Howard Harlan - No Charge guitar tab

NO CHARGE

As recorded by Melba Montgomery

Writer: Harlan Howard

Recitation:

My little boy came up to me

In the kitchen this evening

While I was fixing supper

And he handed me a piece of paper

He'd been writing on

And after wiping my hands on my apron

I read it and this is what it said:

For mowing the yard - five dollars

For making my own bed this week - one dollar

Going to the store - fifty cents

Playing with little brother

While you went to the store - twenty-five cents

Taking out the trash - one dollar

Getting a good report card - five dollars

And for raking the yard - two dollars

Total owed - fourteen seventy-five

Well, I looked at him standing there expectantly

And a thousand memories flashed through my mind

And so I picked up the pen and turning the paper over

This is what I wrote:

For nine months I carried you

Growing inside me - NO CHARGE

For the nights I've sat up with you

Doctored you, prayed for you - NO CHARGE

For the time and the tears

That you cost through the years

There's NO CHARGE

When you add It all up

The full cost of my love is NO CHARGE

For the nights filled with dread

And the worries ahead, NO CHARGE

For the advice and 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 my love is NO CHARGE

Recitation:

Well, when he finished reading

He had great big old tears in his eyes

And he looked up at me and said

"Mom, I sure do love you."

Then he took the pen

And in great big letters he wrote: "Paid In full"

Tag:

When you add it all up, the cost of real love is NO CHARGE