Kate & Anna McGarrigle - Song for gaby

The white-throated sparrow ^A7sings a lonesome song And only ^F#7serves to remind me that my ^Bmdear mother’s gone That my^E7 dear mother’s gone

The ^Dmsky had clouded over The ^Asun had gone away One ^B7sad afternoon In the un^E7merry month of May ^{G7 C7}

The pink and yellow lilies still ^A7haunt with their perfume And only ^F#7serve to remind me of her ^Bmlying in that room Of her ^E7lying in that room

The ^Dmrain was coming down As they ^Atook her out the door ^B7Never to return To her dear ^E7home anymore ^{G7 C7}

Jane was in the choir-loft with ^A7Rufus at her side They ^F#7sang and played “What’ll I Do When ^BmYou Are Far Away” And they ^E7waltzed her down the aisle

There’ll be ^Dmno more banjo-weekends, not in St-Sauveur No more l^Aittle white-haired mother Sitting ^B7in an Adirondack chair Sitting ^E7in an Adirondack chair ^{G7 C7}

The rain and the tears came down as they ^A7put her in the ground With her ^F#7parents and her husband and her ^Bmsisters all around And her ^E7sisters all around