Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) 🎸 Intro: | Gm | Gm | Gm C | Gm | | Gm | Gm | Gm C | Gm | | Gm | Gm | Gm C | Gm | | Gm | Gm | Gm C | Gm | 🎸 Verse 1: Gm Mother, oh, mother Gm C Gm Where do I begin? Gm Faces I remember Gm C Gm Places I have been
🎸 Instrumental: | Gm | Gm | Gm C | Gm | 🎸 Verse 2: Gm Shoulders to cry on Gm C Gm Another's hand to hold Gm Miss your sweet comfort Gm C Gm As I'm growin' old 🎸 Chorus: A# F Gm Did you ever feel so all alone? A# F G# G Did you fight the darkness on your own? Bm G They're mine, all mine Bm G Little victories of mine Bm G One more bottle of wine 🎸 Verse 3: Gm Father, dear father Gm C Gm Help me understand Gm Tobacco-stained fingers Gm C Gm Whiskey in your hand 🎸 Chorus: A# F Gm Did you ever feel so all alone? A# F G# G Did you fight the darkness on your own? Bm G They're mine, all mine Bm G Little victories of mine Bm G One more bottle of wine Guitar 🎸 Solo: | Gm | Gm | Gm C | Gm | | Gm | Gm | Gm C | Gm | 🎸 Verse 4: Gm Brother, oh, brother Gm C Gm Morgan, prepare the pews Gm Preacher, a teacher Gm C Gm A crutch that I could use 🎸 Chorus: A# F Gm Did you ever feel so all alone? A# F G# G Did you fight the darkness on your own? Bm G They're mine, all mine Bm G Little victories of mine Bm G They're mine, all mine Bm G Little victories of mine 🎸 Outro: | Bm | G | (repeat and fade)