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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Key: F#
Difficulty: Intermediate
Intro:
F# G#m D#m
F# G#m D#m
Verse:
F# G#m D#m
In a packed-in-leather life
F# G#m D#m
I was foolish, you were right
F# C# B
All night rookies pass the time (Looking for somewhere to go)
F# G#m D#m D# C#
Shiny boots are up their thighs
Chorus:
F# A#m B
Mother in the night (Calling you, calling you)
F# A#m B
Mother in the night (Where are you, where are you now?)
F# F#/F
Mother's left the building
D#m B
We're the missing children
F# A#m B
Mother in the night (Where are you, where are you tonight?)
F# G#m D#m
F# G#m D#m
Mother, may I stay all night?
F# G#m D#m
Lift your curfew like the light
F# C# B
Collars turned against the cold (I’m looking for someone to hold)
F# G#m D#m D# C#
In your packed-in-leather night
Chorus:
F# A#m B
Mother in the night (Calling you, calling you)
F# A#m B
Mother in the night (Where are you, where are you now?)
F# F#/F
Mother's left the building
D#m B
We're the missing children
F# A#m B
Mother in the night (Where are you where are you)
bridge:
D#m C#
Now that I can't remember
B C#
I need you more than ever
D#m C# B Bm
Why can’t we be together always?
F# A#m B
Mother in the night
F# A#m B
Mother in the night
F# F#/F
Mother's left the building
D#m B
We're the missing children
F# A#m B
Mother in the night (Where are you where are you now)
F# F#/F D#m B
Mother in the night(Calling you, calling you)
F# A#m B
Mother in the night
F#
Where are you where are you tonight
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Last Updated: February 9, 2026