Mothers chords by Lilli Furfaro

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 4th

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Start

  G+G G* F#F# C majorC E minor 7Em7
e|-3--3--3--3--3-
BB|-3--3--3--3--3-
G+G|-0--0--0--0--0-
D MajorD|-0--0--0--2--2-
A augmentedA|-2--0--0--3--2-
E MajorE|-3--3--2--0--0-

Intro:
G+G

Verse:

little boy, who loves you like the sea?
G+G F#F#
  what mother here could carry you

and cradle you and hold you like she does?

Instrumental:
C majorC G* G+G

Verse:

little boy, who holds you when you sleep?
G+G F#F#
  what voices come to comfort you

in lonely rooms with blood between you teeth?

Instrumental:
C majorC G* G+G

Chorus:
F#F#
 well mothers, they may come and go

like waves and tides, they ebb and flow,
E minor 7Em7
 but that’s okay, ‘cause you have learned

to speak in tongues that aren’t your own
C majorC
 when the others gape and grin

at monster fangs and monster skin

you know your tongue will always win

you know your tongue will always win

Instrumental:
G+G

Verse:

you thought you found a father on the sea
G+G F#F#
  what father here could teach you,

care for you, notice you like he does?

Instrumental:
C majorC G* G+G

Verse:
E minor 7Em7                   C majorC
 then another man who called you his friend
                E minor 7Em7
made sure you’d never see him again

and as you sank
  C majorC              D MajorD
you knew why they called you a stone

Instrumental:
E minor 7Em7

Verse:
E minor 7Em7
 little boy who whispers when you dream?
E minor 7Em7
 what voices talk of giving you real power
              A minorAm
where you’ve never had control?

Instrumental:
G* F#F#

Verse:
E minor 7Em7
 little boy, you know it’s hard to breathe
E minor 7Em7
 the water here will drown you
                      A minorAm
running out of you like blood between your teeth

Instrumental:
G* F#F#

Chorus:
E minor 7Em7
well fathers, they may come and go

like waves and tides, they ebb and flow

but that’s okay, ‘cause you have learned

to use a power that’s not your own
C majorC
when your dealer’s cashing in

uncertainty beneath your skin

you pray that it will never win

you pray that it will never win

Instrumental:
G+G F#F# C majorC G+G F#F# G+G F#F# C majorC G* G+G

Verse:
G+G
 little boy, who loves you like the sea?
F#F#
 what mother here would wait for you,

call to you, love you like she does?

Instrumental:
C majorC G+G F#F#

Chorus:
F#F#
 well mothers, they may come and go

like waves and tides, they ebb and flow
E minor 7Em7
 but now you’ve found a mother

who’s convinced you that you’ve found a home
C majorC
 when your will is wearing thin

you feel the ocean deep within

and know that she will always win

you know that she will always win

Finale:
G+G