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Mother, Father

Em Journey Em Vote rhythm
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Tone: [Em]
Intro
[Em] [F#dim] [D7] [Em] [D] [C] [G] [D]
Verse 1
 
[Em]She [A/C#]sits a[D]alone, an [G/B]empty [C]stare
 
A [F#/A#]mother's [B]face she [E/G#]wears [Em]
 
Where [A/C#]did she go [D]wrong,
 
The [G/B]fight is [C]gone
 
Lord [F#/A#]help this [Bsus4]broken [B]home
 
Pre-chorus
 
[Em] Hey,[C] mother,[A7] father,[D] sister [Em]
 
[Em] Hey, [C] come back,[A7] tryin',[D] be[D#dim]lievein' [Em]
 
[Em] Hey, [C] mother,[A7]mother, father, [D] dreamer [C]
Chorus
[G]Don't you [C]know [G]that I'm a[D]alive for you [C]
 
[G]I'm your seventh [D]son [C]
 
[G]And when [C]light[G]lightnin' strikes the [D]family
 
Have [Cadd9]faith, believe.
 
 
[Interlude] [Em] [A/C#] [D] [G/B]
Verse 2
 
[Em]With [A/C#]dreams he [D]tried, [G/B] lost his [C]pride
 
He [F#/A#]drinks his [B]life a[E/G#]away
 
[Em] One [A/C#]photog[D]photograph, [G/B] in broken [C]glass
 
It [F#/A#]should not [Bsus4]end this [B]way.
 
[Interlude] [Em] [D] [C] [G/B] [Gm6/Bb]
[F#2/G#] [F/A] [B#add9] [Csus4] [(x2)]
Bridge
 
[Em]Through [A/C#]bitter [D]tears
 
A[G/B]And wounded [C]years, those [F#/A#]ties
 
Of [B]blood were [E/G#] strong
 
[Em] So [A/C#]much to [D]say, th[G/B]those yester[C]yesterdays
 
So [F#/A#]now don't you [Bsus4] turn a[B]away.
 
 
 
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Em F#dim D7 D C G A/C# G/B F#/A# B E/G# Bsus4 A7 D#dim Cadd9 Interlude Gm6/Bb F#2/G# F/A B#add9 Csus4 (x2) 0

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Updated 2019-11-27
Views: 2,580 Poster: Tobi (Tobi approved)
Author: Journey Genre: US-UK , Rock Favorite: 0
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