Chords for Christy Moore - Motherland
Tempo:
89.4 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
F#m
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#m] Okay?
Daddy?
[C#m]
[F#] Noble call.
The Lord of the Rings.
[C#m] [F#m] Sovereign of the Merchants.
[C#m]
Where [F#m]
in [C#m] hell can you go?
[D]
Far from the [A] things that you know.
[D]
Far from this [A] concrete sprawl that keeps [E] crawling its way.
[Bm] A [F#m] thousand miles a day.
Take one [C#m] last look behind.
[D]
Commit this to [A] memory and mind.
[D]
Don't miss this [A] wasteland or this terrible [E] place when you leave.
[Bm] Keep your [F#m] heart of your sleeve.
[A]
Motherland, [E] cradle me.
[D] Close my eyes, [A] lullaby meets.
[D] Keep me safe, lie with [A] me.
Stay [E] beside me, don't go.
[F#m]
My fathomed [C#m] outcome.
[D] Tell me [A] what have you seen?
[D]
The lost and the [A] everest above, this [E] town and this gleam.
Is that [F#m] what you see?
[A] Motherland, [E] cradle me.
[D] Close my eyes, lullaby [A] meets.
[D] Keep me safe, lie [A] with me.
Stay [E] beside me, don't go.
Don't you go.
[D] It's your happiness.
[A] I want most of all.
[Bm] A true love.
I'd do [E] anything at all.
[D] If you want the best of the lot.
[A] I'm the most of all.
[D] If there's anything [B] I can [E] do at all.
[F#m]
Come [C#m] on, chuck the bride.
[D] What makes me [A] envy your life?
[D] The faceless, the [A] nameless, the innocent, the [E] blameless and free.
What's that [F#m] like to be?
[A] Motherland, [E] cradle me.
[D] Close my eyes, [A] lullaby meets.
Keep [D] me safe, [A] lie with me.
Stay [E] beside me, don't go.
[A] Motherland, [E] cradle me.
[D] Close my eyes, [A] lullaby meets.
[D] Keep me safe, [A] lie with me.
Stay [E] beside me, don't go.
Don't you go.
[F#m]
Motherland.
[N]
[F#m]
Daddy?
[C#m]
[F#] Noble call.
The Lord of the Rings.
[C#m] [F#m] Sovereign of the Merchants.
[C#m]
Where [F#m]
in [C#m] hell can you go?
[D]
Far from the [A] things that you know.
[D]
Far from this [A] concrete sprawl that keeps [E] crawling its way.
[Bm] A [F#m] thousand miles a day.
Take one [C#m] last look behind.
[D]
Commit this to [A] memory and mind.
[D]
Don't miss this [A] wasteland or this terrible [E] place when you leave.
[Bm] Keep your [F#m] heart of your sleeve.
[A]
Motherland, [E] cradle me.
[D] Close my eyes, [A] lullaby meets.
[D] Keep me safe, lie with [A] me.
Stay [E] beside me, don't go.
[F#m]
My fathomed [C#m] outcome.
[D] Tell me [A] what have you seen?
[D]
The lost and the [A] everest above, this [E] town and this gleam.
Is that [F#m] what you see?
[A] Motherland, [E] cradle me.
[D] Close my eyes, lullaby [A] meets.
[D] Keep me safe, lie [A] with me.
Stay [E] beside me, don't go.
Don't you go.
[D] It's your happiness.
[A] I want most of all.
[Bm] A true love.
I'd do [E] anything at all.
[D] If you want the best of the lot.
[A] I'm the most of all.
[D] If there's anything [B] I can [E] do at all.
[F#m]
Come [C#m] on, chuck the bride.
[D] What makes me [A] envy your life?
[D] The faceless, the [A] nameless, the innocent, the [E] blameless and free.
What's that [F#m] like to be?
[A] Motherland, [E] cradle me.
[D] Close my eyes, [A] lullaby meets.
Keep [D] me safe, [A] lie with me.
Stay [E] beside me, don't go.
[A] Motherland, [E] cradle me.
[D] Close my eyes, [A] lullaby meets.
[D] Keep me safe, [A] lie with me.
Stay [E] beside me, don't go.
Don't you go.
[F#m]
Motherland.
[N]
[F#m]
Key:
A
D
E
F#m
C#m
A
D
E
[F#m] _ Okay?
Daddy?
_ [C#m]
[F#] Noble call.
The Lord of the Rings.
[C#m] _ [F#m] Sovereign of the Merchants.
_ _ _ _ [C#m]
Where _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
in [C#m] hell can you go?
_ [D]
Far from the [A] things that you know.
_ [D]
Far from this [A] concrete sprawl that keeps [E] crawling its way.
_ [Bm] A [F#m] thousand miles a day. _ _ _ _
Take one [C#m] last look behind.
_ [D]
Commit this to [A] memory and mind.
[D]
Don't miss this [A] wasteland or this terrible [E] place when you leave.
_ _ [Bm] Keep your [F#m] heart of your sleeve.
_ _ _ _ [A] _
Motherland, [E] cradle me.
[D] Close my eyes, [A] lullaby meets.
[D] Keep me safe, lie with [A] me.
Stay [E] beside me, don't go.
_ _ _ [F#m] _
My fathomed [C#m] outcome. _
[D] Tell me [A] what have you seen?
_ [D]
The lost and the [A] everest above, this [E] town and this gleam.
_ Is that [F#m] what you see?
_ [A] Motherland, [E] cradle me.
[D] Close my eyes, lullaby [A] meets.
_ [D] Keep me safe, lie [A] with me.
Stay [E] beside me, don't go. _ _
_ Don't you go. _ _
[D] It's your happiness. _ _
[A] I want most of all. _
[Bm] A true love.
I'd do [E] anything at all.
_ _ [D] If you want the best of the lot.
_ _ [A] I'm the most of all.
_ [D] If there's anything [B] I can [E] do at all.
_ _ _ [F#m] _
Come [C#m] on, chuck the bride.
[D] What makes me [A] envy your life?
[D] The faceless, the [A] nameless, the innocent, the [E] blameless and free.
_ What's that [F#m] like to be?
_ [A] Motherland, [E] cradle me.
[D] Close my eyes, [A] lullaby meets.
Keep [D] me safe, [A] lie with me.
Stay [E] beside me, don't go. _ _ _ _
[A] Motherland, [E] cradle me.
[D] Close my eyes, [A] lullaby meets.
[D] Keep me safe, [A] lie with me.
Stay [E] beside me, don't go.
_ _ _ Don't you go.
_ _ _ [F#m]
Motherland. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
Daddy?
_ [C#m]
[F#] Noble call.
The Lord of the Rings.
[C#m] _ [F#m] Sovereign of the Merchants.
_ _ _ _ [C#m]
Where _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
in [C#m] hell can you go?
_ [D]
Far from the [A] things that you know.
_ [D]
Far from this [A] concrete sprawl that keeps [E] crawling its way.
_ [Bm] A [F#m] thousand miles a day. _ _ _ _
Take one [C#m] last look behind.
_ [D]
Commit this to [A] memory and mind.
[D]
Don't miss this [A] wasteland or this terrible [E] place when you leave.
_ _ [Bm] Keep your [F#m] heart of your sleeve.
_ _ _ _ [A] _
Motherland, [E] cradle me.
[D] Close my eyes, [A] lullaby meets.
[D] Keep me safe, lie with [A] me.
Stay [E] beside me, don't go.
_ _ _ [F#m] _
My fathomed [C#m] outcome. _
[D] Tell me [A] what have you seen?
_ [D]
The lost and the [A] everest above, this [E] town and this gleam.
_ Is that [F#m] what you see?
_ [A] Motherland, [E] cradle me.
[D] Close my eyes, lullaby [A] meets.
_ [D] Keep me safe, lie [A] with me.
Stay [E] beside me, don't go. _ _
_ Don't you go. _ _
[D] It's your happiness. _ _
[A] I want most of all. _
[Bm] A true love.
I'd do [E] anything at all.
_ _ [D] If you want the best of the lot.
_ _ [A] I'm the most of all.
_ [D] If there's anything [B] I can [E] do at all.
_ _ _ [F#m] _
Come [C#m] on, chuck the bride.
[D] What makes me [A] envy your life?
[D] The faceless, the [A] nameless, the innocent, the [E] blameless and free.
_ What's that [F#m] like to be?
_ [A] Motherland, [E] cradle me.
[D] Close my eyes, [A] lullaby meets.
Keep [D] me safe, [A] lie with me.
Stay [E] beside me, don't go. _ _ _ _
[A] Motherland, [E] cradle me.
[D] Close my eyes, [A] lullaby meets.
[D] Keep me safe, [A] lie with me.
Stay [E] beside me, don't go.
_ _ _ Don't you go.
_ _ _ [F#m]
Motherland. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _