| F | Bb | F | Bb | | Lady Ma | donna, | children at your | feet |
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| F | Bb | F | C# | Eb | F | | Wonder how you | manage | to make | | ends | meet |
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| Bb | F | Bb | Who finds the | money | when you pay the | rent |
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| F | Bb | F | C# | Eb | F | | Did you think that | money | was | hea | ven | sent? |
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| | Bbm | Eb | | | Friday night arrives without a | suitcase |
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| | Ab | Fm | | | Sunday morning creeping like a | nun |
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| | Bbm | Eb7 | | | Monday's child has learned to tie his | bootlace |
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| | Ab | Bbm6 | C7 | | | See | how they'll | run |
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| F | Bb | F | Bb | | Lady Ma | donna, | baby at your | breast |
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| F | Bb | F | Bb | | Wonder how you | manage to | feed the | rest |
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| F | Bb | F | Bb | | Lady Ma | donna, | lying in your | bed |
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| F | Bb | F | C# | Eb | F | | Listen to the | music | playing | in | your | head |
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| | Bbm | Eb | | | Tuesday afternoon is never | ending |
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| | Ab | Fm | | | Wednesday morning papers didn't | come |
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| | Bbm | Eb | | | Thursday night your stockings needed | mending |
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| | Ab | Bbm6 | C7 | | | See | how they'll | run |
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| F | Bb | F | Bb | | Lady Ma | donna, | children at your | feet |
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| F | Bb | F | Bb | | Wonder how you | manage to | make ends | meet |
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