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Motherless Child by Dave Van Ronk

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Tuning: E A D G B E

Intro:

E
 
Verse 1:
E                          A
Motherless children have a hard time
          E
When your mother is dead
E
Motherless children have a hard time
                    B
When your mother is dead
E
They haven't got any place to go, you know they're
A                    G/A
Wandrin' around from door to door
E                          A
Motherless children have a hard time
          E
When your mother is dead

Verse 2:
E                         A
Some people say that your sister will do
          E
When your mother is dead
E
Some people say that your sister will do
                    B
When your mother is dead
E
Some people say that your sister will do
A                              G/A
Soon as she's married turn her back on you
E                          A
Motherless children have a hard time
           E
When their mother is dead
 
Verse 3:
E                      A
Your daddy will do the best he can
          E
When your mother is dead
E
Your daddy will do the best he can
                    B
When your mother is dead
E
You know, your daddy will do the best he can, but there's
A                         G/A
So many things your daddy can't understand
E                          A
Motherless children have a hard time
          E
When your mother is dead
 
Verse 4:
E                               A
Your wife, your husband will be good to you
          E
When your mother is dead
E
Your wife, your husband will be good to you
                    B
When your mother is dead
E
Your wife, your husband will be good to you, but
  A                        G/A
Nobody loves you like your mother do
E                          A
Motherless children have a hard time
          E
When your mother is dead
 
Verse 5:
E                           A
Well, a-dig my grave with a bloody spade
E
When I'm dead
E
Well, dig my grave with a bloody spade
         B
When I'm dead
E
Well, dig my grave with a bloody spade
A                         G/A
Please make sure that the digger gets paid
E                          A
Motherless children have a hard time
          E
When your mother is dead
 
Verse 6:
E                     A
Well, Jesus will be a mother to you
          E
When your mother is dead
E
Well, Jesus will be a mother to you
                    B
When your mother is dead
E
Well, Jesus will be a mother to you
        A                                G/A
Through trial and tribulations, well, he see you through
E                          A
Motherless children have a hard time
          E
When your mother is dead