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[Verse 1]
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Sitting alone in an old rocking chair
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I saw an old mother with silvery hair
D7 G
She seemed so neglected by those who should care
A D
Rocking alone in an old rocking chair
[Verse 2]
D A A7
Her hands were all callused and wrinkled and old
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A life of hard work was the story they told
D7 G
And I thought of angels as I saw her there
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Rocking alone in an old rocking chair
[Verse 3]
D A A7
Bless her old heart, do you think she'd complain
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Though life has been bitter she'd live it again
D7 G
And carry that cross that is more than her share
A D
Rocking alone in an old rocking chair
[Verse 4]
D A A7
It wouldn't take much just to gladden her heart
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Just some small remembrance on somebody's part
D7 G
A letter would brighten her empty life there
A D
Rocking alone in an old rocking chair
[Verse 5]
D A A7
I know some youngsters in an orphans' home
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Who'd think they owned heaven if she was their own
D7 G
They'd never be willing to let her sit there
A D
Rocking alone in an old rocking chair
[Verse 6]
D A A7
I look at her and I think "What a shame"
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The ones who forgot her she loves just the same
D7 G
And I think of angels as I see her there
A D
Rocking alone in an old rocking chair
