Heavenly Mother chords by Pip Millett

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

gorgeous song

needs a backing drum beat to sound good imo

Verse 1:
         C Am
Forgiveness
          Em
She don't love the things you do
C         Am            Em C Am
Nor do I, bye, bye, bye
         Em
Don't be cryin' on the phone
       C              Am
Askin' when I'm coming home
     Em           C     Am
When you threw me out

Chorus:
          Em       G
Never been better, heavenly mother
Am
You're higher than I can forgive you
          Em
That's if I want to
G               Am
Heavenly mother, can you forgive him
              Em
For what he's done?
    C       Am
Forgiveness
         Em               Am
Heavenly mother, heavenly mother


Verse 2:
         Em           C
Blood is thicker than water
             Am            Em                   C  Am
Family don't fly bye, bye, bye (Bye, bye, bye)
          Em
When you get upset, baby
C             Am          Em           C       Am
Question yourself 'cause you threw me out


Chorus:
           Em      G
Never been better, heavenly mother
Am
Higher than I can forgive you
            Em
That's if I want to
G                Am
Heavenly mother, can you forgive him?
            Em           G           Am
Beggin' and pleadin' for forgiveness
                         Em    G Am
Heavenly mother, heavenly mother
           Em
Never been better


Verse 3:
              C         Am
If she can forgive you, I guess that I can, too
Em                       C               Am
We do not agree with the shit you put me through
Em                        C                   Am
I've been growing faster, you've been growing slow
Em             G             Am
Get your act together or you risk losin' it all


Chorus:
           Em      G
Never been better, heavenly mother
Am
Higher than I can forgive you
          Em
That's if I want to
G                Am
Heavenly mother, can you forgive him
              Em
For what he's done?
G         Am
Forgiveness
         Em    G Am
Heavenly mother
              Em
Never been better


Bridge:
                        Am
Buildin' bricks just to knock it down
          Em             G
I've been on my way to a higher ground
          Em    C
You could meet me up there
        Am
The top floor
Em     G             C    Am    Em
I just hope that we don't fall


Chorus:
G
Heavenly mother
Am
Higher than I can forgive you
            Em
That's if I want to
G                Am
Heavenly mother, can you forgive him?
            Em           G
Beggin' and pleadin' for forgiveness (I don't wanna get to this)


Outro:
              Am
I don't wanna feel too dark
                Em          G Am
I don't want it buried in me
              Em      G
I don't wanna get too bleak
                   Am
I don't wanna feel too dark
                Em          G Am
I don't want it buried in me

Em                        G
I hope it doesn't get too bleak
              Am
I don't wanna feel too dark
                       Em  G Am
I don't want it buried in me

(repeat last few lines a couple times)