Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Verse 1: Am E Am E Am Eloquent sun is pouring out her heart Dm E Am To every living thing Dm G C G Am And no one cares, but while she's there G B7 E Existence is getting you in Am E Am E Am Yet every day, a piece of her is gone Dm E Am Gone for good, never to return Dm G C G Am So she sighs and slowly cries G E Cause soon she knows she'll cease to burn
Chorus: Am F Mother, mother sun Esus4 E Thank you for what you gave us Am F Mother, mother sun Esus4 E I know that soon you'll leave Am C The rays of her, the sun had gone B E The face of her upon the shore Am G F E Am And through her eyes the sun's for the hurting sky Post Chorus: Am F E Dm Bb F E Am F E Dm Bb E E7 Verse 2: Am E Am E Am Recoiling in her shining self Dm E Am She searches desperately for peace Dm G C G Am Then she knows and as anger grows G B7 E She starts to swell, praying for release Am E Am E Am So now her body blasts the sky Dm E Am Every age on her face Dm G C G Am Then there's born by each shadow G E Trees reflecting into space no longer Chorus: Am F Mother, mother sun Esus4 E Thank you for what you gave us Am F Mother, mother sun Esus4 E I know that soon you'll leave Am C The rays of her, the sun had gone B E The face of her upon the shore Am G F E Am And through her eyes the sun's for the hurting sky Post-Chorus: Am F E Dm Bb F E Am F E Dm Bb E E7 Chorus: Am F Mother, mother sun Esus4 E Thank you for what you gave us Am F Mother, mother sun Esus4 E I know that soon you'll leave Am C The rays of her, the sun had gone B E The face of her upon the shore Am G F E Am And through her eyes the sun's for the hurting sky Post-Chorus: Am F E Dm Bb F E Am F E Dm Bb E E7