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Version 1(3/4 measure) [Intro] | D | A7 | D | D | [Verse 1] D A7 D Each year on Mother's day G D The rose I wore was red G D But today I'm saying my first prayer A7 D Mama's lying on her dying bed [Chorus] A7 D I've just told Mama goodbye G D Mother's day has turned to night G D Like the flowers in May, she's withered away A7 D And my red rose is turning white [Verse 2] A D This is the dreaded hour G D D7 We all must face someday G D Yet there's consolation in my heart A7 D She will bloom in the Master's bouquet [Chorus] A7 D I've just told Mama goodbye G D Mother's day has turned to night G D Like the flowers in May, she's withered away A D And my red rose is turning white [Verse 4] A7 D Her time has come to go G D And there's nothing I can do G D Only hold her hand and say goodbye A7 D Mama's day with her children is through [Verse 5] A7 D I've just told Mama goodbye G D D7 As I knelt beside her bed G D But I heard her say: "I'll meet you someday" A7 A D "Where the white roses turn to re-ed"