Mother, the Queen of My HeartSOURCE: Bob PfefferSOURCE'S SOURCE: Arlo GuthrieCOMMENTS: A Jimmy Rodgers songTEXT: (Capo up to D)C G7 C C7I had a home down in Texas F CDown where the bluebonnets grewG7 C aI had the kindest old mother D7 G G7How happy we were, just we two C G7 CThen one day the angels called her C7 FSaid they, we'd all have to pay F C aShe called me close to her bedside C G7 CThese last few words to saySon, don't start drinkin' and gamblin'Promise you'll always go straightTen years have passed since that partingThat promise I broke by mistake I started in gambling for pastime At last I was just like them all I bet my clothes and my money Not dreaming that I'd ever fallOne night I bet all my moneyNothing was left to be seenAnd all that I needed to beat themWas one card, and that was the queen The cards were dealt all round the table Each one took a card in the draw And I drew the one that would beat them I turned it and here's what I sawI saw my mother's pictureAnd somehow she seemed to say"Son, you have broken your promise"So I tossed the cards all away The winnings I gave to the newsboy I knew I was wrong from the start And I'll never forget my promise To my mother, the queen of my heartYODEL: C G7 C a D7 G7 Cfilename[ MQNHEARTRPf===DOCUMENT BOUNDARY===