bring to him, pardon plea).
G C
She brought no silver, no pomp or style.
(brought no gold, none to see).
C F
It was a halo, sent down from heaven.
(halo bright, heaven's light).
C G C
The sweetest gift, a mother's smile.
[Interlude]
C F C G C
[Chorus]
C C
She did not bring, a parole or pardon.
(bring to him, pardon plea).
G C
She brought no silver, no pomp or style.
(brought no gold, none to see).
C F
It was a halo, sent down from heaven.
(halo bright, heaven's light).
C G C
The sweetest gift, a mother's smile.
[Outro]
C G C C
The sweetest gift, a mother's smile.
