

| E | A | E | A | |
| Lady Ma | donna, | children at your | feet. |
| E | A | E | C | D | E | |
| Wonder how you | manage | to make | ends | meet. |
| A | E | A | |
| Who finds the | money | when you pay the | rent. |
| E | A | E | C | D | E | |
| Did you think that | money | was | hea | ven | sent? |
| Am | D | |
| Friday night arrives without a | suitcase. |
| G | Em | |
| Sunday morning creeping like a | nun. |
| Am | D7 | |
| Monday's child has learned to tie his | bootlace. |
| G | Am6 | B7 | |
| See | how they'll | run. |
| Lady Madonna, baby at your breast. |
| Wonder how you manage to feet the rest. |
| Lady Madonna, lying in your bed. |
| Listen to the music playing in your head. |
| Tuesday afternoon is never ending, |
| Wednesday morning papers didn't come. |
| Thursday night your stockings needed mending. |
| See how they'll run. |
| Lady Madonna, children at your feet. |
| Wonder how you manage to make ends meet. |