| 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 | G | Em |
| Friday night arrives without a | suitcase. | Sunday morning creeping like a | nun. |
| Am | D7 | G | Gbm7 | B7 |
| Monday's child has learned to tie his | bootlace. | See | how they'll | run. |
| E | A | E | A |
| Lady Ma | donna, | baby at your b | reast. |
| E | A | E | C | D | E |
| Wonder how you | manage | to | feet | the | rest. |
| E | A | E | A |
| Lady Ma | donna, | lying in your | bed. |
| E | A | E | C | D | E |
| Listen to the | music play | ing | in | your | head. |
| Am | D | G | Em |
| Tuesday afternoon is never | ending, | wednesday morning papers didn't | come. |
| Am | D7 | G | Gbm7 | B7 |
| Thursday night your stockings needed | mending. | See | how they'll | run. |
| 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. |