Chords with lyrics
Mindless Child of Motherhood - The Kinks
(4/4 time except where noted)
RIFF 1:
A minorAm 
C majorC 
G+G 
E MajorE 
E7E7 A minorAm 
FF
E MajorE ------------------------------------------
BB ------------------------------------------
G+G ------------------------------------------
D MajorD ------------------------------------------
A augmentedA -0-2-3------0---0--------------------0----
E MajorE -------1--3---3---3--3-----0--0-4--4---1--
RIFF 2: RIFF 3:
FF 
C/EC/E 
C/DC/D C majorC
or FF C majorC (
C/GC/G)
E MajorE --------------- ----------------
BB -----1--------- ----------------
G+G ---2----------- ----------------
D MajorD -3-----2--0---- ----------------
A augmentedA -------------3- ----0-3-0-------
E MajorE --------------- --3-------3-----
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[INTRO]
Riff 1 x2 A minorAm | FF | |
[VERSE 1]
A minorAm (sus4) A minorAm | C majorC |
I've been traveling a long time
E MajorE E7E7 | A minorAm FF |
To be just a-where you are
A minorAm (sus4) | A minorAm C majorC |
In dreams I have seen you
E MajorE E7E7 | A minorAm FF (sus2) |
But you are so very far
[PRE-CHORUS]
C majorC |3/4 FF C majorC |
How long must I travel on
E MajorE E7E7 | A minorAm FF |
To be just a-where you are?
| C majorC |3/4 FF C majorC |
How long must I travel on
| E MajorE E7E7 | A minorAm FF | |
To be just a-where you are?
[CHORUS]
Riff 2 Riff 3 Riff 2 Riff 3
FF C/EC/E C/DC/D C majorC | 3/4 | FF C/EC/E C/DC/D C majorC | 3/4 |
I was your friend, I was a fool
FF G+G A minorAm | 2/4 FF | E MajorE | |
I feel for you don't fall apart
Riff 2 Riff 3 Riff 2 Riff 3
FF C/EC/E C/DC/D C majorC | 3/4 | FF C/EC/E C/DC/D C majorC | 3/4 |
I see your face lost without trace
FF G+G A minorAm | 2/4 FF | E MajorE | |
I see a vac-uum an empty space
A minorAm C majorC G+G | 2/4 |
Mindless child of motherhood
E MajorE E7E7 A minorAm |3/4 FF |
You have lost the thing that's good
A minorAm C majorC G+G | 2/4 |
Mindless child of motherhood
E MajorE E7E7 A minorAm |3/4 FF | |
You have lost the thing that's good
[INTERLUDE]
Riff 2 Riff 3 Riff 2 Riff 3
FF C/EC/E C/DC/D C majorC | 3/4 | FF C/EC/E C/DC/D C majorC | 3/4 |
FF | E MajorE |
[VERSE 3]
A minorAm C majorC | G+G |
I know that it's unfair
E MajorE E7E7 | A minorAm FF |
To bear a bas-tard son
A minorAm | C majorC G+G |
But why do you hide babe
E MajorE E7E7 | A minorAm FF |
When we could have shared a love?
[PRE-CHORUS]
C majorC |3/4 FF C majorC |
How long must I travel on
E MajorE E7E7 | A minorAm FF |
To be just a-where you are?
| C majorC |3/4 FF C majorC |
How long must I travel on
| E MajorE E7E7 | A minorAm FF | |
To be just a-where you are?
[CHORUS]
Riff 2 Riff 3 Riff 2 Riff 3
FF C/EC/E C/DC/D C majorC | 3/4 | FF C/EC/E C/DC/D C majorC | 3/4 |
I was your friend, I was a fool
FF G+G A minorAm | 2/4 FF | E MajorE | |
I feel for you don't fall apart
Riff 2 Riff 3 Riff 2 Riff 3
FF C/EC/E C/DC/D C majorC | 3/4 | FF C/EC/E C/DC/D C majorC | 3/4 |
I see your face lost without trace
FF G+G A minorAm | 2/4 FF | E MajorE | |
I see a vac-uum an empty space
A minorAm C majorC G+G | 2/4 |
Mindless child of mother-hood
E MajorE E7E7 A minorAm |3/4 FF |
You have lost the thing that's good
A minorAm C majorC G+G | 2/4 |
Mindless child of motherhood
E MajorE E7E7 A minorAm |3/4 FF | |
You have lost the thing that's good
[INTERLUDE]
Riff 2 Riff 3 Riff 2 Riff 3
FF C/EC/E C/DC/D C majorC | 3/4 | FF C/EC/E C/DC/D C majorC | 3/4 |
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