Em G D C C Bm C Bm x2
Em G
Remember the fair, Ma
D C
The two of us there, Ma
C Bm C Bm
By the merry-go-round?
Em G
I stood there entranced
D C
As the bright horses danced
C Bm C Bm
To a magical sound;
Em C
Just sixpence for pleasure untold:
Am C D
And I rode in a whirl of scarlet and gold;
G D
Look, Mummy, no hands;
Am D
I'm riding the roundabout all by myself;
G D
Look, Mummy, no hands;
Am D
I called as I passed her,
G Am
Faster and faster;
D D Am Am
"Hold on tight, darling!" she called out in fear;
D Am Em
But I laughed and pretended that I couldn't hear;
D D Am
How careless we are when we're young.....
Em G D C C Bm C Bm x2
Em G
Remember the years
D C
Of the sulks and the tears?
C Bm C Bm
Do you recall?
Em G
I hated you when
D C
You said "Be back by ten,"
C Bm C Bm
I knew it all;
Em C
Always asking to know what I'd done;
Am C D
When as far as I knew, I was just having fun;
G D
Look, Mummy, no hands;
Am D
I know how to take good care of myself;
G D
Look, Mummy, no hands;
Am D
Please don't be a bore,
G Am
'Cause I know the score;
D D Am Am
She tried to warn me, but I wouldn't heed her;
D Am Em
I was grown up, I didn't need her;
D D Am
How careless we are when we're young.....
Em G D C C Bm C Bm x2
Em G
Remember the daughter
D C
And all that you taught her?
C Bm C Bm
She's grown up at last;
Em G
With a child of her own
D C
She struggles alone
C Bm C Bm
As the years all rush past;
Em C
But now you're not there to answer her calls;
Am C
You're not there to catch her as she stumbles
D
and falls;
G D
Look, Mummy, no hands;
Am D
I'm having to do it all by myself;
G D
Look, Mummy, no hands;
Am D
I used to dismiss you,
G Am
Now I just miss you;
D D Am
As my child grows away from me, I feel my
Am
heart sinking;
D Am
Then I look back and smile, and I find
Em
myself thinking
D D Am
How careless we are when we're young.....
Em G D C C Bm C Bm x2