Intro: G#5 G5 D#5 G#5 G5 D#5 G5 G#5 D#5 D#5 C5 G#5 Bb5 The children are all leaving school today D#5 F5 /A5 Bb5 Mama said, don't worry, I'll be back one day D#5 C5 G#5 Bb5 The blue men in uniform smiled and waved goodbye D#5 F5 /A5 Bb5 Intro She was hiding those tears in her eyes D#5 C5 G#5 Bb5 Roll up the history books, burn the chairs D#5 F5 /A5 Bb5 Set fire to anything, set fire to the air G5 F5 They're riding to begin and running at the end G5 F5 Bb5 'Cause mama said, you take your life in your hands Taking your life, your life in your hands But don't take your life in your hands like I did A5 Bb5 B5 C5 C5 I don't feel so bad, and always look forward with hope Bb5 D#5 Intro Forward and hope that the children will always be there Cancel the day, cancel the night Cancel the day, cancel the night 'Cause who could be watching when she steals and runs away Full of hysterical laughter, and say Mama, mama, I've left school today I hope I get to see you in that funny school far away But those gentle men in blue, and those in grey Say I'll never, never see mama again D#5 C5 F5 'Cause she took those lives in her hands D#5 C5 F5 Yes, she took all those lives in her hands D#5 C5 F5 Yes, she took those lives in her hands G#5 D#5 But let me wonder, what was there left in those hands? by: Jos? Duarte jtduarte1@gmail.com