Chords for Mother, The Queen Of My Heart by Jimmie Rodgers (1932)
Tempo:
122.2 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
Em
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[D]
[G]
[D]
[A] [Em] [D]
I [A] had a home out [D] in [F#] Texas,
[G] down where the blue bonnets [D] grew.
[A] I had the kindest [D] old mother, [E] how happy we were, just [A] we two.
[Em] [D]
Till one day [A] the [D] angels called her, that debt we all have [G] to pay.
She called me close to her [D] bedside, [A] these last few [D] words to say.
Son, don't [A] start drinking [D] and gambling, [G]
promise you'll always [D] go straight.
[A] Ten [Em] years have passed since [D] that parting, [A] that [E] promise I broke I [Em] must stay.
[D] I started [A] gambling [D] for pastime, at last I [D] was just [G] like them all.
I bet my clothes and [D] my money, [A] not dreaming [Em] that I'd ever [D] fall.
[A] [D]
[G] [D]
[G]
[D] [A]
[D]
One night [A] I bet [D] all my money, [F#]
[G] nothing was left to [D] be seen.
[A] And all that [Em] I needed to [D] break them, [E] was one card and that [A] was a queen.
[D] The cards [A] were dealt all round [D] the table, each man took a card on the draw.
[G] I drew the one that [D] would beat them, [A] I turned [Em] it and here's what [D] I saw.
I saw [A] my [D] mother's picture, [G] and somehow she seemed [D] to say.
[A] Son, you [Em] have broken [D] your promise, so [C#m] I tossed the [A] cards away.
[Em] [D] My winnings I [A] gave to [D] a newsboy, I knew I was wrong from [G] the start.
And I'll never forget that [D]
promise, [A] to my mother the queen of [D] my heart.
Ah dee dee oh dee dee, [Em] dee oh dee oh dee [A] dee, dee oh [D] dee dee.
[D]
[G]
[D]
[A] [Em] [D]
I [A] had a home out [D] in [F#] Texas,
[G] down where the blue bonnets [D] grew.
[A] I had the kindest [D] old mother, [E] how happy we were, just [A] we two.
[Em] [D]
Till one day [A] the [D] angels called her, that debt we all have [G] to pay.
She called me close to her [D] bedside, [A] these last few [D] words to say.
Son, don't [A] start drinking [D] and gambling, [G]
promise you'll always [D] go straight.
[A] Ten [Em] years have passed since [D] that parting, [A] that [E] promise I broke I [Em] must stay.
[D] I started [A] gambling [D] for pastime, at last I [D] was just [G] like them all.
I bet my clothes and [D] my money, [A] not dreaming [Em] that I'd ever [D] fall.
[A] [D]
[G] [D]
[G]
[D] [A]
[D]
One night [A] I bet [D] all my money, [F#]
[G] nothing was left to [D] be seen.
[A] And all that [Em] I needed to [D] break them, [E] was one card and that [A] was a queen.
[D] The cards [A] were dealt all round [D] the table, each man took a card on the draw.
[G] I drew the one that [D] would beat them, [A] I turned [Em] it and here's what [D] I saw.
I saw [A] my [D] mother's picture, [G] and somehow she seemed [D] to say.
[A] Son, you [Em] have broken [D] your promise, so [C#m] I tossed the [A] cards away.
[Em] [D] My winnings I [A] gave to [D] a newsboy, I knew I was wrong from [G] the start.
And I'll never forget that [D]
promise, [A] to my mother the queen of [D] my heart.
Ah dee dee oh dee dee, [Em] dee oh dee oh dee [A] dee, dee oh [D] dee dee.
Key:
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A
G
Em
E
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ I [A] had a home out [D] in [F#] Texas, _
_ [G] down where the blue bonnets [D] grew.
_ _ _ [A] I had the kindest [D] old mother, _ _ [E] how happy we were, just [A] we two.
[Em] _ _ [D]
Till one day [A] the [D] angels called her, that debt we all have [G] to pay. _
She called me close to her [D] _ bedside, [A] these last few [D] words to say. _
_ Son, don't [A] start drinking [D] and gambling, _ _ [G]
promise you'll always [D] go straight.
_ _ _ [A] Ten [Em] years have passed since [D] that parting, _ [A] that [E] promise I broke I [Em] must stay.
_ [D] I started [A] _ gambling [D] for _ pastime, at last I [D] was just [G] like them _ all. _
I bet my clothes and [D] my money, _ _ [A] not dreaming [Em] that I'd ever [D] fall. _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ One night [A] I bet [D] all my money, [F#] _ _
[G] nothing was left to [D] be seen.
_ _ [A] And all that [Em] I needed to [D] break them, [E] was one card and that [A] was a queen.
_ _ [D] The cards [A] were dealt all round [D] the table, _ _ _ each man took a card on the draw. _ _ _
[G] I drew the one that [D] would beat them, _ [A] I turned [Em] it and here's what [D] I saw. _
_ I saw [A] my [D] mother's picture, _ [G] and somehow she seemed [D] to say.
_ _ [A] Son, you [Em] have broken [D] your promise, _ so [C#m] I tossed the [A] cards away.
[Em] _ [D] My winnings I [A] gave to [D] a newsboy, _ I knew I was wrong from [G] the _ start.
And I'll never forget that [D]
promise, _ [A] to my mother the queen of [D] my heart. _
_ Ah _ dee dee oh dee _ dee, [Em] dee oh dee oh dee [A] dee, dee oh [D] dee dee. _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ I [A] had a home out [D] in [F#] Texas, _
_ [G] down where the blue bonnets [D] grew.
_ _ _ [A] I had the kindest [D] old mother, _ _ [E] how happy we were, just [A] we two.
[Em] _ _ [D]
Till one day [A] the [D] angels called her, that debt we all have [G] to pay. _
She called me close to her [D] _ bedside, [A] these last few [D] words to say. _
_ Son, don't [A] start drinking [D] and gambling, _ _ [G]
promise you'll always [D] go straight.
_ _ _ [A] Ten [Em] years have passed since [D] that parting, _ [A] that [E] promise I broke I [Em] must stay.
_ [D] I started [A] _ gambling [D] for _ pastime, at last I [D] was just [G] like them _ all. _
I bet my clothes and [D] my money, _ _ [A] not dreaming [Em] that I'd ever [D] fall. _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ One night [A] I bet [D] all my money, [F#] _ _
[G] nothing was left to [D] be seen.
_ _ [A] And all that [Em] I needed to [D] break them, [E] was one card and that [A] was a queen.
_ _ [D] The cards [A] were dealt all round [D] the table, _ _ _ each man took a card on the draw. _ _ _
[G] I drew the one that [D] would beat them, _ [A] I turned [Em] it and here's what [D] I saw. _
_ I saw [A] my [D] mother's picture, _ [G] and somehow she seemed [D] to say.
_ _ [A] Son, you [Em] have broken [D] your promise, _ so [C#m] I tossed the [A] cards away.
[Em] _ [D] My winnings I [A] gave to [D] a newsboy, _ I knew I was wrong from [G] the _ start.
And I'll never forget that [D]
promise, _ [A] to my mother the queen of [D] my heart. _
_ Ah _ dee dee oh dee _ dee, [Em] dee oh dee oh dee [A] dee, dee oh [D] dee dee. _ _ _ _