I Heard My Mother Weeping chords by Carl Story

Chords with lyrics

Intro: E MajorE B7B7 E MajorE

Verse 1:
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The big court room was crowded while the jury heard my plea
                 F#7F#7          B7B7
I said, sir I'm not guilty of the crime you're accusing me
 E MajorE                 A augmentedA      E MajorE
I guess no one believed me for they only truned away
                B7B7            E MajorE
To tell the judge their verdict while I bowed my head and prayed


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I heard my mother weepin' when the judge said, guilty son
                    F#7F#7         B7B7
I'll have to give you life now for the crime that you have done
  E MajorE                 A augmentedA        E MajorE
She cried, don't take my darlin' he's all the world to me
                B7B7         E MajorE
He's all I have to live for
I pray you'll set him free

Instrumental: E MajorE B7B7 E MajorE

Verse 2:
                 A augmentedA      E MajorE
His father was a drunkard, went away left us alone
                   F#7F#7        B7B7
I washed to keep from starving and to raise our darling son
  E MajorE              A augmentedA         E MajorE
Now if you take him from me his face no more I'll see
                  B7B7         E MajorE
Just put your son in his place his mother's here with me

Outro:
                  A augmentedA         E MajorE
I heard my mother weepin' when the judge said, guilty son
                    F#7F#7         B7B7
I'll have to give you life now for the crime that you have done
  E MajorE                 A augmentedA        E MajorE
She cried, don't take my darlin' he's all the world to me
                B7B7         E MajorE
He's all I have to live for
I pray you'll set him free