Chords for Brandi Carlile - The Mother (Official Video)
Tempo:
93.8 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Eb
Bbm
Db
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Ab]
[Bbm] [Eb] [Bbm]
[Ab]
Welcome to the end of being alone inside your mind.
[Db] You're tethered to another and [Ab] you worry it all the time.
[Eb] You always know the melody, but you never heard it [Bbm] rhyme.
[Bbm] [Ab] She's fair and she is quiet, Lord.
She doesn't look like me.
She [Db] made me love the morning.
She's a holiday at sea.
[Eb] The New York streets are as busy [Db] as they always used to be.
[Ab] But I am the mother of Evangeline.
The first things that she took from me were selfishness and sleep.
[Db] She broke a thousand heirlooms I was [Ab] never meant to keep.
She [Eb] filled my life with color, [Ab] canceled plans and [Bbm] trashed my car.
[Ab]
But none of that was ever who we [Eb] are.
[Ab] Outside of my windows are the mountains and the snow.
[Db] I hold you while you're sleeping and I wish [Ab] that I could go.
[Eb] All my rowdy friends are out accomplishing [Bbm] their dreams.
[Ab] But I am the mother [Eb] of Evang.
[Ab]
They've [Eb] still got their morning paper [Db] and their coffee [Ab] and their time.
And they [Eb] still enjoy their evenings with the skeptics [Ab] and the wine.
Oh, but all [C] the wonders I have seen I will see a second [Bbm] time.
[Ab] From inside of the ages [Eb] through your eyes.
You [Ab] are not an accident where no one fought it through.
[Db] The world that stood against us made us [Ab] mean to fight for you.
[Eb] When we chose your name we knew that you'd fight the [Bbm] power too.
[Ab] [Ab]
You're nothing short of magical and beautiful to me.
[Db] I'll never hit the big time without [Ab] you. Okay.
[Eb] So they can keep their treasure and [Db] their ties to the machine.
[Ab] Because I am the [Eb] mother of Evangeline.
[Fm]
[Db] They can keep their [Ab] treasure and their ties [Bbm] to the machine.
[Eb] [Ab] Because I am the mother of [Eb] [Ab] Evangeline.
[Bbm] [Ab] [Bbm]
[Ab]
[Eb]
[Bbm] [Eb] [Bbm]
[Ab]
Welcome to the end of being alone inside your mind.
[Db] You're tethered to another and [Ab] you worry it all the time.
[Eb] You always know the melody, but you never heard it [Bbm] rhyme.
[Bbm] [Ab] She's fair and she is quiet, Lord.
She doesn't look like me.
She [Db] made me love the morning.
She's a holiday at sea.
[Eb] The New York streets are as busy [Db] as they always used to be.
[Ab] But I am the mother of Evangeline.
The first things that she took from me were selfishness and sleep.
[Db] She broke a thousand heirlooms I was [Ab] never meant to keep.
She [Eb] filled my life with color, [Ab] canceled plans and [Bbm] trashed my car.
[Ab]
But none of that was ever who we [Eb] are.
[Ab] Outside of my windows are the mountains and the snow.
[Db] I hold you while you're sleeping and I wish [Ab] that I could go.
[Eb] All my rowdy friends are out accomplishing [Bbm] their dreams.
[Ab] But I am the mother [Eb] of Evang.
[Ab]
They've [Eb] still got their morning paper [Db] and their coffee [Ab] and their time.
And they [Eb] still enjoy their evenings with the skeptics [Ab] and the wine.
Oh, but all [C] the wonders I have seen I will see a second [Bbm] time.
[Ab] From inside of the ages [Eb] through your eyes.
You [Ab] are not an accident where no one fought it through.
[Db] The world that stood against us made us [Ab] mean to fight for you.
[Eb] When we chose your name we knew that you'd fight the [Bbm] power too.
[Ab] [Ab]
You're nothing short of magical and beautiful to me.
[Db] I'll never hit the big time without [Ab] you. Okay.
[Eb] So they can keep their treasure and [Db] their ties to the machine.
[Ab] Because I am the [Eb] mother of Evangeline.
[Fm]
[Db] They can keep their [Ab] treasure and their ties [Bbm] to the machine.
[Eb] [Ab] Because I am the mother of [Eb] [Ab] Evangeline.
[Bbm] [Ab] [Bbm]
[Ab]
[Eb]
Key:
Ab
Eb
Bbm
Db
C
Ab
Eb
Bbm
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[Bbm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Welcome to the end of being alone inside your mind.
[Db] You're tethered to another and [Ab] you worry it all the time.
[Eb] You always know the melody, but you never heard it [Bbm] rhyme. _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ [Ab] She's fair and she is quiet, Lord.
She doesn't look like me.
She [Db] made me love the morning.
She's a holiday at sea.
[Eb] The New York streets are as busy [Db] as they always used to be.
_ [Ab] But I am the mother of Evangeline. _ _ _ _ _
The first things that she took from me were selfishness and sleep.
[Db] She broke a thousand heirlooms I was [Ab] never meant to keep.
She [Eb] filled my life with color, [Ab] canceled plans and [Bbm] trashed my car.
[Ab]
But none of that was ever who we [Eb] are.
_ _ [Ab] Outside of my windows are the mountains and the snow.
[Db] I hold you while you're sleeping and I wish [Ab] that I could go.
[Eb] All my rowdy friends are out accomplishing [Bbm] their dreams.
[Ab] But I am the mother [Eb] of Evang.
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ They've [Eb] still got their morning paper [Db] and their coffee [Ab] and their time.
And they [Eb] still enjoy their evenings with the skeptics [Ab] and the wine.
Oh, but all [C] the wonders I have seen I will see a second [Bbm] time.
_ _ [Ab] From inside of the ages [Eb] through your eyes.
You _ [Ab] are not an accident where no one fought it through.
[Db] The world that stood against us made us [Ab] mean to fight for you.
[Eb] When we chose your name we knew that you'd fight the [Bbm] power too.
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Ab]
You're nothing short of magical and beautiful to me.
[Db] I'll never hit the big time without [Ab] you. Okay.
_ [Eb] So they can keep their treasure and [Db] their ties to the machine.
[Ab] Because I am the [Eb] mother of Evangeline.
[Fm] _ _ _
[Db] They can keep their [Ab] treasure and their ties [Bbm] to the machine. _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] Because I am the mother of [Eb] _ [Ab] Evangeline.
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[Bbm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Welcome to the end of being alone inside your mind.
[Db] You're tethered to another and [Ab] you worry it all the time.
[Eb] You always know the melody, but you never heard it [Bbm] rhyme. _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ [Ab] She's fair and she is quiet, Lord.
She doesn't look like me.
She [Db] made me love the morning.
She's a holiday at sea.
[Eb] The New York streets are as busy [Db] as they always used to be.
_ [Ab] But I am the mother of Evangeline. _ _ _ _ _
The first things that she took from me were selfishness and sleep.
[Db] She broke a thousand heirlooms I was [Ab] never meant to keep.
She [Eb] filled my life with color, [Ab] canceled plans and [Bbm] trashed my car.
[Ab]
But none of that was ever who we [Eb] are.
_ _ [Ab] Outside of my windows are the mountains and the snow.
[Db] I hold you while you're sleeping and I wish [Ab] that I could go.
[Eb] All my rowdy friends are out accomplishing [Bbm] their dreams.
[Ab] But I am the mother [Eb] of Evang.
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ They've [Eb] still got their morning paper [Db] and their coffee [Ab] and their time.
And they [Eb] still enjoy their evenings with the skeptics [Ab] and the wine.
Oh, but all [C] the wonders I have seen I will see a second [Bbm] time.
_ _ [Ab] From inside of the ages [Eb] through your eyes.
You _ [Ab] are not an accident where no one fought it through.
[Db] The world that stood against us made us [Ab] mean to fight for you.
[Eb] When we chose your name we knew that you'd fight the [Bbm] power too.
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Ab]
You're nothing short of magical and beautiful to me.
[Db] I'll never hit the big time without [Ab] you. Okay.
_ [Eb] So they can keep their treasure and [Db] their ties to the machine.
[Ab] Because I am the [Eb] mother of Evangeline.
[Fm] _ _ _
[Db] They can keep their [Ab] treasure and their ties [Bbm] to the machine. _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] Because I am the mother of [Eb] _ [Ab] Evangeline.
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