Johnny Cash - No Charge: chords

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Our little boy came up to his
mama in the kitchen this evening
while she was fixing supper
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And he handed her a piece of
paper he'd been writing on
And after wiping her hands on
her apron she read it and
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this is what it said

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For mowing the yard 5 dollars,
for making my own bed this week 1 dollar
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For going to the store 50 cents,
for playing with my little brother
while you went shopping 25 cents
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For taking out the trash 1 dollar,
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for getting a good report card 5 dollars
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And for raking the yard 2 dollars
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Total amount owed 14 dollars and 75 cents

Well as mama looked at him
standing there expectantly
And I could see the memories
flashing through her mind
And so she picked up the pen
and turning the paper over
This is what she wrote and
I read it to him

Chorus:
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For the nine months she carried
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you growing inside her no charge
For the nights we sat up with
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you doctoring you praying for you no charge
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For the time and the tears that you've cost
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through the years there's no charge

When you add it all up the full
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cost of our love is no charge

For the nights filled with dread
and the worries ahead no charge
For advice and for knowledge
and the cost of your college no charge
For the toys food and clothes
and for wiping your nose there's no charge
When you add it all up the full cost
of our love is no charge

Well when I finished reading he
had big tears in his eyes
And he looked up at his mother and
he said mama I sure do love you
Then he took the pen and in great
big letter he wrote Paid In Full

When you add it all up the cost
of real love is no charge