Mother The Queen Of My Heart

C G7 C i had a home down in texas F C down where the blue bonnets grew G7 C i had the kindest old mother D7 G7 how happy we were just we two C G7 C till one day the angels called her C7 F a debt that we all have to pay C she called me close to her bedside G7 C to me these words she did say G7 C son don’t start drinking and gambling F C promise you’ll always go straight G7 C ten years have passed since we parted D7 G7 my promise i’ve broke i must say C G7 C i started gambling for pastime C7 F soon i was just like them all C i bet my clothes and my money G7 C not thinking that i’d ever fall G7 C one day i bet all my money F C not a thing was left to be seen G7 C all that i needed to break them D7 G7 was one card and that was a queen C G7 C the cards were dealt round the table C7 F each man took one from the draw C i drew the one that would beat them G7 C i turned it and heres what i saw G7 C i saw my mother’s picture F C and to me she seemed to say G7 C son you have broken your promise D7 G7 so i tossed the cards away C G7 C i gave all my winnings to a newsboy C7 F i knew i was wrong from the start C i’ll never forget that promise G7 C to my mother the queen of my heart