Tom: Em
C Bm Bm G
[Verse 1]
(Spoken by Tammy Wynette)
G G
- My little girl came up to me in the kitchen
G D
This evenin' while I was fixin' supper.
D D
And she handed me a piece of paper
Am D
She'd been writing on, and
D G
After wiping my hands on my apron I read it.
G
And this is what it said:
[Chorus 1]
(Spoken by Tina Wynette)
C C C
- "For mowing the yard, five dollars.
C D
For making my own bed this week, one dollar.
D
Going to the store, fifty cents.
D
Playing with little sister
D G
While you went to the store, twenty-five cents.
Bm
Taking out the trash, one dollar.
C C
Getting a good report card, five dollars.
C
And for raking the yard, two dollars.
D D
Total owed, fourteen dollars and seventy-five cents."
[Bridge]
G Bbm
(Bridge is used for Key change +1 fret)
[Verse 2]
(Spoken by Tammy Wynette)
Ab Ab
- Well, I looked at her standing there expectantly
Eb
And a thousand mem'ries flashed through my mind
Eb Eb
And so I picked up the pen and turning the paper over.
Ab
- This is what I wrote:
[Chorus 2]
(Sung by Tammy Wynette)
Db
For the nine months I carried you
Db Eb
Growing inside me, no charge.
Eb
For the nights I sat up with you
Eb Ab
Doctored you prayed for you, no charge.
Db
For the toys, food and clothes
Ab Eb
And for wiping you nose, there's no charge.
Eb
When you add it all up
Eb Ab
The full cost of my love is no charge.
[Verse 3]
(Spoken by Tammy Wynette & "Tina Wynette in quotes")
Ab Eb
- Well, when she finished reading
Ab
She had great big old tears in her eyes
Eb
And she looked up at me and said:
Bb Eb
"Mom, I sure do love you".
Bb Eb
Then she took the pen
Eb
And in great big letters she wrote:
Eb
"Paid in full".
[Outro]
(Sung by Tammy)
Bb Eb
When you add it all up
Db Cm Ab
The cost of real love is no charge.
