My Little Grey Haired Mother In The West: Wilf Carter Chorded by Gary W, 10 Sept 2006 Note: I am not sure the word flickering is correct. Capo 1st Fret Intro: Follow pattern of last line in first verse* (D) There’s an old fashioned (D7) cottage a-(G)-way out in the (Em) west Those (A) golden memories (A7) linger for the one I love the (D) best (they sure do) Now she’s singing with the (D7) angels and en-(G)-joying peaceful (Em) rest Memories (A) of my grey haired (A7) mother in the (D) west In visions I still (D7) see her in that (G) old time rocking (Em) chair While (A) time has gently (A7) whitened up her locks of her golden (D) hair She would sit beside the (D7) window while the (G) sun went thru her (Em) dress Watching (A) for her cowboy (A7) riding from the (D) west When at last the shades of (D7) twilight that were (G) falling into (Em) night Cross the (A) valley on the (A7) hillside I could spy a FLICKERING (D) light She would often HANG the (D7) lamplight, it would (G) guide me to my (Em) rest **To my (A) little grey haired (A7) mother in the (D) west Hum to pattern of line just fimished** (Ah boy) (D) One day I left her (D7) cottage and my (G) little mother (Em) dear To (A) ride the lonely (A7) ranges, it was there I roamed for (D) years Round the campfire in the (D7) evenin’ singin’ (G) songs we said it (Em) best Of our (A) little grey haired (A7) mothers in the (D) west One day I get a (D7) letter from my (G) darling mother (Em) dear And it (A) read come home and (A7) see me, my time is drawing (D) near That night a-gazing cross the (D7) valley there a FLICKERING light did (Em) shine From a (A) cottage window (A7) ‘neath the lonely (D) pine Now she’s gone to join the (D7) angels where her (G) troubles all are (Em) ore And I (A) know that she’ll be (A7) happy on the bright and golden (D) shore When the roll is called up (D7) yonder, may I (G) meet that final (Em) test Meet my (A) little grey haired (A7) mother way out (D) west [Thanks to Gary Willett for tabs]