Mothers Heart Acoustic chords by Stefanie Heinzmann

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: C

Difficulty: Intermediate

Stefanie Heinzmann – Mothers Heart

Intro:
A#  F  C

Verse 1:
        A#
I see myself in the mirror At eight years old wondering will
F                        C
I look like the faces. I see on the magazines
         A#
Will the world think I’m pretty If I dress like this walk like that
      F                  C
See myself in the mirror I remember how
  Gm                        A#
I stole my mother's makeup, trying to look all grown up
             Dm                             C
What are you doing?  She said, what are you doing?
          Gm
Trying to cover up my freckles
      A#
Wanna look just like the others
             Dm                    C
What are you doing?  She said, the truth is

Chorus:
       A#
You're perfect, you’re worth it
Dm                              G
Don’t go breaking your mother’s heart
       C
You're perfect, you’re worth it
                       F
Don’t go breaking your mother’s heart
A#                         Dm
We are designed like this. You are the greatest gift
       C
You're perfect, you’re worth it
         Gm            F              A#  A
Don’t go breaking your mother’s heart

Verse 2:
        A#
I see myself in school yard at twelve years old I was told
         F                          C
I didn’t look like the others. So I choose to take control
       A#
I will do it on purpose if I don’t fit in, I won’t fit in
      F                     C
See myself in the mirror. I remember how
  Gm
I cut my childhood curls off
   A#                                   Dm
Forgot my natural colours. What are you doing
                        C             Gm
I thought, what are you doing?  I’m a rebel for no reason
     A#                                      Dm
Said searching for the real me. What are you doing?
             C
You know the truth is

Chorus:
       A#
You're perfect, you’re worth it
Dm
Don’t go breaking your mother’s heart
       C
You're perfect, you’re worth it
G                      F
Don’t go breaking your mother’s heart
A#                         Dm                   G
We are designed like this. You are the greatest gift
       C                     Gm
You're perfect, you’re worth it
                       F
Don’t go breaking your mother’s heart

Verse 3:
A#                         Dm
If I have a daughter. I'll sit her down and say
      C
Don’t ever let them change you.  Don’t even fade away
A#                         Dm
If I have a daughter. I'll sit her down and say
      C
Don’t break your mother’s heart. ‘Cause she made you this way

Instrumental:
A#  Dm   C  G  F

Chorus:
       A#
You're perfect, you’re worth it.
         Dm
Don’t go breaking your mother’s heart
       C
You're perfect, you’re worth it.
Gm                     F
Don’t go breaking your mother’s heart
A#                         Dm
We are designed like this. You are the greatest gift
       C
You're perfect, you’re worth it
G                      F
Don’t go breaking your mother’s heart

Outro:
A#                  Dm                  C
Don’t go breaking.  Don’t go breaking.  Don’t go breaking
G                      F
Don’t go breaking your mother’s heart
A#                  Dm                  C
Don’t go breaking.  Don’t go breaking.  Don’t go breaking
G
Don’t go breaking your mother’s heart