Does Your Mother Know Chords by Gordon Lightfoot
Tempo:
110.7 bpm
Chords used:
D
E
A
G
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [E] [F#] [B]
[A] [E] [F#] [B]
Does your mother know you [Em] had to go [G#m] someday?
[B]
Does your mother know [A] that you would [E] grow so [D] fast?
[E] Anyway, [G#m] that's all [F#]
[D] you think about
[E] You'd call her if you [F#] could
But [Bm] the letters that you [G] write
[Bm] In the faded [D] winter [G] light
[D] Just tell her, [F#m]
they tell her
[Bm] That you've got [D] ten dollars [G] and you'll be [D] alright
And [G] when you get [D] straight you're [G] gonna come back [F#m] east [B] someday
Does your mother know you [E] had a man [G#m] in the west?
[B] Does your mother know you [A] drove him [E] from your [D] door?
[E] Anyway, [G#m] that's all you [D] think about
[E] You'd call her if you [F#] could
[A] [E]
[F#] [B] [A] [E]
[F#] [B] Does your mother know you [E] walked all day in [G#m] the rain?
[B] Does your mother know how [A] deep your [E] love could [D] be?
[E] Anyway, [G#m] that's all [D] you think about
[E] You'd call her if you [F#] could
But [B] the [A] letters that you [G] write
[Bm] In the faded [A] winter [G]
light
[D] Just tell her,
[F#m] they tell her
That [Bm] you've got [D] ten dollars [G] and your rent [D] cost eight
And [G] when you get [D] straight you're [G] gonna come back east [B] someday
But the letters [A] that you [G] write
[Bm] In the faded [D] [A] winter [G]
light
[D] Just tell her, [G#] they tell her
[A] [E] [F#] [B]
[Bm] [D] [F#m]
[A] [D]
[F#m] [A]
[G] [D] [C]
[D] [E]
[N]
[A] [E] [F#] [B]
Does your mother know you [Em] had to go [G#m] someday?
[B]
Does your mother know [A] that you would [E] grow so [D] fast?
[E] Anyway, [G#m] that's all [F#]
[D] you think about
[E] You'd call her if you [F#] could
But [Bm] the letters that you [G] write
[Bm] In the faded [D] winter [G] light
[D] Just tell her, [F#m]
they tell her
[Bm] That you've got [D] ten dollars [G] and you'll be [D] alright
And [G] when you get [D] straight you're [G] gonna come back [F#m] east [B] someday
Does your mother know you [E] had a man [G#m] in the west?
[B] Does your mother know you [A] drove him [E] from your [D] door?
[E] Anyway, [G#m] that's all you [D] think about
[E] You'd call her if you [F#] could
[A] [E]
[F#] [B] [A] [E]
[F#] [B] Does your mother know you [E] walked all day in [G#m] the rain?
[B] Does your mother know how [A] deep your [E] love could [D] be?
[E] Anyway, [G#m] that's all [D] you think about
[E] You'd call her if you [F#] could
But [B] the [A] letters that you [G] write
[Bm] In the faded [A] winter [G]
light
[D] Just tell her,
[F#m] they tell her
That [Bm] you've got [D] ten dollars [G] and your rent [D] cost eight
And [G] when you get [D] straight you're [G] gonna come back east [B] someday
But the letters [A] that you [G] write
[Bm] In the faded [D] [A] winter [G]
light
[D] Just tell her, [G#] they tell her
[A] [E] [F#] [B]
[Bm] [D] [F#m]
[A] [D]
[F#m] [A]
[G] [D] [C]
[D] [E]
[N]
Key:
D
E
A
G
B
D
E
A
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [F#] _ _ [B] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [F#] _ [B] _
_ Does your mother know you [Em] had to go [G#m] someday?
_ _ [B] _
_ _ Does your mother know _ _ [A] that you would [E] grow so [D] _ fast? _
[E] Anyway, _ [G#m] that's all [F#]
[D] you think about
[E] You'd call her if you [F#] _ could
_ But _ [Bm] the letters that you [G] write _
[Bm] In the faded [D] winter [G] _ light
[D] Just tell her, _ _ [F#m] _
they tell her _ _ _
[Bm] That you've got [D] ten dollars [G] and you'll be [D] alright
And [G] when you get [D] straight you're [G] gonna come back [F#m] east [B] someday
_ _ _ _ Does your mother know _ you [E] had a man [G#m] in the west?
_ _ [B] _ _ Does your mother know _ you [A] drove him [E] from your [D] door?
_ _ [E] Anyway, _ [G#m] that's all you [D] think about _
[E] You'd call her if you [F#] _ could _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[F#] _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[F#] _ [B] _ _ Does your mother know _ you [E] walked all day in [G#m] the rain?
_ [B] _ _ _ Does your mother know how [A] deep your [E] love could [D] be?
_ _ [E] Anyway, _ [G#m] that's all [D] you think about
[E] You'd call her if you [F#] _ _ could _ _
But [B] the [A] letters that you [G] write
_ [Bm] In the faded [A] winter [G] _
light
_ [D] Just tell her, _ _
_ [F#m] they tell her _
That [Bm] you've got [D] ten dollars [G] and your rent [D] cost eight
And [G] when you get [D] straight you're [G] gonna come back east [B] someday
_ _ But _ _ the letters [A] that you [G] write
_ [Bm] In the faded [D] [A] winter [G] _
light
[D] Just tell her, _ _ _ [G#] they tell _ her _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#] _ [B] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [F#] _ [B] _
_ Does your mother know you [Em] had to go [G#m] someday?
_ _ [B] _
_ _ Does your mother know _ _ [A] that you would [E] grow so [D] _ fast? _
[E] Anyway, _ [G#m] that's all [F#]
[D] you think about
[E] You'd call her if you [F#] _ could
_ But _ [Bm] the letters that you [G] write _
[Bm] In the faded [D] winter [G] _ light
[D] Just tell her, _ _ [F#m] _
they tell her _ _ _
[Bm] That you've got [D] ten dollars [G] and you'll be [D] alright
And [G] when you get [D] straight you're [G] gonna come back [F#m] east [B] someday
_ _ _ _ Does your mother know _ you [E] had a man [G#m] in the west?
_ _ [B] _ _ Does your mother know _ you [A] drove him [E] from your [D] door?
_ _ [E] Anyway, _ [G#m] that's all you [D] think about _
[E] You'd call her if you [F#] _ could _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[F#] _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[F#] _ [B] _ _ Does your mother know _ you [E] walked all day in [G#m] the rain?
_ [B] _ _ _ Does your mother know how [A] deep your [E] love could [D] be?
_ _ [E] Anyway, _ [G#m] that's all [D] you think about
[E] You'd call her if you [F#] _ _ could _ _
But [B] the [A] letters that you [G] write
_ [Bm] In the faded [A] winter [G] _
light
_ [D] Just tell her, _ _
_ [F#m] they tell her _
That [Bm] you've got [D] ten dollars [G] and your rent [D] cost eight
And [G] when you get [D] straight you're [G] gonna come back east [B] someday
_ _ But _ _ the letters [A] that you [G] write
_ [Bm] In the faded [D] [A] winter [G] _
light
[D] Just tell her, _ _ _ [G#] they tell _ her _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#] _ [B] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _